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From the time of the Great Depression through the 1990s,the politics of West Virginia were largely dominated by the Democratic Party. In the 2000 presidential election,George W. Bush claimed a surprise victory over Al Gore,with 52% of the vote;he won West Virginia again in 2004,with 56% of the vote. West Virginia is now a heavily Republican state,with John McCain winning the state in 2008,Mitt Romney in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020.
Richard "Rick" Thompson is a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 17th District since 2000. He served as Speaker of the House from January 2007 to June 2013. He earlier served as a Delegate from 1981 through 1983. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of West Virginia in 2011,coming in second place behind acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. Thompson resigned from the House of Delegates in June 2013 after being appointed by Tomblin to serve as West Virginia Secretary of Veterans Assistance. Resigned as Assistant Secretary of Veteran Affairs to Run for Wayne County Sheriff. Currently serving as Sherriff of Wayne County.
Ronald A. Fragale has been a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 41st District since 2000. He has served as Speaker Pro Tempore. He earlier served as a Delegate from 1990 through 1998.
Tal Hutchins is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 3rd District since 2006. He earlier served from 1994 through 2000.
Joseph M. Minard was an American politician from West Virginia. A Democrat,he was a member of the West Virginia Senate,representing the 12th district from 1990 until 1994,and again from 1998 until 2013. He was a Delegate in the West Virginia House of Delegates from his appointment in 1983 through 1990. Minard was also the President Pro Tempore of the West Virginia Senate. He died on January 17,2022,at the age of 90.
Antonio James Manchin was a West Virginia Democratic politician who served as a member of the House of Delegates,as Secretary of State (1977–85),and as State Treasurer (1985–89). A colorful and controversial figure,he was the uncle of former West Virginia Governor and current U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III.
The 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd died in office on June 28,2010. Democratic Governor Joe Manchin appointed Carte Goodwin to temporarily fill the vacancy. Goodwin pledged to not run for election to the seat in exchange for the appointment. This was the first open U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia since 1984 and the first in this seat since 1956. Manchin won the open seat and served out the remainder of Byrd's elected term,which ended on January 3,2013.
Timothy J. Manchin is an American politician and attorney. He serves in the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2003. He was appointed to the seat vacated by the death of his uncle,A. James Manchin,in November 2003.
The 2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Patrick Riley McGeehan is a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and a former candidate for the United States Senate election in West Virginia,2014. He is the son of Lt. Col. Mark McGeehan who died in the 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash.
William David Hamilton is an American politician. He is a member of the West Virginia Senate from the 11th district. He was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 45 from January 12,2013 to December 1,2018. Hamilton served consecutively from January 2003 until January 2013 in the District 39 seat.
Mitchell Carmichael is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 4 from 2012 until his defeat in 2020. Prior to his service in the Senate,Carmichael served in the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 12 from 2000 through 2012. Carmichael was also a candidate for Governor of West Virginia in the 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election. As President of the state Senate from January 2017 to January 2021,he held the title Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia. After his defeat in 2020,Governor Jim Justice appointed Carmichael as West Virginia's economic development director.
Craig Philip Blair is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 15 since January 12,2013. Blair served non-consecutively in the West Virginia Legislature from January 2003 until January 2011 in the West Virginia House of Delegates in the District 52 seat. Blair is also the father of former WV Delegate Saira Blair.
Robert D. Beach is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia State Senate representing District 13 since January 2011. Beach was also the Democratic nominee for West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture in 2020. Beach served consecutively in the West Virginia Legislature's House of Delegates from January 2001 until January 2011,and non-consecutively from his May 1998 appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the passing of his father,the late Delegate Robert C. Beach,until December 3,1998 in the West Virginia House of Delegates within the 44 Delegate District.
The 2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor of West Virginia,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 10.
The 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
The 2020 West Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Governor of West Virginia,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 6,2018,to elect the three U.S. representatives from the West Virginia,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The filing deadline was January 27,2018. The primary elections were held on May 8,2018. The elections coincided with the other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Jarred Cannon is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 21st district,elected in the 2022 general election. He previously served the 22nd district after being appointed by Jim Justice in 2022 following the resignation of his predecessor Joe Jeffries from the legislature.
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