The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

Wyoming Report

February 4, 2010

County ballot set for May primary

Commission, board seats up for grabs

By Mary Catherine Brooks

Only the District 3 (Oceana areas) commission seat will be contested during the May 11 primary election. Incumbent Sam Muscari Sr., of Clear Fork, will face Larry Mathis, of Kopperston. Both are Democrats.

During the primary election, voters cast their ballots within their own political party — Democrats will select a nominee, as will Republicans — for each office in the November general election. Executive committees for each party can place a candidate on the ballot for the general election, if they so choose.

Also on the county ballot for the primary election will be incumbents D. Michael “Mike” Goode, county clerk, and David “Bugs” Stover, circuit clerk. Goode is a Democrat; Stover, a Republican.

In the separate non-partisan board of education race, three seats — those held by Robert Toler, Arnold Harless and Tommy Knotts — are currently on the ballot.

Both Harless, of Clear Fork, and Knotts, of Brenton, filed, along with Morgan “Mike” Davis, of Mullens; Willie C. Catron, of Mullens; and James “Jake” Cook, of Pineville.

Davis has previously served on the board of education.

Toler did not file to keep his seat.

The non-partisan election will be conducted in conjunction with the May 11 primary and those elected to the board of education will take office July 1.

Goode serves as the county’s chief elections officer and his office oversees all election activities in the county.

Candidates for offices that include multiple counties filed in the state secretary of state’s office — those include the state Senate and House of Delegates.

The filing period ended Jan. 30.

Early voting will be conducted in the county courthouse lobby April 21-May 8, Goode said.

Again, Wyoming County voters will have a choice of paper or electronic ballots, Goode noted.

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