MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Board of Education races were in the spotlight Tuesday during the state’s Primary Election. All non-partisan races were decided yesterday.
With four seats up for grabs, Berkeley County’s top four vote getters were
Patrick “Pat” Murphy, with 17.30% of the vote.
Jackee Long had 15.34%
Damon Wright garnered 11.71% of the vote
and Melissa Power got 10.40% followed closely by
Ron Hurst who got 10.19 %.
Other candidates included Valerie Ledford with 9.49%,
Betty DeHaven with 9.29 %,
Christian Waskow with 8.24 %, and
Travis Bost with 8.04 %.
In Jefferson County, three BOE seats were up for election.
Top vote getters were
Laurie Ogden with 17.6 %
Kathryn Skinner with 17.3 %
Carmen Taylor-Bratton with 17 %
Both Tiffani Sheppard and Barbara Fuller garnered 13.5 % of the vote, followed by
Joyce Smith with 12.7 % and
Andrea Elliot with 8.6 %.
In Morgan County, three Board of Education Seats were up for election.
The vote came out as follows:
Aaron T Close, 32 %
Justin Litten, 30.4 %
Laura Smith, 27.2 %
Jonathan Slifer, 10.3 %
On a related note, Morgan County voters passed the Board of Education levy by a margin of 56 to 44 percent.