Brent Benjamin

Simon McClure ran as the Libertarian candidate for governor

Joe Manchin was elected governor

Darrell McGraw was reelected state attorney general

Brent Benjamin was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals

Shelley Moore Capito was reelected to Congress

Betty Ireland became the first woman ever elected as secretary of state

Betty Ireland became the first woman ever elected as secretary of state and the first woman elected to the executive branch of government

Beth Walker defeated Brent Benjamin in first nonpartisan election for Supreme Court

Beth Walker won the first nonpartisan election for Supreme Court