Jody Murphy
Jody Murphy (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 3. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Murphy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jody Murphy was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He earned a high school diploma from Fayetteville High School and a bachelor's degree from Concord College in 1996. His career experience includes working as a delivery driver, newspaper reporter, founder and chair of the Launchpad Initiative, and has worked with Pleasants Area Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Authority, and Convention and Visitors Bureau. Murphy has been affiliated with Knights of Columbus.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 3
Incumbent Mike Azinger defeated Jody Murphy in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Azinger (R) | 65.7 | 20,812 |
 | Jody Murphy (D)  | 34.3 | 10,861 | |
| Total votes: 31,673 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3
Jody Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jody Murphy | 100.0 | 4,077 |
| Total votes: 4,077 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3
Incumbent Mike Azinger defeated John Kelly in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Azinger | 51.5 | 6,625 |
 | John Kelly | 48.5 | 6,230 | |
| Total votes: 12,855 | |||
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2020
See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of West Virginia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Justice (R) | 63.5 | 497,944 |
 | Ben Salango (D) | 30.2 | 237,024 | |
 | Erika Kolenich (L) | 2.9 | 22,527 | |
 | S. Marshall Wilson (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.9 | 15,120 | |
 | Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party) | 1.4 | 11,309 | |
 | Michael Folk (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 199 | |
 | Mitch Roberts (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 152 | |
 | Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
| Kimberly Gross (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
| Total votes: 784,287 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Sartin (Independent)
- Larry Trent (Constitution Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia
Ben Salango defeated Stephen Smith, Ron Stollings, Jody Murphy, and Douglas Hughes in the Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Salango | 38.7 | 74,554 |
 | Stephen Smith | 33.8 | 65,056 | |
 | Ron Stollings | 13.3 | 25,686 | |
| Jody Murphy | 9.3 | 17,968 | |
| Douglas Hughes | 4.8 | 9,201 | |
| Total votes: 192,465 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cecil Silva (D)
- Edwin Ray Vanover (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Justice | 62.8 | 133,026 |
 | H. Woody Thrasher | 18.3 | 38,796 | |
| Michael Folk | 12.5 | 26,461 | |
| Doug Six | 2.1 | 4,419 | |
| Larry Brooke Lunsford | 1.8 | 3,844 | |
| Shelby Fitzhugh | 1.3 | 2,762 | |
 | Charles Sheedy | 1.2 | 2,535 | |
| Total votes: 211,843 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of West Virginia
Erika Kolenich advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of West Virginia on April 8, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Kolenich (L) |
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Mountain Party convention
Mountain Party convention for Governor of West Virginia
Daniel Lutz Jr. advanced from the Mountain Party convention for Governor of West Virginia on June 20, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party) |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jody Murphy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Murphy's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Recruit and retain Working, Tax-Paying residents and their families. To do that we need jobs, better education and an improved quality of life.
- Grow our tax base; more tax payers NOT more taxes
- Working, Tax-Paying WVians come first!
- Grow and develop entrepreneurship
Economic growth and development
Harry Truman, the greatest most unheralded president of the 20th Century.
Mr. Smith goes to Washington
Being reasonable and open to discussion and varying opinions.
Honesty, Integrity and the willingness to listen.
To do what’s best for working tax payers.
A place better than I found it.
Ronald Reagan assassination attempt. I was 9 or 10.
Whitewater Raft Guide. 7 years
Mindhunter, by John Douglas. He's the smartest man of the 20th century. He created the behavior profile to track and catch serial killers.
Stephen King's 11/22/63 If you aren't crying at the end, you have no soul.
Love Somebody, Rick Springfield
Parenting. ;)
On the same page with regard to what’s important.
Economic growth and stemming population declined
I have NO idea. This is not Nebraska.
No. I think it is more important we have less rich folks, lawyers and insurance agents in politics.
Yes. Duh. That’s how you work.
Fair and balanced. Eldridge Gerrymander is one of the worst people in American Political History.
Economic Development
Edmund Burke
No. I am not rich enough.
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2020
Jody Murphy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 28, 2022
