Thousands of Appalachian voters flip from Democrat to Republican, narrowing registration lead

Thousands of Appalachian voters flip from Democrat to Republican, narrowing registration lead

More than 20,000 unaffiliated voters also moved to the GOP ahead of the state's May 12 primary election

Voters head into the polls outside the Tridelphia Middle School polling place in Wheeling, W. Va., on May 8, 2018, during the West Virginia spring primaries. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

The West Virginia State Capitol building stands beside the Kanawha River in Charleston, W. Va. (Joseph Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group)

Voting booths are set up during a primary election. (iStock)

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