The Associated Press has not yet called WV-02, but let’s just say the handwriting is starting to appear on the wall. With 86 percent of precincts reporting, state legislator Mark Hunt leads attorney and Army vet Cory Simpson by a 29-27 margin. the raw vote margin is on the rise, with Hunt now staked to a 1237 vote lead. We’ll come back around if Simpson somehow hits the Hail Mary pass, but that seems like a remote shot, at best.
So, with that, we close off this liveblog, and promise to come back a week from today, when Idaho, Kentucky, and Oregon take their turn at the ballot box. See you next week!