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Ethan Morris

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Ethan Morris was a Republican candidate who sought election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 36. Morris lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on May 8, 2018.

Morris contacted Ballotpedia on April 11, 2019, and stated that he had become an independent.[1]

Elections

2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Larry Rowe (D)
 
22.1
 
9,651
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Andrew Robinson (D)
 
19.9
 
8,694
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Amanda Estep-Burton (D)
 
16.4
 
7,165
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Chris Pritt (R)
 
16.3
 
7,103
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Ethan Morris (R)
 
12.8
 
5,563
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Matthew Jarrett (R)
 
12.5
 
5,434

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 43,610
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)

Incumbent Larry Rowe, incumbent Andrew Robinson, and Amanda Estep-Burton defeated Clint Casto and James Elam in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Larry Rowe
 
32.5
 
4,185
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Andrew Robinson
 
29.9
 
3,854
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Amanda Estep-Burton
 
21.1
 
2,710
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Clint Casto
 
9.3
 
1,197
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James Elam
 
7.2
 
924

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 12,870
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)

Chris Pritt, Matthew Jarrett, and Ethan Morris advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Chris Pritt
 
36.2
 
1,885
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Matthew Jarrett
 
33.0
 
1,719
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Ethan Morris
 
30.8
 
1,604

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 5,208
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

Ethan Morris participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Ethan Morris's responses follow below.[2]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ 1) The Opioid Epidemic

2) Job Creation
3) Protecting Conservative Values[3][4]

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ Abortion is a huge part of public policy that I specifically am passionate about being a Pro Life candidate, the Right to Life is one of the most pressing issues in this day and age. We must protect the Right to LifeCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Ethan Morris answered the following:

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

“ Passion, Determined, Dedicated[4] ”
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
“ Young, Dedicated, Determined, Passionate, Caring, Fiscally Responsible[4] ”
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
“ To serve the people that elected he/she[4] ”
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
“ 9/11. I was approximately 5 years old and it was such a traumatic day I remember my parents coming home from work due to it.[4] ”
(For non-Nebraska candidates) What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state?
“ The differences between our two chambers would have to be personality.[4] ”
Do you believe that it's beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
“ No, citizens that are determined and dedicated to serving the people is what we need in our state legislature.[4] ”
What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?
“ Fighting the opioid epidemic and creating jobs in our district.[4] ”
What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?
“ It needs to be a close relationship that can be trusted and will get the job done for the people.[4] ”
Do you believe it's beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
“ Absolutely so you can come together and work together to pass legislation to benefit the people of WV.[4] ”
If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
“ Education committee Health Committee[4] ”
If you are not currently a member of your party's leadership in the legislature, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?
“ Absolutely, chair of a committee or similar.[4] ”
Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?
“ Possibly U.S Congress.[4] ”
Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you've heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
“ The Trump round table we had in the state a couple days ago really was touching. They talked about how the tax cuts have benefited them tremendously.[4] ”

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s error submission form on April 11, 2019
  2. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  3. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Ethan Morris's responses," April 9, 2018
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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