John Headley Shott (born June 24, 1948) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the

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representing District 27 from January 12, 2013, to 2020. Shott served non-consecutively from January 2009 in the District 24 seat until his appointment May 19, 2010 to the

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seat to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Don Caruth until January 2011.

Education

Shott earned his BS in

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from

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and his JD from the

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Elections

*2012 Redistricted to District 27, Shott ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first by 5 votes with 1,586 votes (33.9%), and placed first in the six-way November 6, 2012 General election with 10,998 votes (22.2%) ahead of fellow Republican nominees

Joe Ellington Joe Carey Ellington Jr. (born May 12, 1959) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 27 since January 12, 2013. Ellington served consecutively from January 2011 until Januar ...

and

Marty Gearheart Gary Martin 'Marty' Gearheart (born September 15, 1961 in Zebulon, North Carolina) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 27 since January 12, 2013. Gearheart served cons ...

and Democratic nominees Ryan Flanigan, Greg Ball, and Bill Morefield, who had run for a District 25 seat in 2006 and 2010. *2008 Initially in District 24, Shott ran in the four-way May 13, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 469 votes (65.4%); and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 3,144 votes (53.6%) against Democratic nominee Mike Vinciguerra.

References

External links

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1948 births Living people Davidson College alumni Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Lawyers from Bluefield, West Virginia University of North Carolina School of Law alumni West Virginia lawyers Republican Party West Virginia state senators 21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature Politicians from Bluefield, West Virginia {{WestVirginia-politician-stub