Primary Complete: Kanawha/Braxton Reports, All Six Counties Now In

Kanawha/Braxton County (cities of Charleston and Sutton) is the last of six county groups to report — and with it, the 2026 Mountaineer Boys State primary is 100% reported. Both parties’ tickets are now set across every county, city, legislative seat, and the statewide constitutional offices.

That’s a wrap on the primary: all six county groups (Randolph, Monroe/Webster, Lewis/Upshur, Kanawha/Braxton, Marion/Gilmer, Panhandle) plus the statewide offices have reported. Next stop: the general election.

Nationalist Party — Primary Election

Kanawha/Braxton County Offices

Sheriff (vote for one)

Candidate District Votes
Sean Lough Braxton 17
Brayden “Mountain State Marshal” Honeycutt Braxton 13

County Clerk · Circuit Clerk — No candidates filed.

Prosecuting Attorney (vote for one)

Candidate District Votes
Jake Quinlan Braxton 31

Assessor (vote for one)

Candidate District Votes
Adrien Constable-Knight Kanawha 13
Eric Alvarez Braxton 12
Lewis Raeder Kanawha 4
Kohl Shobe Braxton 2

County Commissioner (vote for not more than three — Kanawha up to 2, Braxton up to 2)

Candidate District Votes
Timothy Jennings Kanawha 31

State Senate (vote for not more than two — one Kanawha seat, one Braxton seat)

Candidate District Votes
Mark Lemon II Kanawha 30

Lemon takes the Kanawha seat unopposed; no Braxton candidate filed.

House of Delegates (vote for not more than five — Kanawha up to 4, Braxton up to 4)

Candidate District Votes
Maxwell “Max” Fratto Kanawha 22
Ronan Holmes Braxton 22
Mitchel Blake Kanawha 21
Jeremiah Hall Kanawha 19
Stuart “Netanya-STU” Holley Braxton 19
Caleb Wright Kanawha 18

Top five advance; Wright misses by one slot.

Charleston / Sutton City

Mayor (vote for one)

Candidate City Votes
Stuart “Netanya-STU” Holley Sutton 8
Maxwell “Max” Fratto Charleston 7
Tristan Wilson Charleston 6
Sean Lough Sutton 5
Eric Alvarez Sutton 2
Adrien Constable-Knight Charleston 1

City Council (vote for not more than three — Charleston up to 2, Sutton up to 2)

Candidate City Votes
Mark Lemon II Charleston 23

Federalist Party — Primary Election

Kanawha/Braxton County Offices

Prosecuting Attorney · Circuit Clerk — No candidates filed.

Sheriff (vote for one)

Candidate District Votes
Trent “Rents Due” Huffman Braxton 16
Casey Mays Kanawha 9

County Clerk (vote for one)

Candidate District Votes
Kelvin “Keller ‘Greenhouse’” Greathouse Kanawha 25

Assessor (vote for one)

Candidate District Votes
Kohl “Shobie” Shobe Braxton 25

County Commissioner (vote for not more than three — Kanawha up to 2, Braxton up to 2)

Candidate District Votes
Charles “Charles in Charge” Greene Kanawha 25

State Senate (vote for not more than two — one Kanawha seat, one Braxton seat)

Candidate District Votes
Evan “S.A.E.” Harrison Braxton 21
Thomas Farrell Kanawha 15

House of Delegates (vote for not more than five — Kanawha up to 4, Braxton up to 4)

Candidate District Votes
Jackson “Your Voice, Your Idea, Your Vision” Lowther Braxton 17
Tyler “T-Dud” Dudley Braxton 15
Braxton Nichols Braxton 13

All three advance.

Charleston / Sutton City

Mayor (vote for one)

Candidate City Votes
Charles “Charles in Charge” Greene Charleston 24

City Council (vote for not more than three — Charleston up to 2, Sutton up to 2)

Candidate City Votes
Kelvin “Keller ‘Greenhouse’” Greathouse Charleston 19
Tyler “T-Dud” Dudley Sutton 17

Nonpartisan Election

Circuit Judge (vote for one)

Candidate District Votes
Titus Holcomb Kanawha 29
Tristan Wilson Kanawha 26

Magistrate (vote for one)

Candidate District Votes
Nyle Dygert Braxton 31
Brett “Iron” Holt Braxton 25

Board of Education (vote for not more than three — Kanawha up to 2, Braxton up to 2) — No candidates filed.


With all six county groups reported, the Mountaineer Boys State primary is in the books. Nominees from both parties now advance to the general election. Watch the live results board for the general election totals as they come in.