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West Virginia held general elections for 277 county judicial offices on May 10, 2016. This date coincided with partisan primaries for statewide and federal offices. The 2016 election was the first nonpartisan election for the state's judicial seats since statehood in 1863. Learn more about this change here. Candidates interested in filing for the election submitted paperwork by January 30, 2016.[1]

Incumbents ran for re-election in 79.7 percent of the county judicial seats up for election in 2016. Unopposed seats represented 55.5 percent of county judicial seats on the general election ballot. Incumbents in contested races had a 74.2 percent success rate in 2016. Click here to learn more about term lengths and other requirements for county court seats in West Virginia.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 Contested seats
* 2.1 Circuit Court
* 2.1.1 Judicial Circuit 2
* 2.1.1.1 Division 1
* 2.1.2 Judicial Circuit 4
* 2.1.2.1 Division 3
* 2.1.3 Judicial Circuit 5
* 2.1.3.1 Division 2
* 2.1.3.2 Division 3
* 2.1.4 Judicial Circuit 6
* 2.1.4.1 Division 1
* 2.1.4.2 Division 2
* 2.1.5 Judicial Circuit 7
* 2.1.5.1 Division 1
* 2.1.6 Judicial Circuit 9
* 2.1.6.1 Division 3
* 2.1.7 Judicial Circuit 10
* 2.1.7.1 Division 3
* 2.1.7.2 Division 4
* 2.1.8 Judicial Circuit 11
* 2.1.8.1 Division 1
* 2.1.8.2 Division 2
* 2.1.9 Judicial Circuit 14
* 2.1.9.1 Division 2
* 2.1.10 Judicial Circuit 15
* 2.1.10.1 Division 1
* 2.1.11 Judicial Circuit 17
* 2.1.11.1 Division 1
* 2.1.11.2 Division 3
* 2.1.12 Judicial Circuit 18
* 2.1.13 Judicial District 21
* 2.1.13.1 Division 2
* 2.1.14 Judicial Circuit 22
* 2.1.14.1 Division 2
* 2.1.15 Judicial Circuit 23
* 2.1.15.1 Division 1
* 2.1.15.2 Division 6
* 2.1.16 Judicial Circuit 26
* 2.1.16.1 Division 2
* 2.1.17 Judicial Circuit 28
* 2.1.18 Judicial Circuit 30
* 2.1.19 Judicial Circuit 31
* 2.2 Family Court
* 2.2.1 Circuit 1
* 2.2.1.1 Division 2
* 2.2.2 Circuit 3
* 2.2.2.1 Division 1
* 2.2.3 Circuit 6
* 2.2.3.1 Division 1
* 2.2.3.2 Division 3
* 2.2.4 Circuit 8
* 2.2.5 Circuit 9
* 2.2.5.1 Division 2
* 2.2.6 Circuit 10
* 2.2.6.1 Division 1
* 2.2.7 Circuit 11
* 2.2.7.1 Division 1
* 2.2.7.2 Division 5
* 2.2.8 Circuit 13
* 2.2.8.1 Division 3
* 2.2.9 Circuit 15
* 2.2.10 Circuit 16
* 2.2.11 Circuit 17
* 2.2.12 Circuit 18
* 2.2.12.1 Division 1
* 2.2.13 Circuit 19
* 2.2.14 Circuit 21
* 2.2.15 Circuit 22
* 2.2.16 Circuit 24
* 2.2.16.1 Division 2
* 2.3 Magistrate Court
* 2.3.1 Barbour County
* 2.3.1.1 Division 1
* 2.3.1.2 Division 2
* 2.3.2 Berkeley County
* 2.3.2.1 Division 3
* 2.3.2.2 Division 4
* 2.3.3 Boone County
* 2.3.3.1 Division 1
* 2.3.3.2 Division 2
* 2.3.4 Braxton County
* 2.3.4.1 Division 2
* 2.3.5 Brooke County
* 2.3.5.1 Division 2
* 2.3.6 Cabell County
* 2.3.6.1 Division 1
* 2.3.6.2 Division 3
* 2.3.6.3 Division 4
* 2.3.6.4 Division 5
* 2.3.6.5 Division 6
* 2.3.7 Calhoun County
* 2.3.7.1 Division 2
* 2.3.8 Fayette County
* 2.3.8.1 Division 2
* 2.3.8.2 Division 3
* 2.3.9 Gilmer County
* 2.3.9.1 Division 2
* 2.3.10 Grant County
* 2.3.10.1 Division 2
* 2.3.11 Greenbrier County
* 2.3.11.1 Division 2
* 2.3.12 Hampshire County
* 2.3.12.1 Division 1
* 2.3.13 Hancock County
* 2.3.13.1 Division 2
* 2.3.13.2 Division 3
* 2.3.14 Hardy County
* 2.3.14.1 Division 2
* 2.3.15 Harrison County
* 2.3.15.1 Division 2
* 2.3.15.2 Division 4
* 2.3.15.3 Division 5
* 2.3.16 Jefferson County
* 2.3.16.1 Division 1
* 2.3.16.2 Division 2
* 2.3.16.3 Division 3
* 2.3.17 Kanawha County
* 2.3.17.1 Division 2
* 2.3.17.2 Division 3
* 2.3.17.3 Division 5
* 2.3.17.4 Division 7
* 2.3.17.5 Division 8
* 2.3.17.6 Division 9
* 2.3.18 Lewis County
