By Sarah Mansheim
The West Virginia Secretary of State’s office has released unofficial results for Tuesday’s primary election. Below are election results for both Greenbrier County and the state as a whole. Winners are in bold. Official results will be available after an election canvass on Monday, May 16. The general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
President
Bernie Sanders (D) 2,864 votes, 52.93 percent, state total 61,691
Hillary Clinton (D) 1,894 votes, 35 percent, state total 42,226
Former Texas penitentiary inmate Keith Judd received 63 votes in Greenbrier County with a state total of 2,516. In 2012, Judd took 41 percent of the West Virginia vote in the primary while he was in prison, and West Virginia Democrats chose him over Barack Obama.
Donald Trump (R) 3,005 votes, 76.25 percent, state total 67,002
Ted Cruz (R) 371 votes, 9.41 percent, state total 7,100
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U.S. House of Representatives District 3
Matt Detch (D) 4,012 votes, 100 percent, 35,219 state total
Evan Jenkins (R) 2,551 votes, 100 percent, state total 23,309
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Governor
Jim Justice (D) 3,148 votes, 53.43 percent, state total 69,997
Booth Goodwin (D) 1,794 votes, 30.45 percent, state total 36,767
Jeff Kessler (D) 950 votes, 16.12 percent, state total 25,149
Bill Cole (R) 3,135 votes, 100 percent, state total 65,812
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Secretary of State
Natalie Tennant (D) 4,524 votes, 82.83 percent, state total 99,525
Patsy Trecost (D) 938 votes, 17.17 percent, state total 26,086
Mac Warner (R) 1,787 votes, 59.65 percent, state total 38,129
Barry Holstein (R) 1,209 votes, 40.35 percent, state total 30,187
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Auditor
Mary Ann Claytor (D) 2,460 votes, 53.19 percent, state total 53,392
Jason Pizatella (D) 1,226 votes, 26.51 percent, state total 36,174
Robin Righter (D) 939 votes, 20.30 percent, state total 17,312
John “JB” McCuskey (R) 2,771 votes, 100 percent, state total 60,265
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State Treasurer
John D. Perdue (D) 4,603 votes, 100 percent, state total 103,623
Ann Urling (R) 1,627 votes, 54.67 percent, state total 40,247
Larry W. Faircloth (R) 1,349 votes, 45.33 percent, state total 25,048
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Walt Helmick (D) 4,692 votes, 100 percent, state total 108,573
Kent Leonhardt (R) 2,719 votes, 100 percent, state total 73,583
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Attorney General
Doug Reynolds (D) 3,958 votes, 100 percent, state total 104,368
Patrick Morrissey (R) 3,029 votes, 100 percent, state total 79,325
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals
William Wooton won in Greenbrier County, but statewide, Beth Walker won in this non-partisan election. Walker will replace incumbent Brent Benjamin.
William R. “Bill” Wooton, 3,553 votes, 40.68 percent, state total 49,679
Beth Walker, 2,472 votes, 28.30 percent, state total 83,114
Darrell V. McGraw Jr., 1,704 votes, 19.51 percent, state total 54,936
Brent Benjamin, 722 votes, 8.27 percent, state total 29,242
Wayne King, 283 votes, 3.24 percent, state total 9,578
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State Senate District 10
Greenbrier County chose Kenny W. Mann as its Republican nominee, but overall, Tom Ewing won the Republican nomination. One candidate will be elected in November.
Dave Perry (D) 4,113 votes, 100 percent, state total 11,236
Kenny W. Mann (R) 1,733 votes, 52.88 percent, state total 2,621
Tom Ewing (R) 1,141 votes, 34.82 percent, state total 3,278
Dan Hill (R) 403 votes, 12.30 percent, state total 1,387
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House of Delegates District 42
All three candidates were winners in this election. Voters will choose two delegates in the November general election.
Stephen Baldwin Jr. (D) 4,781 votes, 100 percent, state total 4,889
Ray Canterbury (R) 2,818 votes, 55.37 percent, state total 2,859
George “Boogie” Ambler (R) 2,271 votes, 44.63 percent, state total 2,319
Circuit Judge
Greenbrier County has elected its first woman circuit judge. Jennifer Dent won the seat in Division Two; she will replace retiring Judge James J. Rowe. Division One’s Robert Richardson retained his seat on the bench; he was appointed judge when former Judge Joe Pomponio retired in 2013.
Division One
Robert E. Richardson, 4,883 votes, 52.95 percent, state total 6,215
Steve Hunter, 2,687 votes, 29.14 percent, state total 3,456
Britt Ludwig, 1,652 votes, 17.91 percent, state total 2,035
Division Two
Jennifer P. Dent, 4,895 votes, 51.76 percent, state total 6,063
Jeffrey S. Rodgers, 2,456 votes, 25.97 percent, state total 2,837
Fred John Giggenbach, 2,107 votes, 22,28 percent, state total 3,056
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Family Court Judge District 15
With Monroe County not posting votes on the Secretary of State’s website until late Thursday morning, it appeared that Fleshman had overtaken Sanders by 23 votes. However, as of press time, Sanders appears to be the victor.
David M. Sanders, 4,402 votes, 49.87 percent, state total 6,085
Martha J. Fleshman, 4,425 votes, 50.13 percent, state total 6,035
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County Clerk
Robin Yates Loudermilk (D) 4,861 votes, 100 percent, state total 4,861
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County Commission
Brad Tuckwiller (D) 3,271 votes, 60.82 percent, state total 3,271
Steve Malcomb (D) 2,107 votes, 39.18 percent, state total 2,107
Michael F. McClung (R) 3,022 votes, 100 percent, state total 3,022
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Prosecuting Attorney
Patrick I. Via (R) 3,113 votes, 100 percent, state total 3,113
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Sheriff
Jan L. Cahill (D) 5,182 votes, 100 percent
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Assessor
Joe Darnell (D) 3,475 votes, 64.86 percent
Michael Burke (D) 1,883 votes, 35.14 percent
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Magistrate
Division 1
Charles “Doug” Beard, 7,633 votes
Division Two
Kimberley L. “Kim” Johnson, 5,169 votes
James W. “Jim” Childers 4,263 votes
Division Three
Brenda J. Smith, 7,569 votes
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Circuit Clerk
Louvonne Legg Arbuckle (D) 4,472 votes
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Board of Education
Two seats were up for grabs this election, so Mary Humphreys will join long-time board member Bob Toothman to represent Greenbrier County Schools on the board of education.
Robert “Bob” Toothman, 5,147 votes, 39.77 percent
Mary C. Humphreys, 4,024 votes, 31.09 percent
Katie C. Ickes 3,771 votes, 29.14 percent
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Conservation District Supervisor
Gary W. Sawyers, 8,001 votes