FAIRMONT — Galen Hansen, 71, strolled out of West Fairmont Middle School Tuesday afternoon having cast his ballot for the 2026 midterm election.
Hansen votes Republican. But he was thoroughly dissatisfied with his slate of choices for the state’s Republican ticket for the national races. So, he wrote in his own candidates.
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