West Virginia 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: West Virginia 2017 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 State and Local Government

16 February 2017: State Senator Jeff "Bubblegum" Mullins introduces SB 33 which moves all West Virginia primaries from May to the 2nd Friday in February.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^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 regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (10)

		Democratic		Chase Henderson
		*Democratic*		*Senator Joe Manchin, III* • FEC S0WV00090; 30 Sep 17; Tot $2,902,910; Dsb $443,574
		Democratic		Paula Jean Swearengin • FEC S8WV00119; 30 Sep 17; Tot $201,470; Dsb $68,070

		Republican		Don Blankenship • FEC S8WV00150
		Republican		Jimmy Dale "Bo" Copley, II • FEC S8WV00135
		Republican		Scott Ernst
		Republican		Congressman Evan H. Jenkins • 8 May 2017: Announced. • FEC S8WV00127; 30 Sep 17; Tot $902,137; Dsb $364,042
		Republican		Billy Marcum
		Republican		Attorney General Patrick James Morrisey • 10 July 2017: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 1 Seat in 2018. • FEC S8WV00143; 30 Sep 17; Tot $673,562; Dsb $124,702
		Republican		Jack Newbrough

Class 2		Republican	Senator Shelley Moore Capito • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		*Republican*		*Senator Shelley Moore Capito* • FEC S4WV00159

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Jim Justice • First elected: 2016 (as a Democrat) • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • 3 August 2017: Announced he was changing his affiliation from Democratic to Republican: "... tomorrow I will be changing my registration to Republican."

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (2 Undetermined, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman David Bennett McKinley • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Ralph Baxter • FEC H8WV01067; 30 Sep 17; Tot $83,763; Dsb $51,276
		Democratic		Kendra Jean Huard Fershee • FEC H8WV01075; 30 Sep 17; Tot $7,890; Dsb $555
		Democratic		former state Delegate Mike Manypenny

		*Republican*		*Congressman David Bennett McKinley* • FEC H0WV01072; 30 Sep 17; Tot $360,509; Dsb $207,226

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Alexander Xavier "Alex" Mooney • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (5) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Brian Leben
		Democratic		Aaron Scheinberg • FEC H8WV02107; 30 Sep 17; Tot $163,096; Dsb $21,068
		Democratic		Talley Sergent • FEC H8WV02115; 30 Sep 17; Tot $113,262; Dsb $7,381

		*Republican*		*Congressman Alexander Xavier "Alex" Mooney* • FEC H4WV02080; 30 Sep 17; Tot $642,256; Dsb $184,694
		Republican		Daniel Stapleton

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Evan H. Jenkins • First elected: 2014. Previously served as a Democrat in the state Senate 2002-2010 and state House 1994-1998. Switched from Democratic to Republican: 30 July 2013. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 8 May 2017: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2018.
	Candidate list (9) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Paul E. Davis • FEC H8WV03063; 30 Sep 17; Tot $2,530; Dsb $1,358
		Democratic		state Senator Richard Neece Ojeda, II • FEC H8WV03048; 30 Sep 17; Tot $11,372; Dsb $7,607
		Democratic		Edwin Vanover
		Democratic		Huntington Mayor Steve Williams • FEC H8WV03089; 30 Sep 17; Tot $49,848; Dsb $7,646

		Republican		Ayne Amjad • FEC H8WV03071; 30 Sep 17; Tot $0; Dsb $801
		Republican		Conrad G. Lucas, II • FEC H8WV03105
		Republican		state Delegate Carol Devine Miller • FEC H8WV03097; 30 Sep 17; Tot $136,793; Dsb $2,585
		Republican		state Delegate Rupert Wilson "Rupie" Phillips, Jr. • FEC H8WV03055; 30 Sep 17; Tot $28,456; Dsb $13,927
		Republican		former state Delegate Richard R. "Rick" Snuffer

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Secretary of State Andrew "Mac" Warner • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Attorney General Patrick James Morrisey • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • 10 July 2017: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 1 Seat in 2018.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Democratic	Treasurer Johnny Duane "John" Perdue • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Auditor John B. "J.B." McCuskey • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 9 incumbents, 16 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.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.