HUNTINGTON -- There were no surprises in House of Delegates and Senate races in Cabell and Wayne counties as every incumbent was expected to be reelected to return to their seats in Charleston.

House District 15

Voters decided to send the same three candidates to serve in the House of Delegates District 15 as Democrats Kevin Craig and Jim Morgan and Republican Carol Miller held on to their seats on Tuesday.

Craig received the most votes with 9,674, while Morgan came in second with 8,637 votes.

Republican challengers Paula Stewart and Jim Carden received only a small portion of total number of ballots cast. The vast majority of Republican votes went to the Miller, who received 7,499 votes. Democratic newcomer and Huntington firefighter Carl Eastham also received 6,687votes.

District 15 represents Cabell County and a small portion of northern Lincoln County.

Craig, who has served in the House since 2000, served as the vice-chairman for the House's Pensions and Retirement Committee last legislative session.

Before returning to the House in 2002, Morgan served two terms in the '80s and '90s and has the most legislative experience of any candidate running in District 15. Morgan was the chair for the House's Government Organization Committee last session.

"I look forward to going back to the Legislature and working with the speaker of the house and governor to move the state forward," Morgan said. "We're going to have some major issues ahead of us like health care and road costs and I hope to continue sound fiscal management."

Miller, elected in 2006, is a small business owner, property manager and operator of the Swann Ridge Bison Farm. With her experience in running a small business, Miller was picked to serve on the House's Industry and Labor/ Economic Development and Small Business Committee last session.

House District 16

Democrats Doug Reynolds and Dale Stephens and Republican Kelli Sobonya will return to the legislature to represent District 16 in the House of Delegates.

Reynolds received the most votes with 10,817, Sobonya was second with 10,726 and Stephens was third with 9.891 votes.

Newcomer Amy Herrenkohl, a Democrat, received 8,538 votes.

With 22 of 39 precincts reporting in Wayne County, Reynolds received 4,993, Sobonya received 4,725 and Stephens received 4,517. Herrenkohl received 3,753.

District 16 represents southern Cabell County and several Wayne County precincts in the Westmoreland and Spring Valley area.

Reynolds, who was seeking a second term as delegate, is an attorney in Huntington.

Stephens, who is seeking his fourth two-year term, is a school bus driver and served as the vice-chairman of the House's Roads and Transportation Committee last session.

During the last session Sobonya, who has served since 2002, served as the minority chair for the House's Industry and Labor Committee.

Sobonya and Miller of Cabell County were among seven Republican members of the House of Delegates targeted in a recent mail campaign by the West Virginia Democratic Party. The state Democratic Party has spent more than $24,300 on a mail campaign that criticizes the voting records of Republican incumbents Miller, Sobonya and Tom Azinger of Wood County.

House District 17

Incumbent Democrats Richard Thompson and Don Perdue defeated newcomer Lisa Peana, a Republican, to reclaim their seats for the House of Delegate's District 17. The district represents a large portion of Wayne County.

Thompson, who served as Speaker of the House, received 5,727 votes while Perdue came in second with 4,997 votes with 22 of 30 precincts reporting in Wayne County. Peana, who currently serves as the executive director of the West Virginia Young Republicans, received 2,163 votes.

Perdue has held his seat in the House since 1998 and served as the assistant majority whip last legislative session. As chairman of the House's Health and Human Resources Committee, Perdue has focused much of his efforts in the legislature on the furtherance of health care.

Senate District 4

Republican incumbent Karen Facemyer of Jackson County received 22,484 votes to defeat Democratic challenger Rocky D. Holmes who received 14,910 votes with 102 of 131 precincts reporting. Facemyer served three terms in the House from 1992 to 1998 and has served in the Senate since 2000.

Senate District 5

Incumbent Robert H. Plymale, D-Wayne, received 22,505 votes to beat Republican newcomer Stephen L. Hall who received 11,383 votes for the state Senate District 5 seat with all precincts reporting in Cabell County. With 54 of 79 precincts reporting in Wayne Plymale received 11,857 votes and Hall received 5,722 votes.

District 5 represents a large portion of Cabell County and a small portion of Wayne County.

Plymale, who served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Education in the last session, has held his seat since 1992.