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A release from the West Virginia Democrats points out interesting numbers:
What Republican Surge?
WV GOP Fails to Field Candidates in 31 Seats; Surrenders One Seat to Dems
Charleston, W.Va. - The day after the deadline for political parties to make appointments for vacancies on the ballot, the West Virginia Republican Party failed to find any candidates for thirty-one (31) of the state's 117 legislative races on the ballot this year. By contrast, Democrats only left eleven seats uncontested. Only a few years ago the GOP filled the entire ballot. In one House District, state Republicans were not even able to field a candidate to defend one of their own seats.
"Nationally there has been a great deal of chatter about a Republican tidal wave coming in 2010, but clearly that is not the case in West Virginia," Democratic Party Chairman Nick Casey said. "When you do not have quality candidates stepping forward to challenge incumbents that speaks volumes."
Statewide the GOP failed to find candidates in four State Senate seats and twenty-seven House of Delegates seats. Democrats left just one Senator unopposed and only ten Delegates. In Hancock County (House District 1), the GOP failed to field a candidate for one of their currently held seats which guarantees another Democratic Delegate there.
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