Randolph County (city of Elkins) is the fourth of six county groups to report, lifting the statewide count to 4 of 6 counties — about 67% reporting. Kanawha/Braxton (Charleston/Sutton) and the Panhandle (Ellwood City) remain. Randolph is a single county with no sub-district splits, and its nonpartisan judge’s race was close enough to force a runoff.
The centralized count of the statewide constitutional offices is in. Across all county groups, 288 ballots were cast in the Mountaineer Boys State primary — 157 Nationalist and 131 Federalist — setting both parties’ nominees for the fall general election and the field of five for the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Lewis/Upshur County (cities of Weston and Buckhannon) has become the second of six county groups to report, pushing the statewide count to 2 of 6 counties — about 33% reporting. Still outstanding: Randolph, Kanawha/Braxton, Marion/Gilmer, and the Panhandle.
Lewis/Upshur saw no county-office candidates file in either party, so the action was in the legislative races, the city ballots, and the nonpartisan contests. Vote totals appear next to each candidate; winners advance as their party’s nominee to the general election.
The American Legion Mountaineer Boys State is taking shape for its 87th annual session, with 220 high school juniors from 38 of West Virginia’s 55 counties already applying to attend the week-long leadership academy at WVU Jackson’s Mill this June. Spots remain open—eligible juniors can apply now at https://apply.wvboysstate.org before the class fills.
Although our initial notional deadline of November 11, 2025, has passed, we want to reassure schools that it is not too late to submit their list of eligible and recommended junior male students for the 2026 American Legion Mountaineer Boys State (ALMBS) program.
📍The map below shows which schools have already submitted their lists—thank you for helping us kick off recruitment! If your school isn’t represented yet, we encourage you to take action now and ensure your students don’t miss out on this life-changing opportunity.
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