The Green Papers: West Virginia 2013 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2013. Find 2014 elections here.
 
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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

West Virginia 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 113th 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.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Delegate Sheirl Lee Fletcher
14 June 2013: No longer listed as a pre-candidate by the Virginia Secretary of State.
  Candidate Democratic     David S. Harless
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State Natalie Ethel Tennant
FEC S4WV00183; 30 Sep 13; Tot $153,421; Dsb $2,354
  Candidate Democratic     David B. Wamsley
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Shelley Moore Capito
26 November 2012: Announced candidacy

FEC S4WV00159; 30 Sep 13; Tot $2,487,368; Dsb $834,179
  Candidate Republican     Richard Graham "Rick" Lemasters
FEC S4WV00175; 30 Sep 13; Tot $803; Dsb $551
  Candidate Republican     former state Delegate Pat McGeehan
FEC S4WV00167
  Candidate Republican     Scott "Cody" Regan
  Candidate Republican     Edwin Ray Vanover
  Candidate Constitution     Phil Hudok
  Candidate 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

113th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113th 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
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor Glen Bertrum Gainer, III
FEC H2WV01037
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     George Nicholas "Nick" Casey, Jr.
FEC H4WV02072; 30 Sep 13; Tot $604,248; Dsb $83,473
  Candidate Democratic     Matthew Elliot "Matt" Dunn
FEC H4WV02064
  Candidate Democratic     Steven Alex Gower
  Candidate Democratic     state Delegate Meshea L. Poore
FEC H4WV02106; 30 Sep 13; Tot $25,001; Dsb $7,380
  Candidate Republican     former state Delegate Larry W. Faircloth
  Candidate Republican     Robert Lawrence Fluharty
    Republican     John Thomas Golebiwski - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Steve Harrison
  Candidate Republican     former U.S. International Trade Commissioner Charlotte R. Lane
FEC H4WV02098; 30 Sep 13; Tot $67,950; Dsb $12,923
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Jim Moss
  Candidate Republican     Kenneth Ray "Ken" Reed
FEC H4WV02122; 30 Sep 13; Tot $25,385; Dsb $0
  Candidate Republican     Ronald Neal "Ron" Walters, Jr.
FEC H4WV02114; 30 Sep 13; Tot $106,175; Dsb $8,877
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Nick Joe Rahall, II
FEC H6WV04057; 30 Sep 13; Tot $483,604; Dsb $119,550
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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.


 


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