* 2.3.18.1 Division 1
* 2.3.19 Lincoln County
* 2.3.19.1 Division 1
* 2.3.20 Logan County
* 2.3.20.1 Division 1
* 2.3.21 Mason County
* 2.3.21.1 Division 1
* 2.3.22 McDowell County
* 2.3.22.1 Division 3
* 2.3.23 Mercer County
* 2.3.23.1 Division 2
* 2.3.23.2 Division 3
* 2.3.23.3 Division 4
* 2.3.23.4 Division 5
* 2.3.24 Mineral County
* 2.3.24.1 Division 1
* 2.3.24.2 Division 2
* 2.3.25 Mingo County
* 2.3.25.1 Division 1
* 2.3.25.2 Division 2
* 2.3.25.3 Division 3
* 2.3.26 Monongalia County
* 2.3.26.1 Division 1
* 2.3.26.2 Division 3
* 2.3.26.3 Division 4
* 2.3.27 Monroe County
* 2.3.27.1 Division 2
* 2.3.28 Morgan County
* 2.3.28.1 Division 1
* 2.3.29 Nicholas County
* 2.3.29.1 Division 3
* 2.3.30 Ohio County
* 2.3.30.1 Division 1
* 2.3.30.2 Division 2
* 2.3.31 Pendleton County
* 2.3.31.1 Division 1
* 2.3.32 Pocahontas County
* 2.3.32.1 Division 2
* 2.3.33 Preston County
* 2.3.33.1 Division 1
* 2.3.33.2 Division 2
* 2.3.33.3 Division 3
* 2.3.34 Putnam County
* 2.3.34.1 Division 2
* 2.3.35 Raleigh County
* 2.3.35.1 Division 5
* 2.3.36 Randolph County
* 2.3.36.1 Division 1
* 2.3.37 Roane County
* 2.3.37.1 Division 1
* 2.3.38 Taylor County
* 2.3.38.1 Division 1
* 2.3.39 Tyler County
* 2.3.39.1 Division 1
* 2.3.40 Upshur County
* 2.3.40.1 Division 2
* 2.3.41 Wayne County
* 2.3.41.1 Division 1
* 2.3.41.2 Division 2
* 2.3.41.3 Division 3
* 2.3.42 Webster County
* 2.3.42.1 Division 1
* 2.3.42.2 Division 2
* 2.3.43 Wetzel County
* 2.3.43.1 Division 2
* 2.3.44 Wirt County
* 2.3.44.1 Division 1
* 2.3.45 Wood County
* 2.3.45.1 Division 1
* 2.3.45.2 Division 4
* 2.3.46 Wyoming County
* 2.3.46.1 Division 1
* 2.3.46.2 Division 3
* 3 Uncontested seats
* 3.1 Circuit Court
* 3.1.1 Judicial Circuit 1
* 3.1.1.1 Division 1
* 3.1.1.2 Division 2
* 3.1.1.3 Division 3
* 3.1.1.4 Division 4
* 3.1.2 Judicial Circuit 2
* 3.1.2.1 Division 2
* 3.1.3 Judicial Circuit 3
* 3.1.3.1 Division 1
* 3.1.4 Judicial Circuit 4
* 3.1.4.1 Division 1
* 3.1.4.2 Division 2
* 3.1.5 Judicial Circuit 5
* 3.1.5.1 Division 1
* 3.1.6 Judicial Circuit 6
* 3.1.6.1 Division 3
* 3.1.6.2 Division 4
* 3.1.7 Judicial Circuit 7
* 3.1.7.1 Division 2
* 3.1.8 Judicial Circuit 8
* 3.1.8.1 Division 1
* 3.1.8.2 Division 2
* 3.1.9 Judicial Circuit 9
* 3.1.9.1 Division 1
* 3.1.9.2 Division 2
* 3.1.10 Judicial Circuit 10
* 3.1.10.1 Division 1
* 3.1.10.2 Division 2
* 3.1.11 Judicial Circuit 12
* 3.1.11.1 Division 1
* 3.1.11.2 Division 2
* 3.1.12 Judicial Circuit 13
* 3.1.12.1 Division 1
* 3.1.12.2 Division 2
* 3.1.12.3 Division 3
* 3.1.12.4 Division 4
* 3.1.12.5 Division 5
* 3.1.12.6 Division 6
* 3.1.12.7 Division 7
* 3.1.13 Judicial Circuit 14
* 3.1.13.1 Division 1
* 3.1.14 Judicial Circuit 15
* 3.1.14.1 Division 2
* 3.1.14.2 Division 3
* 3.1.15 Judicial Circuit 16
* 3.1.15.1 Division 1
* 3.1.15.2 Division 2
* 3.1.16 Judicial Circuit 17
* 3.1.16.1 Division 2
* 3.1.17 Judicial Circuit 20
* 3.1.18 Judicial Circuit 21
* 3.1.18.1 Division 1
* 3.1.19 Judicial Circuit 22
* 3.1.19.1 Division 1
* 3.1.20 Judicial Circuit 23
* 3.1.20.1 Division 2
* 3.1.20.2 Division 3
* 3.1.20.3 Division 4
* 3.1.20.4 Division 5
* 3.1.21 Judicial Circuit 24
* 3.1.21.1 Division 1
* 3.1.21.2 Division 2
* 3.1.22 Judicial Circuit 25
* 3.1.22.1 Division 1
* 3.1.22.2 Division 2
* 3.1.23 Judicial Circuit 26
* 3.1.23.1 Division 1
* 3.1.24 Judicial Circuit 27
* 3.1.25 Judicial Circuit 29
* 3.1.25.1 Division 1
* 3.1.25.2 Division 2
* 3.2 Family Court
* 3.2.1 Circuit 1
* 3.2.1.1 Division 1
* 3.2.2 Circuit 2
* 3.2.3 Circuit 3
* 3.2.3.1 Division 2
* 3.2.4 Circuit 4
* 3.2.5 Circuit 5
* 3.2.5.1 Division 1
* 3.2.5.2 Division 2
* 3.2.6 Circuit 6
* 3.2.6.1 Division 2
* 3.2.7 Circuit 7
* 3.2.8 Circuit 9
* 3.2.8.1 Division 1
