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The Democratic Party held control the West Virginia House of Delegates since the 1930s. That all changed after the 2014 elections.

In 2012, Republicans took 11 Democratic seats and later, Democrat Ryan Ferns switched to the Republican Party, narrowing the party gap to six. The Republicans had a candidate running for every single seat in the election.[1][2]

One sign of the momentum surrounding the Republican charge was the primary win of Saira Blair, then 17 years old, who defeated incumbent Larry D. Kump. Blair, the daughter of State Sen. Craig Blair (R), defeated Democrat Layne Diehl.

The Democrats fielded candidates in 85 of the House's 100 races.

Larry Puccio, Chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party, was optimistic about retaining control of the House. He said an anti-Obama campaign would not work as it did two years prior.[1]

The West Virginia House of Delegates was one of 20 state legislative chambers noted by Ballotpedia staff as being a 2014 battleground chamber. The House had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republicans that amounted to 8 percent of the chamber. In 2012, a total of 27 districts were competitive or mildly competitive. There were 18 districts where the margin of victory was 5 percent or less in the 2012 elections. Another nine districts had a margin of victory between 5 and 10 percent.

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014.

Following the general election, the majority control of the West Virginia House of Delegates shifted from the Democrats to the Republicans. The Democratic Party dropped from 53 seats to just 36. The Republican Party picked up those 17 seats, increasing their total from 47 seats to 64. It was the first time since the 1930s that the Democratic Party had not held majority control of the chamber.

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

Eight incumbents did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

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Ryan Ferns |  Republican | House District 3
John Ellem |  Republican | House District 10
Tom Azinger |  Republican | House District 10
Troy Andes |  Republican | House District 15
Kevin Craig |  Democratic | House District 16
Doug Skaff, Jr. |  Democratic | House District 35
Meshea Poore |  Democratic | House District 37
Mary Poling |  Democratic | House District 47

## Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the West Virginia House of Delegates:

West Virginia House of Representatives

Party  |  As of November 3, 2014  |  After November 4, 2014
|  Democratic Party |  53 |  36
|  Republican Party |  47  |  64
Total |  100 |  100

## Qualifications[edit]

Section 13 of Article 6 of the West Virginia Constitution states, "No person holding any other lucrative office or employment under this state, the United States, or any foreign government; no member of Congress; and no person who is sheriff, constable, or clerk of any court of record, shall be eligible to a seat in the Legislature."

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## Competitiveness[edit]

### Candidates unopposed by a major party[edit]

In 15 of the 67 districts up for election in 2014, there was only one major party candidate running for election. Seventeen Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

Candidates from both major parties faced off in the general election in 85 of the 100 districts up for election. Eighteen of these Districts held competitive elections in 2012, with their last seat claimed by a margin of victory less than 5 percent. Nine other districts held moderately competitive elections in 2012, with their last seat claimed by a margin of victory between 5 and 10 percent.

### Primary challenges[edit]

A total of 32 incumbents faced primary competition on May 13. Eight incumbents did not seek re-election in 2014 and another 60 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. Five incumbents were defeated by their primary opponents.

* District 19: Democratic incumbent Timothy Kinsey was defeated by Ken Hicks and Don Perdue.
* District 24: Incumbent Ted Tomblin (D) was defeated by Rupert Phillips, Jr. and Ralph Rodighiero.
* District 36: Incumbent Mark Hunt (D) failed to advance past his primary, which featured five candidates. Nancy Guthrie, Danny Wells and Larry Rowe won election in that primary.
* District 48: Democratic incumbent Ron Fragale was defeated in the May 13 primary. The District 48 Democratic primary was won by Richard J. Iaquinta, Tim Miley, Joe Shaffer and Patsy Trecost II.
* District 59: Republican incumbent Larry Kump was defeated by Saira Blair. Blair, a high school student, was 17 years old at the time of the primary.

### Retiring incumbents[edit]

Eight incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 92 (92.0%) ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, four Democrats and four Republicans, can be found above.

