11/5

     Tim McDaniel remains County Commissioner. He managed to beat candidate Adam Marsh by over 950 votes. Philip Ferguson, who has been the interim sheriff since earlier this year, is now officially the sheriff. Ferguson won by over 1,000 votes and he hopes to restore faith in the sheriff's department of Barbour county. Danny Wagner was elected to the house of delegates for our district. Shelley Moore Capito defeated Tennant and became the first female Senator elected in West Virginia's history. She is also the first Republican elected to the Senate from West Virginia in 48 years, meaning the West Virginia State Senate will now be evenly split with 17 Democrats and 17 Republicans. Alex Mooney became the first Latino American from West Virginia to be elected to the House of Representatives.

     We have elections to determine new leaders. The voter turnout in West Virginia Tuesday was approximately 37 percent, which is the lowest recorded figure in state history. Voting is important because we cannot forget to take full advantage of our privilege to have a say in politics. This is how we determine the fate of our future.