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9:25 p.m.: The Associated Press has called the U.S. House race for W.Va. 2nd Congressional District for incumbent Riley Moore (R). The AP also called the race for the 1st Congressional District for incumbent Carol Miller (R).

Politics, culture, investigations and community reporting from Jefferson County and the wider region.

9:15 p.m.: The Associated Press has called the U.S. Senate race in favor of incumbent Shelley Moore Capito (R) with 75% of votes counted. Capito came from behind to secure the win with more than 57% of the vote, defeating challenger Rachel Fetty Anderson (D), the former Morgantown City Councilwoman, and state representative S. Marshall Wilson.

After an early lead for West Virginia Democrats, Republicans made up serious ground to either put races in deadlocks or squeak ahead by The Spirit’s press deadline.

At 9 p.m., Riley Moore came from behind to lead challenger Ace Parsi, 55-45, though only 43% of the vote was counted in the Mountain State. Parsi led Moore in Monongalia and Jefferson counties, while Moore led his challenger in Hancock and more rural counties.

In the state’s only Senate race this cycle, Shelley Moore Capito rushed ahead to take a 55-42% lead over Rachel Fetty Anderson of Morgantown at the Spirit’s deadline. S. Marshall Wilson tallied the remaining 3%.

The Associated Press had not called either race.

For state races, Lucia Valentine was swamping incumbent S. Chris Anders in Jefferson County with 75% of the vote, but Berkeley County had yet to report.

Joe Funkhouser was the lone Republican in the lead at 9 p.m., leading Marta Beck 53-43%, while Regina Dyer (56-43) and Jenny Thacker (63-36) led the Republican incumbents.

For highly-watched County Commission seats, challenger Lanae Johnson, the Democrat, was leading JCC President Pasha Majdi 53-38 at press deadline, with former commissioner Tricia Jackson holding nearly 8% of the vote. Mary Mickey Reagan was leading Steve Stolipher 62-32% at deadline, while Danny Lutz held nearly 5% of the vote.

Adam Ward ran unopposed and will continue to serve as the county’s prosecuting attorney.

Only 17 of the county’s 34 precincts had reported. Unofficial results can be found on The Spirit’s website and in our e-edition.

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