## Context[edit]

The West Virginia House of Delegates faced the prospect of Republican control for the first time since the 1930s. Fueled by an 11 seat swing in 2012 and a defection since, many analysts considered the Republican Party to have a serious chance of closing the six seat gap. The GOP filed to run candidates in all of the state legislative seats up for election in 2014, ensuring that no Democratic candidate ran unchallenged. Some noted that the additional Republican candidates were solid in their own right, rather than just ballot fillers. "We have doctors, pharmacists—there is a good slate this year," said Vera McCormick, the Kanawha County Clerk. West Virginia Republican Party Chairman Conrad Lucas agreed, saying "It was so important this year for Republicans to make sure we had folks who were ready to govern. We’re fully prepared to be in leadership positions in both the House and state Senate this year." Danny Jones, Mayor of Charleston, backed Republicans to take control. "I think the Republicans are much more motivated and the Democrats are somewhat downtrodden and feel like they don’t have anywhere to go or anybody to vote for and a bunch of these Republicans are going unchallenged. There could be a few Democrats recapture seats but I think a lot more Republicans will."[3][1]

Larry Puccio, Chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party, believed his party could hold onto their control of the House. The anti-Obama campaign run by many Republicans in 2012, he said, would not work again. "While I think that will be used again and they’ll attempt to use it, I really don’t think that folks believe that a House of Delegate member who will probably never meet the president or know him whatsoever would have any tie at all to him and they will still vote for their local guy," he said.[1]

### Races to Watch[edit]

The Republicans flip of the House required that all of their incumbents to win. Two seats in District 10 with retiring Republicans and the seat of Del. Ryan Ferns (R), who ran for the State Senate, also needed to be held by Republicans. The party was also targeting pick ups in four seats (16, 35, 37, 47) where Democrats did not run for re-election. In order to maintain control, Democrats targeted the two District 10 seats along with eight single-seat districts where Republican incumbents ran for re-election for the first time, such as District 12, District 14 and District 23.[1]

Eyes were also on the District 59 race between Layne Diehl (D) and Saira Blair (R), the 18-year-old daughter of State Sen. Craig Blair (R). Saira Blair defeated two-term Del. Larry Kump (R) in the May 13 Republican primary, outspending Kump $4,800 to $1,800. Blair, who ran on a campaign focused on the themes of being "pro-family, pro-2nd Amendment, pro-business, pro-jobs, and pro-West Virginia," was considered a favorite in the heavily Republican district, where nearly two thirds of the votes went to Mitt Romney in November 2012. While campaigning, she attended West Virginia University for the fall semester, but said she would take a semester off for the legislative session that meets from January to March.[4][5][6][7][8]

## List of candidates[edit]

### District 1 (2 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Ronnie Jones: 1,825 a \- Incumbent Jones first assumed office in 2010.
* Randy Swartzmiller: 2,429 a \- Incumbent Swartzmiller first assumed office in 2000.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Pat McGeehan: 764 a
* Mark Zatezalo: 653 a

November 4 General election candidates:

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Ronnie Jones: 2,911
Randy Swartzmiller: 4,198
Pat McGeehan: 4,548
Mark Zatezalo: 5,075

### District 2 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Phil Diserio: 1,444 a\- Incumbent Diserio first assumed office in 2012.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Ryan Weld: 473 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Phil Diserio: 1,928
Ryan Weld: 2,846

### District 3 (2 seats)[edit]

Note: Incumbent Ryan Ferns (R) ran for State Senate District 1.

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Dave Palmer: 1,425
* Holli Smith: 1,776 a
* Shawn Fluharty: 1,501 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Dolph Santorine: 814 a
* Erikka Storch: 2,123 a\- Incumbent Storch first assumed office in 2010.
* Chris Elswick: 466
* Martin Sheehan: 809

November 4 General election candidates:

Holli Smith: 4,208
Shawn Fluharty: 4,247
Dolph Santorine: 3,690
Erikka Storch: 7,364

### District 4 (2 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Mike Ferro: 2,312 a\- Incumbent Ferro first assumed office in 2009.
* Dave Hall: 1,760 a
* David Sidiropolis: 1,400

May 13 Republican primary:

* David A. Evans: 1,287 a\- Incumbent Evans first assumed office in 2012.
* Ron Morris: 1,237 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Ferro: 4,655
Dave Hall: 3,806
David A. Evans: 4,469
Ron Morris: 3,636

### District 5 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Dave Pethtel: 1,602 a\- Incumbent Pethtel first assumed office in 1998.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Mary Kay Milliken: 464 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dave Pethtel: 2,830
Mary Kay Milliken: 1,345

### District 6 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Karl Paul: 507 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Wm. Roger Romine: 1,616 a\- Incumbent Romine first assumed office in 2000.

