Editor-in-Chief, Mountaineer Journal
WASHINGTON — On December 15th, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) released a statement expressing her acceptance of Joe Biden’s victory, congratulating Biden, along with calling for Republicans and Americans to ‘turn the page’ on the 2020 election and ‘begin a new administration.’
CHARLESTON, WV — On December 9th, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined a friend-of-the-court brief in the Texas case against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin. The lawsuit challenges voting irregularities within the battleground states that occurred in the 2020 Presidential General Election. “Many
ELKINS — Sen. Robert Karnes (R) has defeated Fmr. Del. Denise Campbell (D) in district 11’s state senatorial race. Karnes received 23,229 votes at 51 percent, while Campbell received 22,018 votes at 49 percent. In an exclusive interview with Mountaineer Journal, Karnes
CHARLESTON — State Treasurer candidate Riley Moore (R) has taken the lead over incumbent John Perdue (D) in the State Treasurer’s race according to a recent poll conducted by Mark Blankenship Enterprises. Moore received approximately 45 percent of registered voters, with John
BUCKHANNON — On Friday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) made a campaign stop in Upshur County just 4 days before the 2020 general election.
BUCKHANNON — On Thursday, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) endorsed Sen. Robert Karnes (R) for State Senate.
The 11th state senatorial race has been hotly contested, with democrat and republican PACs taking shots at candidates. Political Action Committees supporting Campbell have spent over $200,000 in negative advertisements attacking Karnes. According to the West Virginia Secretary of State‘s publicly listed
Warner stumps for votes in Upshur County.
SUTTON — On October 5th, Sen. Doug Facemire (D-12) spelled his own name incorrectly on a social media advertisement targeting his opponent Patrick Martin (R). On an attempted side-by-side comparison, Facemire spelled his name “Facmire.” The misleading social media post accused Martin
ELKINS — After an exclusive Mountaineer Journal investigative report on the motives of Mountain State Values PAC, Fmr. Del. Denise Campbell (D) has denied any collusion with the political action committee. Mountain State Values is a left-wing PAC, intentionally distributing deceptive information
