Local Govt & Politics
Obama re-elected to 2nd term; Democrats hold majority in Senate
Barack Obama has won re-election to a second term as president, beating back a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney. Obama prevailed despite a weak economy and high unemployment. Democrats held their narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, grabbing GOP seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning ...
Obama wins Ohio presidential vote
President Barack Obama has won Ohio again, capturing the swing state after a hard-fought battle with Republican Mitt Romney. Obama, who also won Ohio in 2008, claims the swing state's 18 electoral votes. Both sides poured major time and resources into the battleground state that has ...
McKinley re-elected in W.Va.'s 1st District
Republican Rep. David McKinley has won re-election in West Virginia's 1st Congressional District. McKinley won his second term on Tuesday by defeating Democrat Sue Thorn, a former community organizer. McKinley is a former state GOP chairman who was swept into office on tea party support two years ago. McKinley has ...
Decision 2012: Complete Coverage
Official election results and other local political information, as provided by national sources, Boards of Elections and County Clerks from across the Ohio Valley. -Complete Decision 2012 coverage -Election results as they're reported
Hancock Co. sheriff candidates speak favorably of incumbent whom 1 will replace
Hancock County has had the same sheriff for the last eight years, but now West Virginia's term limit law is forcing Sheriff Mike White out of office. With a new sheriff, changes are bound to be expected, but it's unclear how drastic those changes might be since both candidates speak ...
3 Belmont Co. commissioner candidates discuss platforms, await results
The three candidates for the Belmont County commissioner’s race discussed their platforms while agreeing on one issue: they’re ready for the election to be decided. The race of the commissioner’s seat has included the story of the incumbent, who at one point during the campaign faced and beat a criminal ...
Turnout high for early voting nationwide
Thousands of people waited for hours in long lines in parts of the nation during the last weekend of early voting. About 1.6 million people had voted early in Ohio as of Friday, which is about a quarter of the 5.7 million who voted in 2008. In West Virginia, about ...
Social media expected to have large impact on Tuesday's elections
Just hours away from a number of national and local races being decided, some experts say social media is expected to have a huge impact on tomorrow's decisions. The information is coming from the Sachs/Mason-Dixon Poll, which says 70 percent of likely voters believe the races will be defined by ...
Absentee, early voting numbers higher than expected in Ohio Co.
Officials in one northern West Virginia county said absentee and early voting numbers are much higher than expected. Election coordinators in Ohio County said students who are out of town and residents who spend the colder months in the south are the main reason for the high number of absentee ...
Early voting begins in West Virginia
West Virginia voters are heading to the polls to cast votes ahead of the Nov. 6 General Election. Early voting started Wednesday and runs through 5 p.m. on Nov. 3. Polls will be open on Saturdays. Residents can check the early voting hours in their county on the Secretary of ...
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