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Timmons re-elected as Jefferson County commissioner

STEUBENVILLE — There will be no change at the top of Jefferson County government after Commissioner Eric Timmons was re-elected to his seat Tuesday. A 50-year-old Republican from Steubenville, Timmons defeated Democratic challenger Brent Nemeth, according to unofficial results from the ...

Voters return Ferguson to 4th term as Ohio’s 96th District representative

STEUBENVILLE — Incumbent Ron Ferguson will return to the statehouse for a fourth term as Ohio’s 96th District State Representative. Unofficial results show Ferguson, a Republican, pulling 24,802 votes—just under 66% of the votes cast in Tuesday’s general election by voters in ...

Ennis Elected Delegate In Delegate District 4

WHEELING – Voters on Tuesday elected a new member to represent District 4 in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Republican Derek Ennis defeated Democrat Joe Jividen to win the contest. Election night totals showed Ennis receiving 3,184 votes; and Jividen, 2,903. The last person elected to the seat, Republican Bill Flanigan, was elected to the West Virginia Supreme Court earlier this year and resigned his House seat. Current Delegate Shane Stack, R-Ohio, was appointed to fill out the remainder of Flanigan's term. “Thank you for your support, and the support in the campaign,” ...

Stakem To Represent W.Va. House Of Delegates District 5

WHEELING – Democrat Karen Shuler Stakem will represent District 5 in the West Virginia House of Delegates starting in 2027. Stakem defeated Republican Beth Hinebaugh in Tuesday’s general election. She will succeed Delegate Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, who instead sought a state senate ...

Trifecta: Capito heads back to U.S. Senate for third term

CHARLESTON — Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican and West Virginia's senior member of the congressional delegation, will return to the U.S. Senate next year to begin serving her third six-year term on Capitol Hill. WV MetroNews, the Associated Press and Decision Desk HQ called the election ...

Democrat Amy Acton defeats Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor’s race

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton delivered a stunning victory in the race for Ohio governor on Tuesday, overcoming more than $100 million spent against her to become the first Democrat to win the seat in 20 years and the first woman ever elected to the state's top post. The public ...