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Unofficial Results in McDowell County’s Primary Election 2020

WELCH, W.Va. – The unofficial results for Primary Election 2020 are in, but McDowell County Clerk Don Hicks wished to remind everyone that tonight’s totals would not be complete due to outstanding absentee ballots.

According to the Clerk’s Office, 1,151 Absentee ballots were sent out while 900 were returned to be counted. As of tonight, 251 absentee ballots are still outstanding.

County Clerk Don Hicks said ballots postmarked for today would still be counted toward final, official results. Also, provisional ballots are waiting to be opened by the Election Canvassing Board at a later date.

In tonight’s election, Republican totals were as follows:

President
Matthew John Matern 3
Bob Ely 3
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente 2
Bill Weld 4
Donald J. Trump 857
Joe Walsh 7

U.S. Senator
Larry Eugene Butcher 57
Shelley Moore Capito 662
Allen Whitt 70

U.S. House of Representatives, 3rd District
Carol Miller 564
Russel Siegel 187

Governor
Michael “Mike” Folk 73
Doug Six 7
Woody Thrasher 63
Shelby Jean Fitzhugh 14
Brooke Lunsford 5
Jim Justice 690
Charles R. Sheedy Sr. 8

Secretary of State
Mac Warner 625

Auditor
John “JB” McCuskey 545

Treasurer
Riley Moore 554

Commissioner of Agriculture
Roy Ramey 350
Kent Leonhardt 258

Attorney General
Patrick Morrisey 654

State Senator 6th District
Wesley Blankenship 223
Chandler Swope 450

State Senator 9th District
Sue Cline 36
David Bugs Stover 20

House of Delegates, 21st District
Mark Dean 125

House of Delegates, 25th District
Tony Paynter 79

House of Delegates, 26th District
Wesley R. Payne 383

County Commissioner
No Candidate Filed

Prosecuting Attorney
No Candidate Filed

Sheriff
Kenneth Hicks 425

Assessor
Gary R. Hall 548

Surveyor
No Candidate Filed

Democratic totals were as follows:

President
Tom Steyer 41
Joseph R. Biden 958
Andrew Yang 27
David Lee Rice 224
Elizabeth Warren 69
Amy Klobuchar 34
Tulsi Gabbard 63
Deval Patrick 19
Bernie Sanders 138
Michael Bennet 17
Michael R. Bloomberg 39
Pete Buttigieg 31

U.S. Senator
Paula Jean Swearengin 469
Richard N. Ojeda II 953
Richie Robb 279

U.S. House of Representatives, 3rd District
Jeff Lewis 77
Paul E. Davis 97
Hilary Turner 130
Mr. Lacy Watson 1,479

Governor
Douglas Hughes 297
Stephen Smith 435
Jody Murphy 57
Ben Salango 665
Ron Stollings 238

Secretary of State
Natalie Tennant 1,595

Auditor
Mary Ann Roebuck Claytor 1,261

Treasurer
John D. Perdue 1,581

Commissioner of Agriculture
WM J.R. Keplinger 390
Bob Beach 589
Dave Miller 467

Attorney General
Isaac Sponaugle 388
Sam Brown Petsonk 1,013

State Senator 6th District
No Candidate Filed

State Senator 9th District
No Candidate Filed

House of Delegates, 21st District
Phyllis White 187

House of Delegates, 25th District
No Candidate Filed

House of Delegates, 26th District
Ed Evans 1,675

County Commissioner
Cecil Dale Patterson 984
Larry Barber 859
Herb Billings 565

Prosecuting Attorney
Emily Miller 1,110
Brittany R. Puckett 1,261

Sheriff
James E. “Boomer” Muncy, Jr. 1,880
Joseph Jones 530

Assessor
Martin B. West 1,123
A. Ray Bailey 1,392

Surveyor
No Candidate Filed

In the Non-Partisan races, there were:

Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals, Division 1
Tim Armstead 1,013
Richard Neely 1,112
David Hummel, Jr. 299
Write In 5

Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals, Division 2
Kristina “Kris” Raynes 240
William R. “Bill” Wooton 1,589
Jim Douglas 333
Joanna I Tabit 436
Write In 0

Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals, Division 3
Bill Schwartz 407
John A. Hutchinson 1,463
Lora A. Dyer 362
Write In 1

Circuit Judge – Unexpired Term
Ed Kornish 2,123
Floyd A. Anderson 1,165
Write In 2

Magistrate – Division 1
Steve Cox 2,659
W. Joey Proffitt 617
Write In 9

Magistrate – Division 2
Andy Vance 1,114
Richard VanDyke 2,036

Magistrate – Division 3
Danny Mitchell 2,797
Write In 7

Non-Partisan Board of Education
Georgia Muncey West 1,440
Sandi Fletcher-Blankenship 515
Harold Smith 1,055
David Williams 1,063
Mike Vallo 1,283
Mike Callway 1,602
Write In 2

Conservation District Supervisor
No Candidate Filed
Write In 16

McDowell County has 37 Voting Precincts, with 15,447 voters registered for today’s election. 3,632 total ballots were cast, 901 Republican, 2,638 Democratic, and 93 Non-Partisan ballots.