* 3.2.9 Circuit 10
* 3.2.9.1 Division 2
* 3.2.10 Circuit 11
* 3.2.10.1 Division 2
* 3.2.10.2 Division 3
* 3.2.10.3 Division 4
* 3.2.11 Circuit 12
* 3.2.11.1 Division 1
* 3.2.11.2 Division 2
* 3.2.11.3 Division 3
* 3.2.12 Circuit 13
* 3.2.12.1 Division 1
* 3.2.12.2 Division 2
* 3.2.13 Circuit 14
* 3.2.14 Circuit 18
* 3.2.14.1 Division 2
* 3.2.15 Circuit 20
* 3.2.15.1 Division 1
* 3.2.15.2 Division 2
* 3.2.16 Circuit 23
* 3.2.16.1 Division 1
* 3.2.16.2 Division 2
* 3.2.17 Circuit 24
* 3.2.17.1 Division 1
* 3.2.17.2 Division 3
* 3.2.18 Circuit 25
* 3.2.19 Circuit 26
* 3.2.20 Circuit 27
* 3.3 Magistrate Court
* 3.3.1 Berkeley County
* 3.3.1.1 Division 1
* 3.3.1.2 Division 2
* 3.3.1.3 Division 5
* 3.3.2 Braxton County
* 3.3.2.1 Division 1
* 3.3.3 Brooke County
* 3.3.3.1 Division 1
* 3.3.4 Cabell County
* 3.3.4.1 Division 2
* 3.3.4.2 Division 7
* 3.3.5 Calhoun County
* 3.3.5.1 Division 1
* 3.3.6 Clay County
* 3.3.6.1 Division 1
* 3.3.6.2 Division 2
* 3.3.7 Doddridge County
* 3.3.7.1 Division 1
* 3.3.7.2 Division 2
* 3.3.8 Fayette County
* 3.3.8.1 Division 1
* 3.3.8.2 Division 4
* 3.3.9 Gilmer County
* 3.3.9.1 Division 1
* 3.3.10 Grant County
* 3.3.10.1 Division 1
* 3.3.11 Greenbrier County
* 3.3.11.1 Division 1
* 3.3.11.2 Division 3
* 3.3.12 Hampshire County
* 3.3.12.1 Division 2
* 3.3.13 Hancock County
* 3.3.13.1 Division 1
* 3.3.14 Hardy County
* 3.3.14.1 Division 1
* 3.3.15 Harrison County
* 3.3.15.1 Division 1
* 3.3.15.2 Division 3
* 3.3.16 Jackson County
* 3.3.17 Kanawha County
* 3.3.17.1 Division 1
* 3.3.17.2 Division 4
* 3.3.17.3 Division 6
* 3.3.17.4 Division 10
* 3.3.18 Lewis County
* 3.3.18.1 Division 2
* 3.3.19 Lincoln County
* 3.3.19.1 Division 2
* 3.3.20 Logan County
* 3.3.20.1 Division 2
* 3.3.20.2 Division 3
* 3.3.21 Marion County
* 3.3.21.1 Division 1
* 3.3.21.2 Division 2
* 3.3.21.3 Division 3
* 3.3.22 Marshall County
* 3.3.22.1 Division 1
* 3.3.22.2 Division 2
* 3.3.22.3 Division 3
* 3.3.23 Mason County
* 3.3.23.1 Division 2
* 3.3.24 McDowell County
* 3.3.24.1 Division 1
* 3.3.24.2 Division 2
* 3.3.25 Mercer County
* 3.3.25.1 Division 1
* 3.3.26 Monongalia County
* 3.3.26.1 Division 2
* 3.3.27 Monroe County
* 3.3.27.1 Division 1
* 3.3.28 Morgan County
* 3.3.28.1 Division 2
* 3.3.29 Nicholas County
* 3.3.29.1 Division 1
* 3.3.29.2 Division 2
* 3.3.30 Ohio County
* 3.3.30.1 Division 3
* 3.3.30.2 Division 4
* 3.3.31 Pendleton County
* 3.3.31.1 Division 2
* 3.3.32 Pleasants County
* 3.3.32.1 Division 1
* 3.3.32.2 Division 2
* 3.3.33 Pocahontas County
* 3.3.33.1 Division 1
* 3.3.34 Putnam County
* 3.3.34.1 Division 1
* 3.3.34.2 Division 2 (Unexpired term)
* 3.3.34.3 Division 3
* 3.3.35 Raleigh County
* 3.3.35.1 Division 1
* 3.3.35.2 Division 2
* 3.3.35.3 Division 3
* 3.3.35.4 Division 4
* 3.3.36 Randolph County
* 3.3.36.1 Division 2
* 3.3.36.2 Division 3
* 3.3.37 Ritchie County
* 3.3.37.1 Division 1
* 3.3.37.2 Division 2
* 3.3.38 Roane County
* 3.3.38.1 Division 2
* 3.3.39 Summers County
* 3.3.39.1 Division 1
* 3.3.39.2 Division 2
* 3.3.40 Taylor County
* 3.3.40.1 Division 2
* 3.3.41 Tucker County
* 3.3.41.1 Division 1
* 3.3.41.2 Division 2
* 3.3.42 Tyler County
* 3.3.42.1 Division 2
* 3.3.43 Upshur County
* 3.3.43.1 Division 1
* 3.3.44 Wetzel County
* 3.3.44.1 Division 1
* 3.3.45 Wirt County
* 3.3.45.1 Division 2
* 3.3.46 Wood County
* 3.3.46.1 Division 2
* 3.3.46.2 Division 3
* 3.3.47 Wyoming County
* 3.3.47.1 Division 2
* 3.4 Election rules
* 3.4.1 Circuit Courts
* 3.4.1.1 Selection of the chief judge
* 3.4.1.2 Qualifications
* 3.4.2 Family Courts
* 3.4.3 Magistrate Courts
* 3.5 Recent news
* 3.6 See also
* 3.7 External links
* 3.8 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