November 4 General election candidates:

Karl Paul: 829
Wm. Roger Romine: 2,889

### District 7 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Jason Harshbarger: 820
* Lynwood Ireland: 1,106 a\- Incumbent Ireland first assumed office in 2006.

November 4 General election candidates:

Lynwood Ireland: 3,673

### District 8 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Denzil "Buddy" Malone: 716 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Everette "Bill" Anderson: 1,165 a \- Incumbent Anderson first assumed office in 1992.

November 4 General election candidates:

Denzil "Buddy" Malone: 1,092
Everette "Bill" Anderson: 3,608

### District 9 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Jim Marion: 843 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Anna Border: 1,143 a\- Incumbent Border first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Marion: 1,298
Anna Border: 3,257

### District 10 (3 seats)[edit]

Note: Incumbents John Ellem (R) and Tom Azinger (R) did not seek re-election.[9][10]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Paul Miller: 1,260 a
* Dan Poling: 2,098 a\- Incumbent Poling first assumed office in 2006.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Mike Azinger: 2,083 a
* Vernon Criss: 1,264
* Frank Deem: 1,802 a
* John R. Kelly: 1,452 a
* Debra Steed: 929
* Courtney Ahlborn: 696

November 4 General election candidates:

Paul Miller: 3,077
Dan Poling: 5,927
Don Stansberry: 3,886
Mike Azinger: 8,375
Frank Deem: 7,479
John R. Kelly: 6,932

Note: Stansberry was not in the Democratic primary, but appeared on the West Virginia Secretary of State general election candidate list.

### District 11 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Bob Ashley: 1,170 a\- Incumbent Ashley first assumed office in 2000.

Mountain Party candidates:

* Mark Myers

November 4 General election candidates:

Bob Ashley: 3,463
Mark Myers: 807

### District 12 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Mike Bright: 916 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* John Kessell: 310
* Steve Westfall: 952 a\- Incumbent Westfall first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Bright: 2,123
Steve Westfall: 2,884

### District 13 (2 seats)[edit]

Note: Incumbent Brady Paxton (D) did not seek re-election.

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Joshua R. Martin: 1,279 a
* Josh McGrath: 874 a
* Rosalee Juba-Plumley: 769

Note: Jim Dagostine withdrew before the primary.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Michael Ihle: 794 a
* Nate Westfall: 643
* Scott Cadle: 1,032 a\- Incumbent Cadle first assumed office in 2012.
* Tim Gibson: 720

November 4 General election candidates:

Joshua R. Martin: 3,567
Josh McGrath: 2,942
Scott Cadle: 5,544
Michael Ihle: 4,837

### District 14 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Johnny Roach: 824 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Jim Butler: 849 a\- Incumbent Butler first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Johnny Roach: 1,684
Jim Butler: 2,755

### District 15 (1 seat)[edit]

Note: Incumbent Troy Andes (R) did not seek re-election.[11]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Geoff Foster: 952 a
* Duke Jordan: 600

Note: Ashley Stinnett withdrew before the primary.

Independent candidates:

* Christian Watts

November 4 General election candidates:

Geoff Foster: 4,209
Christian Watts: 1,095

### District 16 (3 seats)[edit]

Note: Incumbent Kevin Craig (D) did not seek re-election.[12]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Sean Hornbuckle: 1,670 a
* Jim Morgan: 1,852 a\- Incumbent Morgan first assumed office in 2001.
* Lauren Plymale: 1,298 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Dale Anderson II: 577 a
* David Bender: 363
* Lionel Jones: 275
* Patrick Lucas: 847 a
* Carol Miller: 1,146 a\- Incumbent Miller first assumed office in 2006.

