West Virginia 2013 General Election

The Green Papers: West Virginia 2013 General Election

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West Virginia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	1,859,815	(0.60% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
Capital:	Charleston

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West Virginia 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
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U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Joe Manchin, III • First elected in a special election to a partial term to fill the vacancy caused by the 28 June 2010 death of Senator Robert C. Byrd (Democratic): 2 November 2010. He replaces Senator Carte P. Goodwin (Democrat) who had been appointed by Governor Joe Manchin (Democratic) to temporarily fill the vacancy. Won the special election for the term ending in Jaunary 2013 and the the concurrent regular election for the term ending January 2019: 6 November 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Class 2		Democratic	Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 11 January 2013: Announced retirement at the end of his term.

		Democratic		former state Delegate Sheirl Lee Fletcher • 14 June 2013: No longer listed as a pre-candidate by the Virginia Secretary of State.
		Democratic		David S. Harless
		Democratic		Dennis Melton
		~~Democratic~~		~~Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV - apparently not a candidate~~ • 11 January 2013: Announced retirement at the end of his term. • FEC S4WV00027; 30 Sep 13; Tot $5,133; Dsb $255,796
		Democratic		Secretary of State Natalie Ethel Tennant • FEC S4WV00183; 30 Sep 13; Tot $153,421; Dsb $2,354
		Democratic		David B. Wamsley

		Republican		Congressman Shelley Moore Capito • 26 November 2012: Announced candidacy • FEC S4WV00159; 30 Sep 13; Tot $2,487,368; Dsb $834,179
		Republican		Richard Graham "Rick" Lemasters • FEC S4WV00175; 30 Sep 13; Tot $803; Dsb $551
		Republican		former state Delegate Pat McGeehan • FEC S4WV00167
		Republican		Scott "Cody" Regan
		Republican		Edwin Ray Vanover

		Constitution		Phil Hudok

		Nonpartisan		Martin Fitzgerald Staunton

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Earl Ray Tomblin • Ascended to the Governor's chair as acting Governor when Governor Joe Manchin, III resigned to take office as a U.S. Senator: 15 November 2010. First elected in a Special Election: 4 October 2011. Re-elected: 2012 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (1 Undetermined, 1 Open); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman David Bennett McKinley • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic		Auditor Glen Bertrum Gainer, III • FEC H2WV01037

		*Republican*		*Congressman David Bennett McKinley* • FEC H0WV01072; 30 Sep 13; Tot $573,250; Dsb $261,880

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Shelley Moore Capito • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 26 November 2012: Announced candidacy for the U.S. Senate
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic		George Nicholas "Nick" Casey, Jr. • FEC H4WV02072; 30 Sep 13; Tot $604,248; Dsb $83,473
		Democratic		Matthew Elliot "Matt" Dunn • FEC H4WV02064
		Democratic		Steven Alex Gower
		Democratic		state Delegate Meshea L. Poore • FEC H4WV02106; 30 Sep 13; Tot $25,001; Dsb $7,380

		Republican		former state Delegate Larry W. Faircloth
		Republican		Robert Lawrence Fluharty
		~~Republican~~		~~John Thomas Golebiwski - apparently not a candidate~~
		Republican		former state Senator Steve Harrison
		Republican		former U.S. International Trade Commissioner Charlotte R. Lane • FEC H4WV02098; 30 Sep 13; Tot $67,950; Dsb $12,923
		Republican		former Maryland state Senator Alexander Xavier "Alex" Mooney • 4 June 2013: Switched from running for Congress in Maryland CD 6 to West Virginia CD 2. • FEC H4WV02080; 30 Sep 13; Tot $171,248; Dsb $24,357
		Republican		Jim Moss
		Republican		Kenneth Ray "Ken" Reed • FEC H4WV02122; 30 Sep 13; Tot $25,385; Dsb $0
		Republican		Ronald Neal "Ron" Walters, Jr. • FEC H4WV02114; 30 Sep 13; Tot $106,175; Dsb $8,877

		Nonpartisan; (Mountain)		Edward L. "Ed" Rabel, Jr. • 27 November 2013: Switched from Mountain to Non Partisan

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Nick Joe Rahall, II • First elected: 1976 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Nick Joe Rahall, II* • FEC H6WV04057; 30 Sep 13; Tot $483,604; Dsb $119,550

		Republican		state Senator Evan H. Jenkins • 30 July 2013: Switched to Republican. Previously elected as a Democrat to the state Senate 2002-2010 and state House 1994-1998. • FEC H4WV03070; 30 Sep 13; Tot $207,285; Dsb $10,343
		Republican		Jonathan Smith

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Secretary of State Natalie Ethel Tennant • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 13 September 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Attorney General Patrick James Morrisey • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Treasurer Johnny Duane "John" Perdue • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Auditor Glen Bertrum Gainer, III • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • 7 November 2013: Running for Congress CD 1 in 2014.

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Agriculture Commissioner Walter Dolph "Walt" Helmick • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 11 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 16 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Mountain (affiliate of Green): 1 candidate
Independents
	• Nonpartisan: 2 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.