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West Virginia voters have two more chances — today and Saturday — to choose party candidates to succeed the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd.
A special election to choose candidates will be held Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at election polls across the Mountain State. Additionally, the state has conducted a five-day early voting period leading up to Saturday’s election. The special election winners will go on to vie for Byrd’s seat when the general election is held Nov. 2.
Today is the final day of the five-day early voting activity. Mineral County voters who want to cast early ballots today should go to the county commission meeting room on the ground level of the county courthouse anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Candidates for the Senate seat include 10 Republicans, one Mountain Party and three Democrats.
Sheirl Fletcher, Dellslow; Ken Hechler, Charleston; and Gov. Joe Manchin III, Fairmont, are running on the Democratic ticket.
Jesse Johnson, Pinch, is the Mountain Party candidate.
The Republican candidates are: Harry C. Bruner Jr., Charleston; Kenneth A. Culp, Summersville; Albert Howard, San Pedro, Calif.; Frank Kubic, Charles Town; Lynette Kennedy McQuain, Rivesville; John R. Raese, Morgantown; Daniel Rebich, Buckhannon; Thomas Ressler, Falling Waters; Scott H. Williams, Buckhannon; and Mac Warner, Morgantown.
In July, Manchin appointed Carte Goodwin, one of his former aides, to fill the seat temporarily. Manchin was the first to file candidate papers, while Goodwin did not file for election to the seat.
Selecting a U.S. senator to represent West Virginia for the next six years is an awesome responsibility. We urge all eligible voters to exercise their civic responsibility by casting a ballot.
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