November 4 General election candidates:

Sean Hornbuckle: 4,906
Jim Morgan: 4,824
Lauren Plymale: 3,881
Dale Anderson II : 3,839
Patrick Lucas: 4,556
Carol Miller: 5,904

### District 17 (2 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Douglas Reynolds: 1,399 a\- Incumbent Reynolds first assumed office in 2006.
* Dale Stephens: 1,557 a\- Incumbent Stephens first assumed office in 2004.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Joyce Holland: 704 a
* Matthew Rohrbach: 923 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Douglas Reynolds: 4,212
Dale Stephens: 3,516
Joyce Holland: 2,716
Matthew Rohrbach: 4,282

### District 18 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Billy Chaffin II: 666 a
* Joe Hutchinson: 341

May 13 Republican primary:

* Kelli Sobonya: 641 a\- Incumbent Sobonya first assumed office in 2002.

November 4 General election candidates:

Billy Chaffin II: 1,219
Kelli Sobonya: 3,368

### District 19 (2 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Ken Hicks: 2,604 a
* Timothy Kinsey: 1,415 - Incumbent Kinsey first assumed office in 2013.
* Don Perdue: 2,642 a\- Incumbent Perdue first assumed office in 1998.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Steve Marcum: 1,005 a
* Randy Tomblin: 597 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Ken Hicks: 4,331
Don Perdue: 4,057
Steve Marcum: 3,739
Randy Tomblin: 2,531

### District 20 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Michael Baisden: 1,224
* Justin Marcum: 2,919 a\- Incumbent Marcum first assumed office in 2012.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Russell Deskins: 197 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Justin Marcum: 2,823
Russell Deskins: 1,173

### District 21 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Harry White: 2,140 a\- Incumbent White first assumed office in 1996.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Mark Dean: 162 a
* Roger Stacy: 97

November 4 General election candidates:

Harry White: 2,000
Mark Dean: 1,347

### District 22 (2 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Joshua Barker: 1,253 - Incumbent Barker first assumed office in 2013.
* Jeff Eldridge: 1,676 a\- Incumbent Eldridge first assumed office in 2012.
* Gary McCallister: 1,254 a

Note: In a recount, Barker lost to McCallister by one vote.[13]

May 13 Republican primary:

* Michel Moffatt: 756 a
* Justin Mullins: 548 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Gary McCallister: 2,927
Jeff Eldridge: 3,367
Michel Moffatt: 3,756
Justin Mullins: 3,093

### District 23 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Barry Brown: 1,763 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Joshua Nelson: 324 a\- Incumbent Nelson first assumed office in 2012.

Mountain Party candidates:

* Danny Ray Cook

November 4 General election candidates:

Barry Brown: 2,204
Joshua Nelson: 2,411
Danny Ray Cook: 164

### District 24 (2 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* David Graham: 1,179
* Rupert Phillips, Jr.: 2,125 a\- Incumbent Phillips first assumed office in 2010.
* Ralph Rodighiero: 2,292 a
* Ted Tomblin: 2,069 - Incumbent Tomblin first assumed office in 2012.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Gloria Meadows: 369 a

Note: Billy Marcum withdrew before the primary. Meadows did not appear on the official general election list of candidates.

Independent candidates:

* Larry Rogers

November 4 General election candidates:

Ralph Rodighiero: 4,511
Rupert Phillips, Jr.: 4,120
Larry Rogers: 2,287

### District 25 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Linda Goode Phillips: 1,977 a\- Incumbent Phillips first assumed office in 2008.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Sue Cline: 432 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Linda Goode Phillips: 2,110
Sue Cline: 2,016

### District 26 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Pat McKinney: 920
* Clif Moore: 1,142 a\- Incumbent Moore first assumed office in 2004.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Tom Acosta: 159 a

Note: Acosta did not appear on the official general election list of candidates.

November 4 General election candidates:

Clif Moore: 1,844

### District 27 (3 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Joe Ellington: 927 a\- Incumbent Ellington first assumed office in 2010.
* Marty Gearheart: 916 a\- Incumbent Gearheart first assumed office in 2010.
* John H. Shott: 964 a\- Incumbent Shott first assumed office in 2012.

Mountain Party candidates:

* Karen White

November 4 General election candidates:

Carol Bailey: 5,365
Joe Ellington: 8,338
Marty Gearheart: 8,089
John H. Shott: 9,004
Karen White: 1,248

Note: Bailey was not a Democratic primary candidate, but appears on the West Virginia Secretary of State general election candidate list.

