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Mark Harris receives congratulatory handshakes Saturday upon his election as the new chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party that met in Charleston. Also in the running was former chairman Conrad Lucas. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
CHARLESTON West Virginia Republican Party leaders selected Raleigh County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Mark Harris to lead the Grand Old Party as Republicans begin 2021 on the upswing but not before having their own election issues.
Members of the West Virginia Republican Executive Committee met Saturday afternoon at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center to select a new chair.
Nominations were made for Harris, a healthcare executive and a minister at Memorial Baptist Church in Beckley, and former state party chairman Conrad Lucas. Harris said he was excited to lead the state party into the 2022 and 2024 elections.