Mitch Carmichael | |
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Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Economic Development | |
Assumed office May 27, 2021 | |
Governor | Jim Justice |
Preceded by | Office established |
President of the West Virginia Senate Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia | |
In office January 11,2017 –January 13,2021 | |
Governor | Jim Justice |
Preceded by | Bill Cole |
Succeeded by | Craig Blair |
Majority Leader of the West Virginia Senate | |
In office January 14,2015 –January 11,2017 | |
Preceded by | John Unger |
Succeeded by | Ryan Ferns |
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 4th district | |
In office January 9,2013 –January 13,2021 Servingwith Eric Tarr | |
Preceded by | Karen Facemyer |
Succeeded by | Amy Grady |
Member of the West VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 12th district | |
In office January 12,2001 –January 9,2013 | |
Preceded by | Karen Facemyer |
Succeeded by | Steve Westfall |
Personal details | |
Born | Mitch Brian Carmichael April 15,1960 Charleston,West Virginia,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Marshall University (BBA) |
Mitchell Carmichael [1] (born April 15,1960) 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. [2]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Amy Grady | 6,528 | 39.12% | |
Republican | Mitch Carmichael (incumbent) | 5,810 | 34.82% | |
Republican | Jim Butler | 4,349 | 26.06% | |
Total votes | 16,687 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mitch Carmichael (incumbent) | 22,032 | 51.05% | |
Democratic | Brian Prim | 21,123 | 48.95% | |
Total votes | 43,155 | 100.0% |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Mitch Carmichael (incumbent) | 8,442 | 59.49% | |
Republican | Dustin Lewis | 5,749 | 40.51% | |
Total votes | 14,191 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mitch Carmichael | 20,951 | 52.69% | |
Democratic | Mike Bright | 18,815 | 47.31% | |
Total votes | 39,766 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Maloney | 27,871 | 45.0 | |
Republican | Betty Ireland | 19,027 | 30.7 | |
Republican | Clark Barnes | 5,891 | 9.5 | |
Republican | Mark Sorsaia | 3,177 | 5.1 | |
Republican | Larry Faircloth | 2,400 | 3.9 | |
Republican | Mitch Carmichael | 2,073 | 3.3 | |
Republican | Ralph Clark | 1,164 | 1.9 | |
Republican | Cliff Ellis | 283 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 61,886 | 100 |
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