### District 28 (2 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Jim McNeely: 1,450 a
* Jeff Pritt: 1,174
* Jim Brown: 1,481 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Roy G. Cooper: 974 a\- Incumbent Cooper first assumed office in 2012.
* John D. O'Neal, IV: 1,082 a\- Incumbent O'Neal first assumed office in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

James W. "Jim" McNeely: 2,814
James M. "Jim" Brown: 3,148
Roy G. Cooper: 5,552
John D. O'Neal, IV: 6,334

### District 29 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Ricky Moye: 1,070 a\- Incumbent Moye first assumed office in 2006.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Lavonne Pennington: 182
* Greg Wood: 317 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Ricky Moye: 2,689
Greg Wood: 2,201

### District 30 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Mick Bates: 1,072 a
* Gordie Roop: 446
* Mel Kessler: 299

May 13 Republican primary:

* Linda Sumner: 656 a\- Incumbent Sumner first assumed office in 2002.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mick Bates: 2,662
Linda Sumner: 2,561

### District 31 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Clyde McKnight, Jr.: 933 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Lynne Arvon: 540 a\- Incumbent Arvon first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Clyde McKnight, Jr.: 1,866
Lynne Arvon: 2,669

### District 32 (3 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Dave Perry: 2,561 a\- Incumbent Perry first assumed office in 2000.
* John Pino: 2,329 a\- Incumbent Pino first assumed office in 2010.
* Margaret Anne Staggers: 2,712 a\- Incumbent Staggers first assumed office in 2006.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Tom Fast: 793 a
* William Hughes: 559 a
* Kayla Kessinger: 704 a

Independent candidates:

* Tom Louisos

May 13 Mountain primary:

* Tighe Bullock a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dave Perry: 5,339
John Pino: 4,791
Margaret Anne Staggers: 5,077
Tom Fast: 6,207
William Hughes: 3,521
Kayla Kessinger: 5,160
Tom Louisos: 2,966
Tighe Bullock: 625

### District 33 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* David Walker: 2,264 a\- Incumbent Walker first assumed office in 2008.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Roger Hanshaw: 645 a

November 4 General election candidates:

David Walker: 2,058
Roger Hanshaw: 2,487

### District 34 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Brent Boggs: 2,236 a\- Incumbent Boggs first assumed office in 1996.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Brian Griffith: 267
* June Turner: 276 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Brent Boggs: 3,244
June Turner: 1,037

### District 35 (4 seats)[edit]

Note: Incumbent Doug Skaff, Jr. (D) ran for State Senate District 17.

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Andrew Byrd: 2,510 a
* John Caudill, IV: 1,976
* Thornton Cooper: 2,232 a
* David Harless: 851
* Bobbie Hatfield: 3,601 a
* Bret Nida: 1,539
* Joe Wallace: 753
* Gary Winter: 1,114
* Sherri Wong: 2,435 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* J.B. McCuskey: 2,445 a\- Incumbent McCuskey first assumed office in 2012.
* Richard McGinnis: 819
* Eric Nelson: 2,952 a\- Incumbent Nelson first assumed office in 2010.
* Suzette Raines: 2,563 a\- Incumbent Raines first assumed office in 2012.
* Marie Sprouse-McDavid: 1,285
* Chris Stansbury: 1,789 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Andrew Byrd: 8,852
Thornton Cooper: 6,548
Bobbie Hatfield: 8,401
Sherri Wong: 8,039
J.B. McCuskey: 10,013
Eric Nelson: 11,050
Chris Stansbury: 8,897
Marie Sprouse-McDavid: 8,436

Note: Incumbent Suzette Raines withdrew from the race due to personal reasons and allegations from Democrats.[14] She was replaced by Marie Sprouse-McDavid on the general election ballot.

### District 36 (3 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Nancy Guthrie: 2,745 a\- Incumbent Guthrie first assumed office in 2006.
* Mark Hunt: 2,158 - Incumbent Hunt first assumed office in 2008.
* Larry Rowe: 3,204 a
* Danny Wells: 2,380 a\- Incumbent Wells first assumed office in 2004.

