2016 West Virginia House of Delegates election
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Elections to the West Virginia House of Delegates took place on November 8, 2016.[1] All 100 seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates were up for election, with 13 Republican and 8 Democratic incumbents not running for re-election.[2] The Republican majority sustained a net loss of 1 seat, decreasing the majority from 64 seats to 63.[3] This soon changed when Democrat Rupert Phillips Jr. switched party affiliation to Independent in January 2017, and then to Republican in May 2017 reestablishing the 64–36 majority from 2014.[4]
| District | Representatives |
|---|---|
| District 1 (2 seats) | Pat McGeehan (Republican)
Mark Zatezalo (Republican) |
| District 2 | Phil Diserio (Democratic) |
| District 3 (2 seats) | Erikka Lynn Storch (Republican)
Shawn Fluharty (Democratic) |
| District 4 (2 seats) | Joe Canestraro (Democratic)
Michael Ferro (Democratic) |
| District 5 | Dave Pethtel (Democratic) |
| District 6 | William Romine (Republican) |
| District 7 | Jason Harshbarger (Republican) |
| District 8 | Bill Anderson (Republican) |
| District 9 | Ray Hollen (Republican) |
| District 10 (3 seats) | Vernon Criss (Republican)
John R. Kelly (Republican) Frank Deem (Republican) |
| District 11 | Martin Atkinson III (Republican) |
| District 12 | Steve Westfall (Republican) |
| District 13 (2 seats) | Joshua Higginbotham (Republican)
Scott Brewer (Democratic) |
| District 14 | Jim Butler (Republican) |
| District 15 | Geoff Foster (Republican) |
| District 16 (3 seats) | Sean Hornbuckle (Democratic)
Carol Miller (Republican) Chuck Romine (Republican) |
| District 17 (2 seats) | Matthew Rohrbach (Republican)
Chad Lovejoy (Democratic) |
| District 18 | Kelli Sobonya (Republican) |
| District 19 (2 seats) | Kenneth Hicks (Democratic)
Robert Thompson (Democratic) |
| District 20 | Justin Marcum (Democratic) |
| District 21 | Mark Dean (Republican) |
| District 22 (2 seats) | Zack Maynard (Republican)
Jeff Eldridge (Democratic) |
| District 23 | Rodney Miller (Democratic) |
| District 24 (2 seats) | Ralph Rodighiero (Democratic)
Rupie Phillips (Democratic) |
| District 25 | Tony Paynter (Republican) |
| District 26 | Ed Evans (Republican) |
| District 27 (3 seats) | Joe Ellington (Republican)
John Shott (Republican) Marty Gearheart (Republican) |
| District 28 (2 seats) | Roy Cooper (Republican)
John O'Neal (Republican) |
| District 29 | Rick Moye (Democratic) |
| District 30 | Mick Bates (Democratic) |
| District 31 | Lynne Arvon (Republican) |
| District 32 (3 seats) | Tom Fast (Republican)
Kayla Kessinger (Republican) Shirley Love (Democratic) |
| District 33 | Roger Hanshaw (Republican) |
| District 34 | Brent Boggs (Democratic) |
| District 35 (4 seats) | Moore Capito (Republican)
Eric Nelson (Republican) Andrew Byrd (Democratic) Charlotte Lane (Republican) |
| District 36 (3 seats) | Andrew Robinson (Democratic)
Larry Rowe (Democratic) Brad White (Republican) |
| District 37 | Mike Pushkin (Democratic) |
| District 38 | Nancy Reagan Foster (Republican) |
| District 39 | Ronald Walters (Republican) |
| District 40 | Tim Armstead (Republican) |
| District 41 | Jordan Hill (Republican) |
| District 42 (2 seats) | George Ambler (Republican)
Stephen Baldwin (Democratic) |
| District 43 (2 seats) | William G. Hartman (Democratic)
Phil Isner (Democratic) |
| District 44 | Dana Lynch (Democratic) |
| District 45 | William Hamilton (Republican) |
| District 46 | Patrick S. Martin (Republican) |
| District 47 | Danny Wagner (Republican) |
| District 48 (4 seats) | Danny Hamrick (Republican)
Ben Queen (Republican) Richard Iaquinta (Democratic) Timothy Miley (Democratic) |
| District 49 | Amy Summers (Republican) |
| District 50 (3 seats) | Mike Caputo (Democratic)
Linda Longstreth (Democratic) Guy Ward (Republican) |
| District 51 (5 seats) | Barbara Fleischauer (Democratic)
Rodney Pyles (Democratic) John Williams (Democratic) Cindy Frich (Republican) Joe Statler (Republican) |
| District 52 | Terri Funk Sypolt (Republican) |
| District 53 | Tony Lewis (Republican) |
| District 54 | Allen Evans (Republican) |
| District 55 | Isaac Sponaugle (Democratic) |
| District 56 | Gary Howell (Republican) |
| District 57 | Ruth Rowan (Republican) |
| District 58 | Daryl Cowles (Republican) |
| District 59 | Saira Blair (Republican) |
| District 60 | S. Marshall Wilson (Republican) |
| District 61 | Jason Barrett (Democratic) |
| District 62 | John Overington (Republican) |
| District 63 | Michael Folk (Republican) |
| District 64 | Eric Householder (Republican) |
| District 65 | Jill Upson (Republican) |
| District 66 | Paul Espinosa (Republican) |
| District 67 | Riley Moore (Republican) |
Results by district
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District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Moore Capito | 14,822 | 16.67% | |
| Democratic | Andrew Byrd (incumbent) | 13,546 | 15.23% | |
| Republican | Eric Nelson (incumbent) | 11,881 | 13.36% | |
| Republican | Charlotte Lane | 10,505 | 11.81% | |
| Republican | Keith Pauley | 10,251 | 11.53% | |
| Democratic | Ben Adams | 9,899 | 11.13% | |
| Democratic | Thornton Cooper | 9,404 | 10.57% | |
| Democratic | Benjamin M. Sheridan | 8,628 | 9.70% | |
| Total votes | 88,936 | 100.00% | ||
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References
- ↑ "West Virginia Election Results 2016: House Live Map by District, Real-Time Voting Updates". Election Hub. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ↑ "West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ↑ "West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ Johnson, Shauna (2017-01-26). "Logan County delegate leaves Democratic Party". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2021-01-06.