# Contested seats[edit]

## Circuit Court[edit]

### Judicial Circuit 2[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Jeff Cramer (i)
☐ John Artimez

### Judicial Circuit 4[edit]

#### Division 3[edit]

☐ John Ellem
☑ Jason Wharton

### Judicial Circuit 5[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Lora Dyer
☐ Kennad Skeen II

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Anita Harold Ashley
☐ Seth Harper
☐ Larry Whited

### Judicial Circuit 6[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Alfred Ferguson (i)
☐ Scott Andrews

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Cheryl Henderson
☐ Amy Herrenkohl
☑ Greg Howard
☐ Daniel Konrad
☐ Paul Ryker

### Judicial Circuit 7[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Douglas Witten (i)
☑ Joshua Butcher

### Judicial Circuit 9[edit]

#### Division 3[edit]

☐ Scott Ash
☐ Gerald Linkous
☑ Mark Wills
☐ Gregory Prudich

### Judicial Circuit 10[edit]

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Robert Burnside (i)
☐ Michael Froble

#### Division 4[edit]

☐ James Brown
☑ Andrew Dimlich
☐ Cindy Kiblinger Fernald
☐ Christopher Lefler
☐ M.J. Ahmed
☐ John Parkulo
☐ Darl Poling
☐ Stanley Selden
☐ Clyde Smith Jr.
☐ Russell Wooton

### Judicial Circuit 11[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Robert Richardson (i)
☐ Britt Ludwig
☐ Steve Hunter

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Jennifer Dent
☐ Fred John Giggenbach Jr.
☐ Jeffrey Rodgers

### Judicial Circuit 14[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Jack Alsop (i)
☐ Hiram Lewis IV

### Judicial Circuit 15[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Robert Greer
☐ Kevin Keeley Griffith
☐ Ryan Kennedy
☐ Thomas Kupec
☑ Chris McCarthy
☐ D. Andrew McMunn

### Judicial Circuit 17[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Susan Tucker (i)
☐ Tim Linkous
☐ Gail Voorhees Lipscomb

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Phil Gaujot (i)
☐ Cindy Scott
☐ Debra Scudiere

