Town of Rupert municipal candidates for upcoming elections

By RealWV Staff,

RUPERT, W.Va. – Election day for the town of Rupert is Tuesday, June 10, 2025. 

The positions of mayor, recorder and five council members are up for election. Candidates for these positions have already filed their intent to run, and there are no official write-in candidates. 

People’s Party candidates include: 

Brandy Lisa Riffle for mayor

Steve Fields II for council

Barbara Finstad for council

Karen Poe for council

Citizen’s Party candidates include: 

Stephen W. Baldwin for mayor

Barbara Nickell for recorder

James “JD” Cales for council

David McAfee for council

Jeffery T. Morrison for council

Marlo Sherman for council

Cheryl Ann Walkup for council

Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on June 10. Early voting will take place through the U.S. Postal Service from May 28 – June 7.