All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Upshur County Election Results

Upshur County Courthouse
The Upshur County Courthouse / File photo by Katie Kuba

Please note: These are the totals from Upshur County only. The candidates in bold are currently leading. Because Election Day, June 9, is also the deadline for absentee ballots to be mailed, these results could change over the coming days.

Last Update – 9:20 p.m. on June 9, 2020. All precincts reporting.

Buckhannon Mayor (Non–partisan)

  • Robbie Skinner – 703
  • Mike Bodnar – 41
  • David McCauley – 540

Buckhannon City Recorder (Non–partisan)

  • Randy Sanders – 714
  • Abigail Benjamin – 490

Buckhannon City Council (Non–partisan, three seats)

  • Jack L. Reger – 531
  • CJ Rylands – 423 (tie)
  • Shauna Jones – 354
  • Matt Kerner – 236
  • Freddy L. Suder – 164
  • Steve Oldaker – 243
  • Pamela Cuppari Bucklew – 523
  • Rick Edwards – 96
  • Scott Preston – 380
  • Shelia Sines – 423 (tie)

Upshur County Board of Education (Non–partisan, two seats)

  • Pat Long – 2,404
  • Graham Godwin – 2,050
  • Tammy Jo Samples – 3,563
  • David Bush – 1,841

W.Va. House of Delegates – 45th District (Republican)

  • Carl ‘Robbie’ Martin – 1,563
  • Gary Connell – 1,030
  • Charlene ‘Shaffer’ Dean – 686

State Senate – 11th District (Republican)

  • John ‘J.R.’ Pitsenbarger – 1,773
  • Robert Lee Karnes – 2,257

Buckhannon Public Library Levy

  • For the Levies – 846
  • Against the Levies – 372

Voter turnout: 45%

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