Will Morefield
American politician (born 1984)
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James William Joseph Morefield (born January 10, 1984) is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since January 2010 Morefield has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 43rd district in the southwestern part of the state. He serves on the House Committees on Counties, Cities, and Towns; Militia, Police, and Public Safety; General Laws; and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources.[update]
43rd district (2024–present)
January 10, 1984
Will Morefield | |
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Morefield in 2025 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Dan C. Bowling |
| Constituency | 3rd district (2010–2024) 43rd district (2024–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Will Morefield January 10, 1984 Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Midwestern State University King University |
| Committees | Militia, Police, and Public Safety Counties, Cities, and Towns General Laws Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| Website | http://www.morefieldfordelegate.com |
Political career
On November 3, 2009, Will Morefield defeated Democratic incumbent Dan Bowling in the race for Virginia's 3rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. Morefield's election was considered the beginning of Southwest Virginia's shift from being an ancestral Democratic voting area to a solidly Republican voting area.[1]
In the 2016 election cycle Morefield endorsed former Florida Governor Jeb Bush for president, but later switched his endorsement for U.S. Senator for Florida Marco Rubio.[2] After Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination for President in 2016, Morefield endorsed and supported Trump.[3]
Electoral history
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Delegates, 3rd district | |||||
| November 3, 2009[4] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 8,665 | 57.10 |
| Danny C. "Dan" Bowling | Democratic | 6,499 | 42.82 | ||
| Write Ins | 10 | 0.06 | |||
| Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican | |||||
| November 8, 2011[5] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 13,316 | 59.67 |
| Russell Vern Presley II | Democratic | 8,994 | 40.30 | ||
| Write Ins | 6 | 0.02 | |||
| November 5, 2013[6] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 12,291 | 70.52 |
| James M. O'Quinn | Democratic | 5,188 | 29.65 | ||
| Write Ins | 17 | 0.10 | |||
| November 3, 2015[7] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 14,325 | 99.2 |
| Write Ins | 119 | 0.8 | |||
| November 7, 2017[8] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 13,572 | 78.1 |
| William C. Bunch, Jr. | Democratic | 3,759 | 21.6 | ||
| Write Ins | 41 | 0.2 | |||
| November 5, 2019[9] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 17,099 | 98.03 |
| Write Ins | 343 | 1.97 | |||
