Paul Ross (West Virginia)
Paul Ross (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 23. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 10, 2022.
Ross was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 18 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Biography
Paul Ross earned a degree from Marshall University. His career experience includes working as an electrical instructor with Lincoln County High School.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23
Incumbent Evan Worrell defeated Karen Nance in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Evan Worrell (R) | 68.2 | 3,028 |
 | Karen Nance (D) | 31.8 | 1,413 | |
| Total votes: 4,441 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23
Karen Nance defeated Paul Ross in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Nance | 69.0 | 473 |
| Paul Ross | 31.0 | 213 | |
| Total votes: 686 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23
Incumbent Evan Worrell defeated Jodi Biller in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evan Worrell | 60.3 | 787 |
| Jodi Biller | 39.7 | 519 | |
| Total votes: 1,306 | |||
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2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18
Incumbent Evan Worrell defeated Paul Ross in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evan Worrell (R) | 69.8 | 5,531 |
| Paul Ross (D) | 30.2 | 2,398 | |
| Total votes: 7,929 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18
Paul Ross advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Ross | 100.0 | 1,602 |
| Total votes: 1,602 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18
Incumbent Evan Worrell advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evan Worrell | 100.0 | 1,838 |
| Total votes: 1,838 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18
Evan Worrell defeated Karen Nance in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evan Worrell (R) | 62.7 | 3,943 |
| Karen Nance (D) | 37.3 | 2,344 | |
| Total votes: 6,287 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18
Karen Nance defeated Paul Ross and Jerry Tighe in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Nance | 56.5 | 732 |
| Paul Ross | 24.6 | 319 | |
| Jerry Tighe | 18.9 | 245 | |
| Total votes: 1,296 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Cummings (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18
Evan Worrell advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Evan Worrell |
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2016
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016.
Incumbent Kelli Sobonya defeated Billy Chaffin II in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 general election.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 18, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kelli Sobonya Incumbent |
69.16% | 4,957 | |
| Democratic | Billy Chaffin II | 30.84% | 2,210 | |
| Total Votes | 7,167 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Billy Chaffin II defeated Joe Hutchinson and Paul Ross in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 18, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Billy Chaffin II |
45.07% | 978 | |
| Democratic | Joe Hutchinson | 23.59% | 512 | |
| Democratic | Paul Ross | 31.34% | 680 | |
| Total Votes | 2,170 | |||
Incumbent Kelli Sobonya ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 Republican primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 18, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kelli Sobonya Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paul Ross did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Paul Ross did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ The Herald-Dispatch, "W.Va. House 18 candidate: Paul David Ross (D)," accessed March 15, 2018
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
