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Elected Democrat County Officials:


Bill Blankenship

County Assessor
Bill is serving his second term as Mercer County Assessor. He began his career with the Assessor's Office in 1984 and was appointed Assessor in 2000.
Bill and his wife Donna have been married for 37 years. They attend the Princeton Church of God.
Bill is a 1966 graduate of Spanishburg High School and a Vietnam War Veteran.



Rudolph Jennings

County Clerk


R. Danny Fulknier

County Magistrate


Rick Fowler

County Magistrate
Rick Fowler, son of Buddie and Lolita Fowler, was born and raised in Wilmington, NC. He is married to Wanda, the niece of former Senator Tony Whitlow. Rick retired from the US Air Force after twenty-one years of service, including seven years as both a military and civilian police officer. Rick was elected Mercer County Magistrate in 2004 and serves in the Bluefield office.


Jerry Flanagan

County Magistrate


Mike Flanigan

County Magistrate


Harold Buckner

County Magistrate


Danny Wills

County Sheriff
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Brenda Davis

Circuit Clerk


Hon. John R. Frazier

Circuit Court Judge


Hon. Derek Swope

Circuit Court Judge


William Sadler

Prosecuting Attorney


Karen Disibbio

Commissioner


Joe Coburn

Commissioner


John P. Anderson

Commissioner


Hon. Edwin B. Wiley
Family Court Judge


Hon. Mary Ellen Griffith
Family Court Judge

Elected Democrat State Officials from Mercer County or representing areas of Mercer County:

State Senate                                 John Pat Fanning
(6th Senatorial District)              H. Truman Chafin
2 seats

State Senate                                 no democrat
(10th Senatorial District)            no democrat
(No democrat elected to these seats. That needs to change in November.)
2 seats

House of  Delegates                     Rick Staton
(22nd Delegate District)              Richard Browning
2 seats

House of Delegates
(24th Delegate District)               Eustace Frederick
1 seat

House of Delegates                      
Marshall C. Long
(25th Delegate District                 no democrat
(No democrat elected to this seat. That needs to change in November.)

2 seats


State Democrat Executive Committee     
(District 10)                                                   Richard Flanigan

Elected Democrat National Officials:

U.S. Senate                                  Robert C. Byrd

U.S. Senate                                   Jay Rockefeller IV

U.S. House of Representatives   Nick Joe Rahall II
(3rd Congressional District)








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