I am very encouraged with the results of the May 11 primary election, especially with regard to the 13th State Senate race between Cindy Frich, the Republican nominee, and Robert Beach, the Democrat's nominee, both of whom have served in the state House of Delegates and are seeking advancement to the open seat in the state Senate.
Neither one is an incumbent in the Senate seat, and any signs asking voters to "re-elect" someone would be misleading.
One amusing example of the voters' desire for change is precisely the results of the Democratic Party's primary.
Morgantown's former mayor, Ron Justice, had withdrawn from the race because of health problems and this fact was widely reported.
I also saw a notice to this effect in the early voting headquarters. The humorous thing is that, even after withdrawing, Justice beat Delegate Bob Beach in the Democratic primary. (Justice 3,824, Beach 2,662 in Marion County, and Justice 2,119, Beach 2,948 in Monongalia, for a total margin for Justice of 433 votes.) This certainly does not bode well for the Beach campaign.
On a more serious note, I am proud to be assisting Cindy Frich's campaign because of her 100 percent pro-life voting record during her years in the Statehouse.
All in all, this will be a fascinating and eventful election year.
Andrew Sabak
Fairmont