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2012 West Virginia Elections
West Virginia's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on May 8, 2012. Federal Senate Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, was re-elected, defeating token opposition in the primary, and then perennial candidate John Raese, a businessman and four-time Republican nominee for the Senate (including a challenge to Manchin in 2010), with 61% of the vote. House of Representatives 1st congressional district Republican incumbent David McKinley, who has represented the 1st district since 2011, easily won re-election, defeating Sue Thorn, a "community organizer", receiving 62% of the vote. 2nd congressional district Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito, who has represented the 2nd district since 2001, easily won re-election. She defeated Michael Davis and state Delegate Jonathan Miller in the Republican primary. and then Howard Swint, a union official, receiving 70% of the vote. 3rd congressional district Democratic i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 West Virginia Attorney General Election By Congressional District
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West Virginia State Auditor
The state auditor of West Virginia is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The incumbent is Mark Hunt, a Republican. Powers and duties Bookkeeping responsibilities Article X, Section 3 of the Constitution of West Virginia provides that " money shall be drawn from the treasury but in pursuance of an appropriation made by law, and on a warrant issued thereon by the auditor..." This constitutional mandate effectively designates the state auditor as the bookkeeper of state government. This function entails preauditing claims against the state, issuing warrants on the state treasury in payment of claims approved, administering payroll to state employees, accounting for revenues, expenditures, and monthly balances by both appropriation and fund, conducting the annual settlement of state accounts, and providing budget analysis services to state agencies. However, the state auditor is not responsible for statewide financia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 West Virginia Senate Election
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Larry V
Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment * Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer * Larry Boone, American country singer * Larry Collins, American musician, member of the rockabilly sibling duo The Collins Kids *Larry Carlton (born 1948), American jazz guitarist and singer *Larry David (born 1947), Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director * Larry Emdur, Australian television personality * Larry Feign, American cartoonist working in Hong Kong *Larry Fine (1902–1975), American comedian and actor, one of the Three Stooges * Larry Gates, American actor *Larry Gatlin, American country singer * Larry Gayao (better known as Larry g(EE)), Filipino-American soul-pop artist *Larry Gelbart (1928–2009), American screenwriter, playwright, director and author *Larry Graham, founder of American funk band Graha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Gainer III
Glen B. Gainer III (born February 26, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 19th State Auditor of West Virginia from 1993 until he resigned in 2016. Early life and career Glen B. Gainer III was born in 1960 to Glen. B Gainer Jr. and Sally Jo Gainer. He has one sister, Beth, and one brother, John David (deceased). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Charleston in 1982. He married Susan Ryder in 1984 and they have two sons. Gainer worked in the West Virginia State Treasurer's office from 1985 to 1989, was the budget director of the West Virginia Department of Energy from 1989 to 1991 and was national accounts representative of John Deere & Company from October 1991 through December 1992. Political career In 1992, Gainer ran for State Auditor. He won the Democratic primary with 63%, defeating Mark Anthony Manchin, son of former Secretary of State and State Treasurer A. James Manchin an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Virginia Senate
The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. Although the West Virginia Democratic Party, Democratic Party held a supermajority in the Senate as recently as 2015, West Virginia Republican Party, Republicans now dominate in the chamber, and hold 32 seats to the Democrats' two seats. Organization Senators are elected for terms of four years that are staggered, meaning that only a portion of the 34 state senate seats are up every election.West Virginia Constitution (accessed May 29, 2013) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 West Virginia State Treasurer Election By Congressional District
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Hall (West Virginia Politician)
William Michael Hall (born November 3, 1948) is an American politician and chief of staff to the governor of West Virginia Jim Justice. He previously was a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 4 between 2006 and 2017. Hall served six terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 14th district. In 2012, Hall was nominated by the Republican Party as its nominee for the office of West Virginia State Treasurer. He was defeated in the general election by incumbent State Treasurer John Perdue. Elections *2012 To challenge incumbent Democratic West Virginia Treasurer John Perdue, Hall won the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary with 49,433 votes (55.6%), but lost the November 6, 2012 General election to Perdue. *1990s Hall was initially elected to the District 14 seat in the 1994 Republican Primary and November 8, 1994, General election and re-elected in the general election of November 5, 1996. *1998 Hall placed in the five-way 1998 Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Perdue
John D. Perdue (born June 22, 1950) is an American politician who served as the 24th West Virginia State Treasurer from 1997 to 2021. He is the latest Democratic candidate to receive more than 50% of the vote in the state. Purdue was born in Boone County, West Virginia and grew up on a small farm. In 1972 he graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Whilst at University he was active in 4-H and the Future Farmers of America, becoming a 4-H All Star. He has a wife, Robin, with whom he has two daughters. Political career In 1989 he became Executive Assistant to West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton, serving as a member of his staff for eight years. In 1996 he won election as state treasurer as a member of the Democratic Party, a position he would hold for six terms. He was easily re-elected in his subsequent three elections, with no Republican even filing to run against him in 2000 and 2008. Following Governor Joe Manchin's resig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
