Iranian immigrant Parsi wins Democratic primary for U.S. House district 2

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 461

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Ace Parsi, an Iranian immigrant and Morgantown community organizer, has narrowly won the Democratic primary for U.S. House district 2.

The Associated Press called the race for Parsi around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a day after Tuesday’s election.

Parsi pulled in 17,696 votes and Stephanie Spears Tomana received 16,908 votes, according to preliminary results. U.S. Navy veteran Steve Wendelin received 9,980 votes in the race.

Parsi, a Morgantown community organizer, immigrated from Iran to …

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