### Judicial Circuit 18[edit]

☑ Lawrance Miller (i)
☐ William Means

### Judicial District 21[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ James Courrier Jr. (i)
☐ Jason Sites

### Judicial Circuit 22[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Lary David Garrett
☐ John Hamilton Treadway Jr.
☑ C. Carter Williams

### Judicial Circuit 23[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Bridget Cohee
☐ Stephen Kershner
☐ Steven Redding

#### Division 6[edit]

☐ Nick Colvin
☑ Laura Faircloth
☐ Ralph Lorenzetti
☐ Bill Powell

### Judicial Circuit 26[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Kurt Hall
☐ William O'Brien
☐ Dennis James Willett

### Judicial Circuit 28[edit]

☐ Gary Johnson (i)
☑ Steve Callaghan

### Judicial Circuit 30[edit]

☑ Miki Thompson (i)
☐ Robert Carlton
☐ Teresa McCune

### Judicial Circuit 31[edit]

☑ Robert Irons (i)
☐ Kent Hellems

## Family Court[edit]

### Circuit 1[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ William Sinclair (i)
☐ Michael Safcsak
☐ Wayne Mielke

### Circuit 3[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Chad Crumbaker
☐ Russell Skogstad
☑ Ellen Smith
☐ Charles Stalnaker
☐ Brian Dempster

### Circuit 6[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Ronald Anderson (i)
☑ Jason Spears

#### Division 3[edit]

☐ Shawn Bartram
☐ Paul Cooley III
☑ Jara Howard

### Circuit 8[edit]

☑ Sabrina Deskins (i)
☐ Tonya Hatfield

### Circuit 9[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Christopher Workman (i)
☐ Donna Pratt

### Circuit 10[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Cynthia Jarrell (i)
☑ Bobby Hale

### Circuit 11[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Rob Montgomery (i)
☐ Patrick Cottrell

#### Division 5[edit]

☐ Sharon Mullens (i)
☑ Jim Douglas

### Circuit 13[edit]

#### Division 3[edit]

☐ Bruce Lazenby (i)
☑ Eric Shuck

### Circuit 15[edit]

☑ David Sanders (i)
☐ Martha Fleshman

### Circuit 16[edit]

☐ Kenneth Barnett
☐ Angela Cantrell
☑ William Dorsey

### Circuit 17[edit]

☐ Robert Sowa (i)
☑ Theresa Cogar Turner
☐ Mikal-Ellen Bailey

### Circuit 18[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Peter Conley
☐ Laura Pickens

### Circuit 19[edit]

☐ Amy Swisher (i)
☑ Susan Riffle

### Circuit 21[edit]

☐ Robert Gorey Jr.
☑ Karen Hill Johnson

### Circuit 22[edit]

☐ Michele Good (i)
☑ Lori Haynes

### Circuit 24[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Sally Jackson (i)
☐ Tia Coode
☐ Christine Glover

## Magistrate Court[edit]

### Barbour County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Kathi McBee (i)
☐ Mark Ryan

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Ashley Cutright
☑ Daniel Harris
☐ David Mulneix
☐ Whittney Upton-Cale

### Berkeley County[edit]

#### Division 3[edit]

☐ Tracey Adams
☐ John Compton
☑ William Norris

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Robert Lowe II (i)
☐ Kenneth Mattson

### Boone County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Porter Snodgrass (i)
☑ Neil Byrnside

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Sam Burns (i)
☑ Danny Moore Jr.

### Braxton County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ David Robert Singleton (i)
☐ Paula Cunningham

### Brooke County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Linda J.R. Viderman (i)
☑ Daniell Diserio

### Cabell County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ John McCallister (i)
☐ Cass McMillian
☐ Sarah Spurlock

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Danne Vance (i)
☐ Timothy Fox
☐ Linda Hensley
☐ Bill Toney Jr.

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Rondall Baumgardner (i)
☐ Johnny Ray Rice

#### Division 5[edit]

☐ Jeremy Bailey
☐ Scott Bias
☑ Dan Ferguson
☐ Chris Kittinger

#### Division 6[edit]

☑ Darrell Black (i)
☐ Joe Jefferson
☐ Opal Sanders

### Calhoun County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Lora Davis (i)
☐ Jim Hughes
☐ Ryan Underwood

### Fayette County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Leonard Bickford (i)
☐ Joe Crist
☐ Sara Hypes-Hambrick
☐ Aaron Shrewsbury

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Samuel Parsons (i)
☐ Randy Prince

### Gilmer County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Alton Skinner II (i)
☐ Clarissa Ferrell
☐ Pam Cutlip

### Grant County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Greg Bible
☐ Tony Cooper
☑ Emory Feaster Jr.

### Greenbrier County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ James Childers
☑ Kimberly Johnson

### Hampshire County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ John Rohrbaugh
☐ Erwin Weston

### Hancock County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Michael Powell (i)
☐ David Robinson

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Mike White (i)
☐ Stu Mynes

### Hardy County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Shawna Crites (i)
☐ Tammy George
☐ Jessica Markwood
☐ William Hunter Phillips
☐ A.J. Wade

