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Upshur County 2024 General Election Results

BUCKHANNON — The My Buckhannon news team is staked out at the Upshur County Courthouse to bring you the latest election results as they come in. Refresh this page throughout the night for the most up-to-date information.

20 of 20 precincts reporting, overall turnout 67%

Upshur County Commission — 6-yr term

  • Kristie G. Tenney (R, unopposed) – 8,534

Upshur County Commission — 2-yr term

  • Doug Bush (R, unopposed) – 8,405

Upshur County Sheriff

  • Mike Coffman (R, unopposed) – 8,647

Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney

  • Bryan Hinkle (R, unopposed) – 8,417

Upshur County Assessor

  • Dustin ‘Dusty’ Zickefoose (R, unopposed) – 8,625

Upshur County Surveyor

  • Dale Bennett (R, unopposed) – 8,396

House of Delegates – 65th

  • Carl ‘Robbie’ Martin (R) – 5,302
  • Matthew Kerner (D) – 1,567

State Senate – 11th

  • Robbie Morris (R) – 7,365
  • Mandy Smith Weirich (D) – 2,017

Governor

  • Patrick Morrisey (R) – 6,461
  • Steve Williams (D) – 1,942
  • Erika Klie Kolenich (L) – 1,054
  • Chase Linko-Looper (M) – 42
  • S. Marshall Wilson (C) – 110

U.S. House of Representatives

  • Riley Moore (R) – 7,332
  • Steven Wendelin (D) – 1,968

U.S. Senator

  • Jim Justice (R) – 7,412
  • Glenn Elliott (D) – 1,875
  • David Moran (L) – 372

President

  • Donald J. Trump (R) – 7,607
  • Kamala D. Harris (D) – 2,026
  • Chase Oliver (L) – 62
  • Jill Stein (M) – 20
  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) – 111

Please note that these are Upshur County totals only, not statewide results. View state results on the West Virginia Election Night Reporting dashboard. Please note that all results are unofficial until they have been canvassed.

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