Glen Gainer Jr.
Glen B. Gainer Jr. (July 4, 1927 – September 8, 2009) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 18th State Auditor of West Virginia from 1977 to 1993.He married Sally Jo Padgett in 1955 and they had one daughter, Beth, and two sons, John David and Glen.He served in the United States Navy during World War II and then worked as a school teacher and an athletic coach in Wood County.State Senator Dan R. Tonkovich came second with 36%, Gainer came third with 14%, Barbara Trushel came fourth with 4%, former gubernatorial candidate H. John Rogers came fifth with 2% and Timmy Kearns came last with under 2%.Gainer ran for a third term as Auditor in 1984 and won easily, defeating Republican William D. Bone by 67% to 33%.