### Harrison County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Tammy Marple (i)
☐ Michale Weiss

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Keith Marple (i)
☐ Salvatore Bombarderie
☐ Josh Owens

#### Division 5[edit]

☑ Mark Gorby (i)
☐ Garth Beck
☐ Joseph Carbacio
☐ David Robinson

### Jefferson County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Gail Boober (i)
☐ Ginny Harrison

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ William Senseney (i)
☐ Ron Rossi

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Mary Rissler (i)
☐ Arthur Cridler

### Kanawha County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Ward Harshbarger III (i)
☐ Cecilia Thomas
☑ Rusty Casto

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Brent Hall (i)
☐ Marva Lee Crouch
☐ Kathy Ferguson

#### Division 5[edit]

☑ Michael Sisson (i)
☐ Pam Nixon

#### Division 7[edit]

☑ Julie Yeager (i)
☐ Melanie Rucker

#### Division 8[edit]

☑ Kim Aaron (i)
☐ Todd Chevalier

#### Division 9[edit]

☑ Tim Halloran (i)
☐ Dianna Graves
☐ Margaret Chico-Eddy
☐ Steve Harper
☐ Paris Workman

### Lewis County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Roger Clem Jr. (i)
☐ Ed Browning

### Lincoln County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Kay Adkins
☑ Kim Clayton
☐ Tina Humphries
☐ Jamie Messr
☐ Lisa Ramey
☐ Roger Smith

### Logan County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Steven Gray (i)
☑ Joe Mendez
☐ Estel Murray

### Mason County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Cheryl Miller-Ross (i)
☐ John Machir

### McDowell County[edit]

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Danny Mitchell (i)
☐ John Andy Vance

### Mercer County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Susan Honaker (i)
☐ John Howell

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Sandra Dorsey (i)
☐ Rick Akers
☐ Keith Compton

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Charles Poe (i)
☐ Michael Burnopp
☐ Max Morris
☐ Helen Phillips
☐ Pam Sizemore-Plumley

#### Division 5[edit]

☐ Britt Beasley
☑ William Frank Holroyd
☐ Ted Jones
☐ W.C. Wilborn

### Mineral County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Michelle Cook
☑ Charles Gulbronson
☐ Ernie Miller
☐ J. Wes Ours
☐ Chris Paitsel
☐ Nathan Wasser

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Patrick Amoroso
☐ Damon Tillman

### Mingo County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Brock Mounts (i)
☑ Donald Sansom
☐ Billy Sexton

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Barry Marcum (i)
☐ James Fugett
☑ Dave Justice

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Jim Harvey (i)
☐ Scott Smith
☐ Donald Roy Stevens
☐ Michele Webb

### Monongalia County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Hershel Mullins (i)
☐ Mark Myers

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Jim Nabors (i)
☐ Jeffrey Haught

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Sandy Holepit (i)
☐ Thomas Yank Ballock

### Monroe County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Frank Basile
☐ Tina Gravely
☐ Jeff Jones

### Morgan County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ Greg Miller (i)
☑ Debra Ditto

### Nicholas County[edit]

#### Division 3[edit]

☐ Beth Boso
☑ Mike Hanks

### Ohio County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Charles Murphy (i)
☐ Justin Hershberger
☐ Desiree Lyonette

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Patricia Murphy (i)
☐ Mark Garrett

### Pendleton County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Andrew Hinkle (i)
☐ Stephen Heavner

### Pocahontas County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Carrie Wilfong (i)
☐ Tanner Graham
☐ Randall Irvine
☐ Donna Meadows Price
☐ Robert Sharp

### Preston County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Lewis Ault (i)
☐ Rhonda Sypolt

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Scott Davis
☐ Stacy Kennedy Greaser
☐ P.L. Grimm
☐ Willis Perrine
☐ Sarah Sterling Nine
☑ Bo Ward

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Harold E. Jenkins, Jr. (i)
☐ John Bartlett

### Putnam County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Earl Gorrell
☑ Jean Anne Luikart

### Raleigh County[edit]

#### Division 5[edit]

☑ Tomi Peck (i)
☐ John Mays

### Randolph County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Robert Elbon Jr. (i)
☐ Chris Heflin

### Roane County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Jason Bennett (i)
☐ John Caldwell Jr.

### Taylor County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Robert Lee Bolton III
☐ Ed Kerns

### Tyler County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Mary Dotson
☐ Earl Kendle Jr.

### Upshur County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☐ Juanita Adams (i)
☑ Kay Hurst

### Wayne County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ David Ferguson (i)
☐ Tina Turner Sarver

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Randy Wiles (i)
☐ Ethan Peake

#### Division 3[edit]

☐ John Cavins (i)
☐ Andy Battista
☐ Todd Mays
☑ Billy Dell Runyon

### Webster County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☐ John Stone (i)
☑ Ryan Bruffy
☐ Daniel Lehman

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Richard Robertson (i)
☐ Victor McClure

