About 34,000 West Virginians
have voted early ahead of tomorrow’s primary.
The figure released by the Secretary of
State's office Friday reflects in-person and absentee ballots cast.
The early voting period opened April 30
and ended Saturday.
The light turnout could reflect a
relatively small number of contested races. The lone statewide race involves
the U.S. Senate, where three candidates each are running in the Democratic and
Republican primaries.
Seven candidates are seeking the
Republican nomination in a bid to succeed 2nd District GOP Congresswoman
Shelley Moore Capito, who is running for the Senate seat being vacated by the
retiring Jay Rockefeller.
Fewer than half of the 67 House of
Delegates districts and only four of 17 Senate seats up for election have
contested races this week.
