Masontown, West Virginia Public Records

The registration deadline is 21 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, West Virginia residents, at least 17 years old (must be 18 by the general election to vote), and not currently under conviction of a felony or mental incompetence. Acceptable identification includes a West Virginia driver's license or state ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. First-time voters who registered by mail may need to provide identification when voting. As an unincorporated community, Masontown does not hold municipal elections for mayor or town council. Residents vote in Preston County Commission races (three commissioners serving staggered six-year terms), county offices including Sheriff, County Clerk, Assessor, Prosecuting Attorney, and Circuit Clerk, all partisan elections held in general election years. West Virginia holds partisan primary elections in May and general elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. Local voters can find their assigned polling place by visiting the West Virginia Secretary of State's website at https://services.sos.wv.gov/Elections/Voter/FindMyPollingPlace or by contacting the Preston County Clerk at (304) 329-0070. Polling places are assigned by precinct based on residential address. Preston County typically operates approximately 20 precincts county-wide. Early voting in West Virginia begins 13 days before Election Day and continues through three days before Election Day at the Preston County Courthouse in Kingwood, with extended hours including evenings and weekends. Donald Trump carried Preston County with approximately 75% of the vote, consistent with Preston County's strong Republican voting patterns. West Virginia overall voted heavily Republican in 2024. West Virginia voters will elect a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Masontown voters are published by the West Virginia Secretary of State Elections (https://sos.wv.gov/elections/). State-level races include all 100 seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates (two-year terms) and 17 of the 34 West Virginia Senate seats (four-year staggered terms). Preston County voters will elect county officials depending on which positions have terms expiring, potentially including County Commission, Sheriff (four-year term), County Clerk (four-year term), or other county constitutional officers. West Virginia offers absentee voting for voters who will be absent from the county on Election Day, have a disability or illness, are 65 or older, work a shift making it impossible to vote, are an election official or poll worker, are involved in precinct canvassing, or are a caretaker of a person physically unable to vote. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Preston County Clerk or online at https://sos.wv.gov/elections. Completed applications must be received by the Preston County Clerk by six days before the election. Voted absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls on Election Day, not just postmarked. Public election records in West Virginia include voter registration lists (available with restrictions to campaigns and parties), campaign finance reports filed with the West Virginia Secretary of State at https://cfrs.wvsos.gov for state and county candidates, candidate filing information showing who has qualified for the ballot, and certified election results by precinct published after each election. The Preston County Clerk maintains historical election results for Preston County. Candidate filing for the 2026 primary election will occur in January 2026, with the primary election in May 2026 determining party nominees for the November general election.