### Wetzel County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Judith Goontz (i)
☐ Lisa Kocher Yoho
☐ Billie Zimmerman

### Wirt County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Janey Wigal (i)
☐ Reginald Grimmett
☐ Craig Mills

### Wood County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Jody Purkey
☐ Rachel Ferguson
☐ Debbie Hendershot
☐ Rachel Kirk
☐ Ed Layton
☐ Paulina Yearego

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Joe Kuhl (i)
☐ Jeremy Bungard
☐ Barry Murphy

### Wyoming County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ James Boles (i)
☐ Jeff Dunigon
☐ Gerald Jackson

#### Division 3[edit]

☐ I. Kay Fulford (i)
☑ Jeff Barlow
☐ Ray Toler

# Uncontested seats[edit]

## Circuit Court[edit]

### Judicial Circuit 1[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Ronald Wilson (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ David Sims (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Jason Cuomo

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ James Mazzone (i)

### Judicial Circuit 2[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ David Hummel Jr. (i)

### Judicial Circuit 3[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Timothy Sweeney (i)

### Judicial Circuit 4[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ J.D. Beane (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Robert Waters (i)

### Judicial Circuit 5[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Richard Craig Tatterson

### Judicial Circuit 6[edit]

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Chris Chiles (i)

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Paul Farrell Sr. (i)

### Judicial Circuit 7[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Eric O'Briant (i)

### Judicial Circuit 8[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Booker Stephens (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Rudolph Murensky II (i)

### Judicial Circuit 9[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Derek Swope (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ William J. Sadler (i)

### Judicial Circuit 10[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ John Hutchison (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ H. L. Kirkpatrick, III (i)

### Judicial Circuit 12[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Paul Blake Jr. (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ John Hatcher Jr. (i)

### Judicial Circuit 13[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Carrie Webster (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Joanna Tabit (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Tod Kaufman (i)

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ James Stucky (i)

#### Division 5[edit]

☑ Louis Bloom (i)

#### Division 6[edit]

☑ Jennifer Bailey (i)

#### Division 7[edit]

☑ Charles King (i)

### Judicial Circuit 14[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Richard Facemire (i)

### Judicial Circuit 15[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Thomas Bedell (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ James Matish (i)

### Judicial Circuit 16[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Patrick Wilson (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ David Janes (i)

### Judicial Circuit 17[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Russell Clawges Jr. (i)

### Judicial Circuit 20[edit]

☑ David Wilmoth (i)

### Judicial Circuit 21[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Lynn Nelson (i)

### Judicial Circuit 22[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ H. Charles Carl III (i)

### Judicial Circuit 23[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ John Yoder (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Christopher Wilkes (i)

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Gray Silver III (i)

#### Division 5[edit]

☑ Michael Douglas Lorensen (i)

### Judicial Circuit 24[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Darrell Pratt (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ James Young Jr. (i)

### Judicial Circuit 25[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ William Stewart Thompson (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Jay Hoke (i)

### Judicial Circuit 26[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Jacob Reger (i)

### Judicial Circuit 27[edit]

☑ Warren McGraw (i)

### Judicial Circuit 29[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Phillip Stowers (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Joseph Reeder (i)

## Family Court[edit]

### Circuit 1[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Joyce Chernenko (i)

### Circuit 2[edit]

☑ Robert Hicks (i)

### Circuit 3[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ C. Darren Tallman (i)

### Circuit 4[edit]

☑ Steve Jones

### Circuit 5[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Connie Thomas (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Bryan Cromley

### Circuit 6[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Patricia Keller (i)

### Circuit 7[edit]

☑ Sean Maynard

### Circuit 9[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Kelly Codispoti (i)

### Circuit 10[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Ron Salmons

### Circuit 11[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Kenneth Ballard (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ R. Joseph Zak (i)

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Lera Vanmeter

### Circuit 12[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Anthony Bisaha (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Mary Ellen Griffith (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Lisa Clark (i)

### Circuit 13[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ H. Suzanne McGraw (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Louise Staton (i)

### Circuit 14[edit]

☑ Matthew Dean England (i)

### Circuit 18[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Lori Jackson (i)

### Circuit 20[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Randal Minor (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Patricia Hill (i)

### Circuit 23[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Glen Stotler (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Deanna Rock

### Circuit 24[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ David Camilletti (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ David Greenberg (i)

### Circuit 25[edit]

☑ Amanda See (i)

### Circuit 26[edit]

☑ Richard Witt (i)

### Circuit 27[edit]

☑ Joyce Morton

## Magistrate Court[edit]

### Berkeley County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Charles Cole (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Harry Snow (i)

#### Division 5[edit]

☑ Betty Jo Hersh (i)

### Braxton County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Mary Beth Smith (i)

### Brooke County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Robin Snyder (i)

### Cabell County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Michael Woelfel (i)

#### Division 7[edit]

☑ Dan Goheen (i)