Note: Karan Ireland did not appear on the primary ballot.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Charlie Basford: 477
* Jennifer Knauff: 513
* Adam Marcum: 530
* George Moore: 339
* Vaughn Sizemore: 533 a
* Stevie Thaxton: 687 a
* Brad White: 1,183 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Nancy Guthrie: 5,814
Larry Rowe: 6,881
Danny Wells: 5,794
Vaughn Sizemore: 4,659
Stevie Thaxton: 4,781
Brad White: 6,824

### District 37 (1 seat)[edit]

Note: Incumbent Meshea Poore (D) ran for Congress.[15]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Archie Chestnut: 193
* Brad Heflin: 178
* Richard Lindsay: 438
* Mike Pushkin: 791 a
* Robert Sheets: 122

May 13 Republican primary:

* Charles Minimah: 323 a

Note: Tadd Haynes withdrew before the primary.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Pushkin: 2,503
Charles Minimah: 1,252

### District 38 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Patrick Lane: 973 a\- Incumbent Lane first assumed office in 2004.

November 4 General election candidates:

Patrick Lane: 4,365

### District 39 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Ronald Walters: 1,059 a\- Incumbent Walters first assumed office in 2000.

November 4 General election candidates:

Sally Shepherd: 1,823
Ronald Walters: 3,010

Note: Shepherd was not a Democratic primary candidate, but appears on the West Virginia Secretary of State general election candidate list.

### District 40 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Tim Armstead: 1,127 a\- Incumbent Armstead first assumed office in 1998.

November 4 General election candidates:

Tim Armstead: 4,306

### District 41 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Adam R. Young: 1,551 a\- Incumbent Young first assumed office in 2012.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Jordan Hill: 729 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Adam R. Young: 2,269
Jordan Hill: 2,788

### District 42 (2 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Coy Flowers: 1,878 a
* Courtney Jesser: 1,641 a
* Richard Dulee: 1,251

May 13 Republican primary:

* George "Boogie" Ambler: 886 a\- Incumbent Ambler first assumed office in 2012.
* Ray Canterbury: 1,094 a\- Incumbent Canterbury first assumed office in 2000.

November 4 General election candidates:

Coy Flowers: 3,529
Courtney Jesser: 3,583
George "Boogie" Ambler: 5,241
Ray Canterbury: 5,795

### District 43 (2 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Denise L. Campbell: 3,350 a\- Incumbent Campbell first assumed office in 2010.
* Bill Hartman: 2,693 a\- Incumbent Hartman first assumed office in 2002.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Mary Catherine Boltz: 582 a
* Charles Kinnison: 964 a
* Lonnie Randall: 552

November 4 General election candidates:

Denise L. Campbell: 5,936
Bill Hartman: 4,691
Mary Catherine Boltz: 2,357
Charles Kinnison: 3,792

### District 44 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Dana L. Lynch: 1,603 a\- Incumbent Lynch first assumed office in 2012.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Duane Borchers, Sr.: 559 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dana L. Lynch: 2,370
Duane Borchers, Sr.: 1,760

### District 45 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Bill Hamilton: 1,865 a\- Incumbent Hamilton first assumed office in 2002.

November 4 General election candidates:

Bill Hamilton: 4,123

### District 46 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Peggy Donaldson Smith: 1,437 a\- Incumbent Smith first assumed office in 2008.

May 13 Republican primary:

* James Atchison: 966 a
* Derek Long: 584

November 4 General election candidates:

Peggy Donaldson Smith: 2,855
James Atchison: 2,296

### District 47 (1 seat)[edit]

Note: Incumbent Mary Poling (D) did not file to run for re-election.[16]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Tammy Stemple: 706 a
* Ken Auvil: 703

May 13 Republican primary:

* Derek Hart: 242
* Bob Perrine: 213
* Clayton Moore: 204
* Danny Wagner: 603 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Tammy Stemple: 1,664
Danny Wagner: 3,401

### District 48 (4 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Frank "Chunki" Angotti: 3,495
* Ron Fragale: 3,813 - Incumbent Fragale first assumed office in 2013.
* Richard J. Iaquinta: 4,025 a\- Incumbent Iaquinta first assumed office in 2002.
* Tim Miley: 5,029 a\- Incumbent Miley first assumed office in 2004.
* Joe Shaffer: 4,050 a
* Patsy Trecost II: 4,196 a
* Wayne Worth: 1,727

May 13 Republican primary:

