Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 19,394 as of the 2020 Census. Its county seat is Warsaw. The county was organized January 3,1835,and named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly,the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years;unlike most states,these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House,who is elected from among the House membership by the Delegates. The Speaker is usually a member of the majority party and,as Speaker,becomes the most powerful member of the House. The House shares legislative power with the Senate,the upper house of the General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the colonial House of Burgesses,which first met at Jamestown in 1619. The House is divided into Democratic and Republican caucuses. In addition to the Speaker,there is a majority leader,majority whip,majority caucus chair,minority leader,minority whip,minority caucus chair,and the chairs of the several committees of the House.
The West Virginia Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in West Virginia. Matthew Herridge is the party chair. It is currently the dominant party in the state,and is one of the strongest affiliates of the national Republican Party. It controls both of West Virginia's U.S. House seats,one of the U.S. Senate seats,the governorship,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
The politics of Virginia have followed major historical events and demographic changes in the commonwealth. In the 21st century,the northern region has become more liberal in attitudes and voting,constituting a reliable voting bloc for Democrats and joining with population centers in the Richmond Metropolitan and Hampton Roads areas to dominate the state. Political orientation varies by region,with the larger cities and suburban areas generally voting Democratic and the rural areas voting Republican. The southern,rural regions have remained rural and conservative. Until 2021 when the GOP swept all statewide offices,Virginia was shifting more Democratic and now is considered a swing state again by most pundits.
Timothy Douglas Hugo is an American businessman,military veteran,and Republican politician in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2020,representing the 40th district. Hugo was defeated for re-election in 2019 by Democrat Dan Helmer.
Marvin Kirkland Cox is an American retired politician and educator. A Republican and a former high school teacher,he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1990 to 2022,representing the 66th District. From 2018 to 2020,he served as the 55th Speaker of the House of Delegates. Cox served as House Majority Leader from 2010 to 2018 and House Majority Whip from 2004 to 2010.
In 2008,Virginia,for the first time since 1964,cast its electoral college presidential votes for a Democrat,Barack Obama. It also elected a United States senator,members of the United States House of Representatives,and local officers such as county board and school board members.
Alexander W. Monroe was a prominent American lawyer,politician,and military officer in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. Monroe served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and West Virginia House of Delegates representing Hampshire County. He was the Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates during the 1875–1877 legislative session. Monroe also represented Hampshire County in the West Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1872.
The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016. Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election,while Republicans retained control of Congress. This marked the first and most recent time Republicans won or held unified control of the presidency and Congress since 2004.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Illinois voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Illinois had 20 votes in the Electoral College.
Federal and municipal elections were held in the U.S. state of Virginia on November 8,2016. All of Virginia's House of Representative seats were up for re-election. Primary elections for Congress were held on June 14,2016 and primary elections for president were held on March 1,2016.
John Joseph McGuire III is an American politician who is a member of the Virginia State Senate. He was elected to the newly redrawn 10th Senate district in 2023,coming out of a four-way primary with 63% of the vote and running unopposed in the general election. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017,and represented the old 56th district which comprised areas to the North and West of Richmond,Virginia.
The 2020 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary was held on June 9,2020 alongside the Georgia primary,as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally scheduled for May 12,2020,but was moved to June 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The West Virginia primary was a semi-closed primary,with the state awarding 34 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention,of whom 28 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
Don L. Scott,Jr. is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat,he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 80th district. He was minority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. On January 10,2024,he became Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He is the first black speaker in Virginia's history.
West Virginia held elections on November 3,2020. The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on June 9,2020. The 2020 elections marked a turning point history as West Virginia's rightward shift was further signified:Republicans won all U.S. House seats,statewide executive offices &the U.S. Senate seat up for election while also expanding their majorities in both state legislative chambers,&President Trump won every county in the state and 68.62% of the statewide vote in his re-election bid,for a statewide margin of 38.93%.
The 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the governor of West Virginia,concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Governor Jim Justice is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office and is instead running for the U.S. Senate. First elected in 2016 as a Democrat by 6.8 percentage points,Justice switched parties in August 2017 and won re-election in 2020 as a Republican by 33.3 percentage points. Primary elections will take place on May 14,2024.
The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election took place on November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia Senate,to elect members of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates were elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20,2023. Democrats gained 3 seats,winning back control with a 51-49 majority after having previously lost it in 2021.
The 2023 Virginia Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia House of Delegates,to elect senators to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20,2023. These were the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.
Mark Edelson is a South African-American politician and attorney who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 46 in Baltimore.