### Calhoun County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Richard Postalwait (i)

### Clay County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Jeffery Boggs (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Jeff Rider

### Doddridge County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Jamie Lou Moran (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Olivia Adams (i)

### Fayette County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Danita Young (i)

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Sharon McGraw (i)

### Gilmer County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Carol Wolfe (i)

### Grant County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Willard Earle II (i)

### Greenbrier County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Charles Beard (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Brenda Smith (i)

### Hampshire County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Ron DiCiolla (i)

### Hancock County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ William Scott Hicks (i)

### Hardy County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Craig Hose (i)

### Harrison County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Frank Demarco (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Donald Kopp

### Jackson County[edit]

☑ Jackie Casto (i)

☑ Tom Reynolds (i)

### Kanawha County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Pete Lopez (i)

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Jack Pauley (i)

#### Division 6[edit]

☑ Joe Shelton (i)

#### Division 10[edit]

☑ Traci Carper-Strickland (i)

### Lewis County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Michael Gissy (i)

### Lincoln County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Sophia Tully (i)

### Logan County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Dwight Williamson (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Leonard Codispoti (i)

### Marion County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Hank Middlemas (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Melissa Pride-Linger (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Mark Hayes (i)

### Marshall County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Mark Kerwood (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Tom Wood

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ David McLaughlin (i)

### Mason County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Gail Roush (i)

### McDowell County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Steve Cox (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Richard VanDyke (i)

### Mercer County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Michael Flanigan (i)

### Monongalia County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Darris John Summers (i)

### Monroe County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Kevin Miller (i)

### Morgan County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Kermit Matthew Ambrose (i)

### Nicholas County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ D. Wayne Plummer (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Sarah Meadows Brown

### Ohio County[edit]

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Harry Radcliffe (i)

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Joe Roxby (i)

### Pendleton County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Kevin Puffenberger (i)

### Pleasants County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Lisa Renee Taylor

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Randy Nutter (i)

### Pocahontas County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Cynthia Broce-Kelley (i)

### Putnam County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Linda Hunt (i)

#### Division 2 (Unexpired term)[edit]

☑ Ronald Stone

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Kylene Brown (i)

### Raleigh County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Charles Humphrey (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Steve Massie (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Richard Jones (i)

#### Division 4[edit]

☑ Greg Tanner (i)

### Randolph County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Mike Riggleman (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Benjamin Shepler (i)

### Ritchie County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ David Haugh (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Teresa Harper (i)

### Roane County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Ronald White (i)

### Summers County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ J.W. Jeffries Jr. (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Jack Hellems (i)

### Taylor County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Ricky Reese (i)

### Tucker County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Riley Barb (i)

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Mont Miller

### Tyler County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Michael Griffin (i)

### Upshur County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Mike Coffman (i)

### Wetzel County[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

☑ Thomas Shepherd (i)

### Wirt County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ David Roberts (i)

### Wood County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Brenda Marshall (i)

#### Division 3[edit]

☑ Robin Waters (i)

### Wyoming County[edit]

#### Division 2[edit]

☑ Craig Cook (i)

## Election rules[edit]

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

### Circuit Courts[edit]

The judges of the West Virginia Circuit Court are chosen by the people in nonpartisan elections and must run for re-election when their terms expire. Each judge is elected to an eight-year term.[2]

#### Selection of the chief judge[edit]

The chief judge of each circuit court is also selected by peer vote, but term lengths vary by circuit.[2]

#### Qualifications[edit]

To serve on a West Virginia Circuit Court, a judge must be:

* a citizen of West Virginia for at least five years;
* a resident of his or her circuit;
* at least 30 years old; and
* practiced in law for at least five years.[2]

### Family Courts[edit]

Judges of the West Virginia Family Courts are each elected to six-year and eight-year terms. Their initial term is six years and every subsequent term is eight years.[3] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state citizen, a circuit resident, a minimum of 30 years of age and have five years of law practice in the state.[4]

### Magistrate Courts[edit]

Judges of the West Virginia Magistrate Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[5] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a county resident, a minimum of 21 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent. Judges of these courts do not need to be lawyers, but they must complete a course in rudimentary principles of law and procedure.[4]

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms West Virginia judicial election. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

West Virginia local trial court judicial elections, 2016 - Google News

## See also[edit]

* Judicial elections, 2016
* West Virginia judicial elections
* Judicial selection in West Virginia

## External links[edit]

* West Virginia Secretary of State

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Search," accessed January 31, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: West Virginia," archived October 3, 2014
3. ↑ West Virginia Judiciary, "Family Courts," accessed September 25, 2014
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: West Virginia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
5. ↑ West Virginia Judiciary, "Magistrate Courts," accessed September 25, 2014

West Virginia courts

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Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of West Virginia, Southern District of West Virginia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of West Virginia, Southern District of West Virginia

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Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia • West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals • West Virginia Circuit Courts • West Virginia Family Courts • West Virginia Magistrate Courts • West Virginia Municipal Courts

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