(D)?.............................
Governor Justice was elected as (D), switched parties to (R). He did so during a visit by President Trump.
Much intrigue surrounding the people advising the Governor. IMO, also a bit of disarray in the WV GOP. Nothing that can’t be pulled together, mind you. But coming into the Labor Day stretch run before the November elections, things need to happen sooner rather than later.
(R)......but in WV, party affiliation is often a matter of convenience. The UniParty rules!
Walker and Loughry are republicans, Davis and Workman are democrats. They are elected, not appointed.
Spike Maynard was a registered Democrat and a Circuit Judge (appointed by Jay Rockefeller) for 16 years. He then won a 12 year seat on the Supreme Court of Appeals, again as a Democrat. At the end of this term, he was primaried out and Boy Howdy, was he POd. So POd, that the next year he registered as a Republican and ran for the US House of Representatives gaining the endorsment of Sarah Palin in his loss to Nicki Rahall.
And then there is our (R)...(D)...(R) Governor