Primaries

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More than 4,100 ballots cast early in West Virginia primary

More than 4,100 ballots for Tuesday’s primary election have already been cast by early voters in the Eastern Panhandle, according to Secretary of State Natalie E. Tennant’s office. As of Monday, 2,357 people voted in Berkeley County, more...

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Plenty of contested races await W.Va. voters; polls open until 7:30 p.m.

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Voters in Berkeley and Jefferson counties have no shortage of contested races to decide in Tuesday’s primary election. In addition to voting in presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate races, there also are primary contests for governor,...

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N.C. votes on constitutional ban on gay marriage

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The national debate over gay marriage focused Tuesday on North Carolina, as voters decided whether to make it the 30th state to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman. In the final days before the vote,...

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School board incumbents hold onto seats in Jefferson and Berkeley counties

Berkeley County Board of Education incumbents William F. “Bill” Queen of Martinsburg and James R. “Ron” Gray of Falling Waters, W.Va., held sizable leads in their bids for election to four-year terms in Tuesday’s primary...

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Jane Tabb wins GOP primary for Jefferson County Commission

Jane Tabb, a former Jefferson County Commissioner, held off political novice Reese Claybaugh in Tuesday’s Republican primary with a comfortable margin of 1,401 votes over the 1,027 that Clabaugh got in his bid to win the nomination, according to...

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