CALHOUN COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS

(05/12/2010)
Incumbent David Walker has defeated Ron Blankenship in the 33rd District race for House of Delegates.

Mike Ritchie narrowly defeated Connie Boone by 22 votes for County Clerk.

Incumbent Calhoun Commissioner Bob Weaver was elected to a third term.

Circuit Clerk Shelia Garretson was unopposed.

School board candidate Steve Whited defeated Mike Yeager for the only contested seat.

Average voter turn-out was 24%, with 31.39% of registered Democrats voting and 19.13% of registered Republicans voting.

VOTE RESULTS:

House of Delegates 33rd District
Ronald Blankenship (D) Calhoun County - 638
David Walker (D) Calhoun County - 417

Ronald Blankenship - Gilmer County - 458
David Walker - Gilmer County - 307
Ronald Blankenship - Clay County - 131
David Walker - Clay County - 1,190

Calhoun Circuit Clerk
Sheila R. Garretson (D) - 841

Calhoun County Commission
Bob Weaver (D) - 552
Kathreen Wood (D) - 477

Calhoun County Clerk
Mike Ritchie (D) - 470
Rick D. Sampson (D) - 99
Connie (Boone) Smith (D) - 448
Todd A. Knotts (D) - 49

Calhoun Board of Education (Non-Partisan)
* Faye Barnhart - 609
Mike Yeager - 521
* Steve Whited - 736
* Mike Wilson - 772

County Executive Committee (Democrat)
Loretta Stevens (Center District) - 180
Melissa K. Hixon (Sheridan District) - 131
Shirley Ann Ball (Sherman District) - 108
Freda Whytsell (Sherman District) - 99
Randall Arnold (Lee District) - 144
Burl Postalwait (Center District) - 180
Dennis W. Dickson (Sheridan District) - 114
County Executive Committee (Republican)
Linda McCartney (Lee District) - 21
Gaylen Duskey (Center District) - 37

Conservation District Supervisor
Norma Collins (D-Lee District) - 732
Mike Abbott (R-Lee District) - 298

US House of Representatives 2nd Congressional District
Virginia Lynch Graf (D) - 558
Shelley Moore Capito (R) - 213

Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals
Thomas E. McHugh (D) - 473
John Yoder (R) - 172

State Senator 2nd Senatorial District
Larry J. Edgell (D) - 562

State Democratic Executive Committee 2nd Senatorial District
Casey Corliss - 548
Scott Lemley - 522

State Republican Executive Committee 2nd Senatorial District
Norma J. Davis - 172
Debbie Thomas - 92
Phil Davis - 163
Lewis Swann - 44
John Rominger - 40
Jim Thomas - 53

Precinct-by-precinct results will be released Friday following canvass.