CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia more than doubled its voter turnout from the general to primary elections in 2024.

The West Virginia Senate race is between Democrat Glenn Elliott and Republican Jim Justice. The contest is for an open seat after independent Sen. Joe Manchin opted not to seek re-election.

The race in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District is ... early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change ...

In the last general election, West Virginia documented the second highest voter participation since 1960, according to new information released by the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office.

The voter turnout rate for all registered voters was the second highest participation rate the state has seen since 1960.

A national organization opposed to race and gender preferences on Thursday sued leaders of the West Virginia State Bar, claiming a policy that sets aside one seat on its governing board for a Black member is discriminatory.

This year, however, Tester lost by 8 points, and — with Manchin's retirement — Democrats lost their West Virginia seat by a whopping 41 points. These losses followed similar defeats for Democrats in deep-red Indiana, Missouri and North Dakota in 2018, as well as in Arkansas, Louisiana and South Dakota in 2014 and across the South in the 2000s.

Joseph de Soto is charged with making threats of terrorist acts, referring to statements he is accused of making to several delegates.

A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felony and is accused of making terroristic threats