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

Upshur County Primary Election Results

Precincts reporting: 20-of-20. Voter turnout: 31%

Buckhannon City Recorder

  • Randy Sanders – 629

Buckhannon City Council (2 seats)

  • Dave Thomas – 394
  • David McCauley – 373
  • Shelia Sines – 345
  • Laura Foulks – 193
  • Jim Valenson – 127

Board of Education (Nonpartisan, 3 seats)

  • Roy Wager (1st District) – 1,804
  • Sherry Dean (2nd District) – 1,776
  • Jan M. Craig (1st District) – 1,188
  • Robert (Todd) Starkey (3rd District) – 1,088
  • Dave Chipps (1st District) – 972
  • Brandon Weese (2nd District) – 851
  • Tom O’Neill (1st District) – 684
  • Derrick Aegan (3rd District) – 646
  • Robert Osburn (1st District) – 585
  • Jesse Davidson (3rd District) – 421
  • Buck Edwards (1st District) – 344
  • Harmon George (2nd District) – 340

Magistrate – Division 1 (Unexpired Term – Nonpartisan)

  • Mark Davis – 2,117
  • Kay Hurst – 1,928

Magistrate – Division 2 (Unexpired Term – Nonpartisan)

  • Alan M. Suder – 2,882
  • Lindon ‘Lenny’ Stone – 1,074

U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd Congressional District (D)

  • Barry Lee Wendell – 425
  • Angela J. Dwyer – 306

U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd Congressional District (R)

  • Alexander X. Mooney – 1,779
  • David B. McKinley – 969
  • Mike Seckman – 159
  • Susan Buchser-Lochocki – 148
  • Rhonda A. Hercules – 80

State Senator, 11th District (R)

  • Bill Hamilton – 2,665

House of Delegates, 64th District (D)

  • John Clise – 51

House of Delegates, 65th District (R)

  • Adam Burkhammer – 255

House of Delegates, 65th District (R)

  • Carl ‘Robbie’ Martin – 1,734

House of Delegates, 68th District (R)

  • Chris Phillips (R) – 301

Circuit Clerk (R)

  • Brian P. Gaudet – 2,754

County Commissioner, District 1 (R)

  • Sam Nolte – 2,686

County Clerk (R)

  • Carol J. Smith – 2,748

Conservation District Supervisor – Tygarts Valley

  • Donnie R. Tenney – 3,314

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