West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

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West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

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State Legislative Election Results

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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
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:

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

• '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

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