CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- More than 100 mailed-in filings have increased the unofficial roster of West Virginia's 2012 candidates.
The filing deadline was midnight on Jan. 28. State election officials say the additional filings were postmarked by then.
A number of these new candidates joined legislative races. The majority Democrats now have 30 contested primaries out of 67 races in the House of Delegates, and six out of 17 in the Senate.
Republicans have enough candidates for 17 contested House primaries and one in the Senate.
At least three legislative candidates have withdrawn in the past week.
About half the additional filings were from Republicans seeking to become delegates to their party's national convention.
Of the 194 convention delegate candidates, 48 are pledged to Mitt Romney. Newt Gingrich has 43, and Ron Paul, 28.
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