The Green Papers: West Virginia 2015 General Election
 
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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. 114th 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
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Joe Manchin, III
• FEC S0WV00090
Class 2 Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito
• First elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list
  Candidate Republican     Senator Shelley Moore Capito
• FEC S4WV00159
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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Marcus Hatfield
  Candidate Democratic     Jim Justice
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Jeffrey V. "Jeff" Kessler
    Democratic     Treasurer Johnny Duane "John" Perdue - apparently not a candidate
• 29 July 2014: Announced his candidacy.
  Candidate Democratic     Curtis Robinson, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     state Senator William P. "Bill" Cole, III
  Candidate Republican     Andrew Utterback
  Candidate Republican     Edwin Vanover
  Candidate Constitution     Phil Hudok
  Candidate Libertarian     David Moran
  Candidate Independent     James Brennan
  Candidate Independent     Quintin Gerard Caldwell
  Candidate Independent     Tyler Cloud Dixon
  Candidate Independent     Carroll Duane Garnes, Jr.
114th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Republican (3 Undetermined)
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1 Republican Congressman David Bennett McKinley
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     former state Delegate Mike Manypenny
  Candidate Republican     Congressman David Bennett McKinley
• FEC H0WV01072; 30 Sep 15; Tot $407,953; Dsb $219,607
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2 Republican Congressman Alexander Xavier "Alex" Mooney
• First elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Alexander Xavier "Alex" Mooney
• FEC H4WV02080; 30 Sep 15; Tot $492,855; Dsb $239,170
  Candidate Republican     Kenneth Ray "Ken" Reed
  Candidate Republican     Marc Savitt
Incumbent - 114th 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 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Evan H. Jenkins
• FEC H4WV03070; 30 Sep 15; Tot $532,671; Dsb $134,322
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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Dave Rao
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State Natalie Ethel Tennant
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016
  Republican Attorney General Patrick James Morrisey
• First elected: 2012
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     former state Delegate David K. Higgins
  Candidate Democratic     former state Delegate Mark Hunt
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Patrick James Morrisey
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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
• Open Seat - 29 July 2014: Announced his candidacy for Governor.
 Candidate list
  Candidate Republican     Larry W. Faircloth
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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor Glen Bertrum Gainer, III
Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016
  Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Walter Dolph "Walt" Helmick
• First elected: 2012
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Kent Leonhardt
 
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): 6 incumbents, 11 candidates
 • Republican: 5 incumbents, 12 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Justice Party
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 4 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.
"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).
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.

Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Constitution of West Virginia
Election Authority
 • West Virginia Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • West Virginia Legislature
Democratic
 • West Virginia Democratic Party
 • West Virginia Democratic Party
Republican
 • West Virginia Republican Party
Third Party
 • Independent Party of West Virginia
 • Justice Party of West Virginia
 • Libertarian Party of West Virginia
 • The Unity Party of West Virginia
 • West Virginians for Life
Media & others
 • Bluefield Daily Telegraph
 • Braxton Citizens' News - Sutton
 • Charleston Daily Mail
 • Charleston Gazette-Mail
 • Charleston Newspapers
 • Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
 • Hampshire Review - Romney
 • Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune
 • Mountain Messenger - Lewisburg
 • Politics1.com - West Virginia
 • The Dominion Post - Morgantown
 • The Herald-Dispatch - Huntington
 • The Inter-Mountain - Elkins
 • The Lincoln Journal - Hamlin
 • The Morgan Messenger - Berkeley Springs
 • The Parkersburg News & Sentinel
 • The Register Herald - Beckley
 • The State Journal - Charleston
 • The Times - Fairmont
 • The Wayne County News
 • The Weston Democrat
 • WBOY TV - NBC - Clarksburg, Fairmont, Morgantown
 • WDTV TV - CBS - Bridgeport
 • West Virginia Metro News - Charleston
 • WSAZ TV - NBC - Charleston, Huntington
 

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History
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