{"id":2246444,"date":"2024-05-16T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T00:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candidate-hospitalized-after-incident-while-removing-campaign-signs\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T20:32:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T00:32:20","slug":"candidate-hospitalized-after-incident-while-removing-campaign-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candidate-hospitalized-after-incident-while-removing-campaign-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate hospitalized after mishap during removal of campaign signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcandidate-hospitalized-after-incident-while-removing-campaign-signs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>West Virginia\u2064 secretary of state candidate, Doug Skaff, hospitalized for snake bites while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginia-secretary-of-state-candidate-loses-primary-and-gets-bitten-by-snake-while-removing-campaign-signs\/\" title=\"Candidate for West Virginia Secretary of State loses primary and gets bitten by snake removing signs\">removing campaign signs<\/a>. Bitten on leg and foot near U.S. Route 119 \u2064in Danville. Skaff expects \u2064to remain\u2064 in Charleston hospital for several days.\u200c Skaff, a Republican, finished second in the race. He resigned from House of Delegates last September and switched to GOP. West\u2062 Virginia Secretary of State candidate Doug Skaff was hospitalized after being bitten by a snake\u200b while taking down campaign signs near U.S. \u2063Route 119 in Danville. He anticipates a \u200cstay at a Charleston hospital\u200d for a few days. Skaff, a Republican, came in second\u200c in \u2062the election. Previously a House of Delegates member, he \u2063switched to the GOP\u2062 after resigning in September.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Candidate Hospitalized After Incident While Removing Campaign Signs<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 16, 2024 at 11:12am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state said he has been hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while removing election campaign signs.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Skaff said he was bitten in the left leg and the right foot Wednesday near U.S. Route 119 in Danville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-activists-assumed-colorado-shooter-was-white-delete-posts-pivot-when-his-identity-revealed\/\" title=\"Media, Activists Assumed Colorado Shooter Was White, Delete Posts, Pivot When His Identity Revealed\">news outlets reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Skaff told West Virginia radio network MetroNews that passersby called for medical assistance. The South Charleston resident said he expects to be in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-swarm-music-superstars-mansion-shooting-sends-man-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hospital<\/a> in Charleston for a few days.<\/p>\n<p>Skaff ran in the secretary of state\u2019s race as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-republican-protected-adam-schiff-censure-faces-serious-challenger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican<\/a> on Tuesday. In unofficial returns, Skaff finished second to Kris Warner.<\/p>\n<p>Skaff <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/west-virginia-house-doug-skaff-resigns-60dec012eac133c89b97b7dbf2f56b75\">resigned his House of Delegates seat from Kanawha County last September<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/west-virginia-doug-skaff-sean-hornbuckle-6698fa98b5c64a92ac93a7986e807e1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepping down as the chamber\u2019s Democratic leader<\/a> in August. He announced in October that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/west-virginia-skaff-republican-party-switch-553359f0b46f9c6acad95ba795ac0bab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">switching to the GOP<\/a> and running for secretary of state.<\/p>\n<p>Skaff served in the House from 2009 to 2014 and was elected to the chamber again in 2018. 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