Robin Righter
Robin Righter (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 48. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.
Righter was a Democratic candidate for West Virginia state auditor in the 2016 elections. She was defeated in the May 10 primary election.
Biography
Robin Righter is from Shinnston, West Virginia and graduated from Fairmont State College with a B.S. in accounting. She worked in the State Auditor's office first as deputy social security administrator then as a program administrator. Righter then left the auditor's office to work as Chief Operations Officer in the private sector. She moved back to Shinnston in 2007 and began working as a self-employed insurance agent. She also participates in several other small business ventures and serves as treasurer for the local First United Methodist Church and the Shinnston Historical Association. [1]
Elections
2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Queen (R) | 16.4 | 16,706 |
| ✔ |  | Danny Hamrick (R) | 14.3 | 14,642 |
| ✔ |  | Laura Kimble (R) | 14.2 | 14,495 |
| ✔ |  | Clay Riley (R) | 13.3 | 13,559 |
 | Richard Iaquinta (D) | 11.8 | 12,083 | |
 | Josh Maxwell (D) | 9.6 | 9,831 | |
| Robert Garcia (D) | 9.6 | 9,785 | |
 | Ryan Deems (D)  | 7.1 | 7,297 | |
 | Will Hyman (L) | 2.2 | 2,275 | |
| J. Steve Hamilton (Mountain Party) | 1.4 | 1,476 | |
| Total votes: 102,149 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Iaquinta | 24.3 | 6,189 |
| ✔ | | Robert Garcia | 19.7 | 5,024 |
| ✔ | | Josh Maxwell | 17.3 | 4,401 |
| ✔ | | Ryan Deems | 14.9 | 3,796 |
 | