HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” In the primary election Tuesday, voters decided who would be the Republican nominee to run in many House of Delegates races in the general election this fall.
Daniel Linville defeated Aaron Holley in the Republican primary for House of Delegates 22nd District seat.
Linville had 1,181 votes and Holley had 1,136 votes in unofficial returns.
Since there were no Democrats on the ballot, the race was unofficially decided in the primary Tuesday.
Michael D. Amos defeated Jeff Maynard to be the Republican nominee for the 27th District in November.
In unofficial totals from Cabell County, Amos received 184 votes and Maynard 294.
In unofficial totals from Wayne County, Amos received 631 votes and Maynard 362. In unofficial totals, Amos received 815 votes and Maynard received 656. Amos, 31, of Kenova, works as a physician at Valley Health.
òòò½ÊÓƵœI am very grateful to the people of Cabell and Wayne counties for their support and I look forward to working hard to continue to enjoy their support into the general election and then working for them when elected to the House of Delegates,òòò½ÊÓƵ he said.
Amos will run against Gina Milum, a Democrat, and Craig Carpenter II, a Libertarian, in the general election.
In District 28, Ryan Browning defeated Samantha Stephens and Jason Stephens in the Republican primary in Wayne County.
Browning had 956 votes, Samantha Stephens had 822 votes and Jason Stephens had 432 votes in unofficial results.
Browning, 42, of Kenova, is the president of Golden Bear Transport.
òòò½ÊÓƵœI want to express my heartfelt thanks to my family, both old and new friends, and the wonderful people of Wayne County District 28. Working with and meeting all of the voters has been an incredible experience. I also want to say thanks to Samantha for being a true conservative, and I look forward to working with her in the future,òòò½ÊÓƵ Browning said.
òòò½ÊÓƵœHowever, our work is far from complete. Wayne County faces some significant issues that need to be addressed urgently. I am committed to serving all of Wayne County and am eager to get to work.òòò½ÊÓƵ
The race was unofficially decided Tuesday because no Democrats were on the ballot.
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