37 local residents on ballot

Pocahontas County's ballot may look like a game of musical chairs to long-time political observers, as potential incumbents are seeking other offices.

Assessor Dolan Irvine is running for county commission; county commissioner Martin Saffer has filed for prosecuting attorney; and board of education member Leslie Cain resigned her post last week to run for assessor.

No one gets a free ride to office after the Primary Election in May except the winner of the prosecuting attorney's race, which has three Democrats-incumbent Donna Meadows Price, Robert "Bob" Martin and Saffer. No Republican filed for that office.

As of midnight Saturday, these candidates had filed locally:

County Commission, Southern District
Dolan Irvine (D)
Christine Campbell (D)
Lloyd Arbogast (R)
Norman Lee Alderman (R)

Prosecuting Attorney
Robert "Bob" Martin (D)
Donna Meadows Price (D) Incumbent
Martin V. Saffer (D)

Assessor
Tom Lane (D)
Leslie Cain (D)
Jesse Groseclose (D)
Andrew "Andy" Friel (R)
Scott Triplett (R)

Sheriff
Kenneth "Buster" Varner (D)
Ben Wilfong (D)
Brad Miller (D)
Shawn Kelly (D)
David R. Jonese (R) Incumbent
Stephen D. McCarty, Jr. (R)
Norma Lea McDaniels (R)

Magistrate
Kathy L. Beverage (D) Incumbent
Janet Kershner-Vanover (D) Incumbent
Jeff Taylor (D)
Carrie Wilfong(D)
Joel Srodes (R)
Cynthia Broce Kelley (R)
Rebecca Morris Rabel (R)
Cheryl A. McCullough (R)

Board of Education
Kenneth Vance, Northern District, Incumbent
Thomas VanReenen, Southern District, Incumbent
Lynn Jordan, Central District
Cheryl Beverage, Central District
Hanna Sizemore, Southern District
Randy D. Sharp, Central District
Roger D. Irvine, Central District

Surveyor
Brian Lee Beverage (D) Incumbent

Rodney Gardner (R)

Conservation District Supervisor
Timothy W. VanReenen

In national, state and regional races:

President of the United States

Keith Russell Judd (D)
Barack Obama (D)

Newt Gingrich
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum

U. S. Senate
Sheirl Fletcher (D)
Joe Manchin III (D) Incumbent

John R. Raese (R)

U. S. House of Representatives
Nick J. Rahall (D) Incumbent
Lee A. Bias (R)
Bill Lester (R)
Rick Snuffer (R)

Governor
Arnie Moltis (D)
Earl Ray Tomblin (D)

Ralph William Clark (R)
Bill Maloney (R)

Secretary of State
Natalie E. Tennant (D)

Brian Savilla (R)

Auditor
Glen B. Gainer III (D)

Larry V. Faircloth (R)

State Treasurer
John D. Perdue (D)

Stephen R. "Steve" Connolly (R)
Mike Hall (R)

Commissioner of Agriculture
Walt Helmick (D)
Joe Messineo (D)
Steve Miller (D)
Sally Shepherd (D)
Bob Tabb (D)

Mike Teets (R)

Attorney General
Darrell V. McGraw (D)

Patrick Morrisey (R)

Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals
J. D. Beane (D)
Letitia "Tish" Chafin (D)
Robin Jean Davis (D)
Louis Palmer (D)
H. John "Buck" Rogers (D)
James J. "Jim" Rowe (D)

Allen Loughry (R)
John Yoder (R)

State Senate, 11th District
Margaret Kerr Beckwith (D)
Paul "P.J." Louk (D)

Clark Barnes(R) Incumbent

House of Delegates, 43rd District
Denise Campbell (D) Incumbent
Bill Hartman (D) Incumbent
Phil Isner (D)

Donna Auvil (R)

Pamela Pritt may be reached at pepritt@pocahontastimes.com

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