* Margaret Ann Bailey: 1,399 a
* Diana Bartley: 1,565 a
* "Benjamin" Dan Franklin: 1,069
* Danny Hamrick: 2,314 a\- Incumbent Hamrick first assumed office in 2012.
* Terry Waxman: 1,912 a
* Rick Wolfe: 1,113
* Ed "Buddy" Randolph: 1,104

November 4 General election candidates:

Tim Miley: 8,968
Joe Shaffer: 8,040
Patsy Trecost II: 8,801
Richard J. Iaquinta: 8,168
Danny Hamrick: 8,389
Margaret Ann Bailey: 5,977
Terry Waxman: 8,283
Diana Bartley: 6,805

### District 49 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Mike Manypenny: 1,389 a\- Incumbent Manypenny first assumed office in 2008.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Amy Summers: 880 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Manypenny: 2,187
Amy Summers: 2,586

### District 50 (3 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Mike Caputo: 4,374 a\- Incumbent Caputo first assumed office in 1996.
* Linda Longstreth: 4,141 a\- Incumbent Longstreth first assumed office in 2004.
* Tim Manchin: 4,162 a\- Incumbent Manchin first assumed office in 2003.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Barry Bledsoe: 1,345 a
* Phil Mallow: 1,154 a
* Bobbie Triplett II: 1,038 a

Libertarian candidates:

* Michael Ray a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Caputo: 7,260
Linda Longstreth: 6,722
Tim Manchin: 6,249
Barry Bledsoe: 5,933
Phil Mallow: 5,744
Bobbie Triplett II: 4,577
Michael Ray: 1,506

### District 51 (5 seats)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Tony Barill: 2,407 a\- Incumbent Barill first assumed office in 2010.
* Barbara Evans Fleischauer: 3,346 a\- Incumbent Fleischauer first assumed office in 2006.
* Charlene Marshall: 3,149 a\- Incumbent Marshall first assumed office in 2004.
* Michael Safcsak: 1,846
* Marti Shamberger: 1,955
* John Williams: 2,223 a
* Nancy Jamison: 2,183 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Cindy Frich: 1,946 a\- Incumbent Frich first assumed office in 2012.
* Brian Kurcaba: 1,896 a
* Amanda Pasdon: 1,916 a\- Incumbent Pasdon first assumed office in 2010.
* Todd Stainbrook: 467
* Joe Statler: 1,576 a
* Bill Flanigan: 1,211 a
* Roger Shuttlesworth: 737

Libertarian candidates:

* Ed Olesh

November 4 General election candidates:

Tony Barill: 7,378
Barbara Evans Fleischauer: 8,543
Charlene Marshall: 8,133
Nancy Jamison: 5,769
John Williams: 7,622
Cindy Frich: 8,782
Brian Kurcaba: 9,040
Amanda Pasdon: 9,006
Joe Statler: 8,772
Bill Flanigan: 5,995
Ed Olesh: 1,093

### District 52 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Larry Williams: 815 a\- Incumbent Williams first assumed office in 1992.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Melissa Lewis: 859 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Larry Williams: 1,446
Melissa Lewis: 1,315

### District 53 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Randy Smith: 1,163 a\- Incumbent Smith first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Randy Smith: 3,990

### District 54 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Allen Evans: 1,256 a\- Incumbent Evans first assumed office in 1990.
* Kevin Hagerty: 693

November 4 General election candidates:

Allen Evans: 3,868

### District 55 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Isaac Sponaugle: 1,904 a\- Incumbent Sponaugle first assumed office in 2012.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Steven Davis: 757 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Isaac Sponaugle: 1,932
Steven Davis: 1,769

### District 56 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Gary Howell: 651 a\- Incumbent Howell first assumed office in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Gary Howell: 3,694

### District 57 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Ruth Rowan 786 a\- Incumbent Rowan first assumed office in 2006.

November 4 General election candidates:

Ruth Rowan: 3,743

### District 58 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Daryl Cowles: 1,528 a\- Incumbent Cowles first assumed office in 2006.
* Ryan Keyser: 607

Independent candidates:

* Brenda Hutchinson a

November 4 General election candidates:

Daryl Cowles: 3,097
Brenda Hutchinson: 1,452

### District 59 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Layne Diehl: 612 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Saira Blair: 875 a
* Larry Kump: 729 - Incumbent Kump first assumed office in 2010.

