West Virginia Code
Article 5. Primary Elections and Nominating Procedures
§3-5-6d. Election of Magistrates

(a) An election for the purpose of electing a magistrate or magistrates by division shall be held on the same date as the primary election in their respective circuits, as provided by law, upon a nonpartisan ballot by division printed for this purpose.
(b) In each nonpartisan election by division for a magistrate, the candidates for election in each numbered division shall be tallied separately, and the board of canvassers shall declare and certify the election of the eligible candidate receiving the highest numbers of votes cast within a numbered division to fill any full terms.
(c) In case of a tie vote under this section, section twelve, article six of this chapter controls in breaking the tie vote.

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West Virginia Code

Chapter 3. Elections

Article 5. Primary Elections and Nominating Procedures

§3-5-1. Time and Place of Holding Primary Elections in the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty and Thereafter; Hours Polls Open

§3-5-1a. Time and Place of Holding Primary Elections Held in the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Eight; Hours Polls Open

§3-5-2. Delegates to National Conventions; Alternate Delegates

§3-5-3. Presidential Preference

§3-5-4. Nomination of Candidates in Primary Elections

§3-5-6. Election of County Board of Education Members at Primary Elections