9:27 PM
“Joe Manchin is expected to easily defeat opponent Monty Warner in what might turn out to be the widest gubnatorial margin in state history.” (Metro News)

An humiliation for Warner. Perhaps he’ll take this message to GET OUT and STAY OUT.
(But I don’t have strong opinions about this or anything.)

The rest of the races I’m interested in are too close to call. And apparently Mon county is clue free, as last time I checked, 0% of Mon County precincts were reporting in. Bah humbug.

ADDENDUM the First: 9:54 and 0 Precincts reporting in for Mon county 44th Delegate district.

ADDENDUM the Second: According to the people on the TV, the reason that Mon county is taking so long to count is the number of write-in votes. (For those not in Mon County, Magistrate Alan Wheeler died two weeks ago, and so there is a write-in campaign since there was not enough time to take his name off the ballot.) Apparently all ballots with write-in candidates have to be tallied by hand before they can be run through the optical scanner.
I feel much better about things now.

ADDENDUM the Third: Yetch. Think it’s about time to head home…