Constitution Party candidates:

* Jeff Becker a

November 4 General election candidates:

Layne Diehl: 1,520
Saira Blair: 3,137
Jeff Becker: 347

### District 60 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Gary "Peanut" Collis: 306 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* Larry W. Faircloth: 469 a\- Incumbent Faircloth first assumed office in 2012.
* Gary Kelley: 459

November 4 General election candidates:

Gary "Peanut" Collis: 1,314
Larry W. Faircloth: 2,650

### District 61 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Jason Barrett: 509 a\- Incumbent Barrett first assumed office in 2012.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Walter Duke: 542 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jason Barrett: 1,629
Walter Duke: 1,968

### District 62 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Kristin Loken: 267 a

May 13 Republican primary:

* John Overington: 544 a\- Incumbent Overington first assumed office in 1984.

November 4 General election candidates:

Kristin Loken: 1,135
John Overington: 2,406

### District 63 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

Note: Donn Marshall withdrew before the primary.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Michael Folk: 483 a\- Incumbent Folk first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Heather Marshall:[17] 1,362
Michael Folk: 2,138

### District 64 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Eric Householder: 514 a\- Incumbent Householder first assumed office in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Eric Householder: 2,716

### District 65 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Tiffany Lawrence: 566 a\- Incumbent Tiffany Lawrence first assumed office in 2008.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Jill Upson: 514 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Tiffany Lawrence: 1,848
Jill Upson: 2,335

### District 66 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

* Paul Espinosa: 650 a\- Incumbent Espinosa first assumed office in 2012.

May 13 Mountain primary:

* Daniel Lutz, Jr. a

November 4 General election candidates:

Paul Espinosa: 3,074
Daniel Lutz, Jr.: 876

### District 67 (1 seat)[edit]

May 13 Democratic primary:

* Stephen Skinner: 809 a\- Incumbent Skinner first assumed office in 2012.

May 13 Republican primary:

* W. Matthew Harris: 195
* Patricia Rucker: 430 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Stephen Skinner: 2,636
Patricia Rucker: 2,503

## See also[edit]

* West Virginia House of Delegates
* West Virginia State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2014

## External links[edit]

|  Suggest a link

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* 'West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official 2014 General Election Results"
* West Virginia Secretary of State, "Unofficial 2014 General Election Results"
* West Virginia Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing By Office"
* West Virginia Secretary of State, Official primary election results

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 MetroNews, "Do Republicans have a realistic chance to take the House?" May 13, 2014
2. ↑ WV MetroNews, "Democratic party chair: Party flippers are serving themselves," November 27, 2013
3. ↑ Washington Times, "Some W.Va. state Dems flip to GOP for midterms," April 19, 2014
4. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Contributions," accessed May 19, 2014
5. ↑ The Week, "High school senior unseats incumbent West Virginia state legislator," May 14, 2014
6. ↑ Washington Post, "This West Virginia 17-year old just beat an incumbent state delegate," May 14, 2014
7. ↑ Texas Public Radio, "Meet The High School Student Who Took Down A State Lawmaker," May 15, 2014
8. ↑ NBC News, "West Virginia Teen Wins Shot at State Legislature," May 15, 2014
9. ↑ Parkerburg News and Sentinel, "John Ellem will not seek re-election," January 19, 2014
10. ↑ Parkerburg News and Sentinel, "Tom Azinger announces retirement," January 17, 2014
11. ↑ Charleston Daily Mail, "Putnam delegate Andes won't seek re-election," January 28, 2014
12. ↑ West Virginia Metro News, "Democrat Craig won’t seek re-election in 2014," August 28, 2013
13. ↑ The Republic, "1 vote breaks tie for W.Va. House Democratic primary race following recount," June 1, 2014
14. ↑ Charleston Daily Mail, "Officials rule GOP can't replace Raines on ballot," August 13, 2014
15. ↑ Charleston Daily Mail, "Delegate Meshea Poore announces run for 2nd District," July 9, 2013
16. ↑ The Inter-Mountain, "Six vie for Rockefeller Senate seat," February 5, 2014
17. ↑ Herald Mail Media, "Heather Marshall to run for District 63 in W.Va. House of Delegates," April 23, 2014

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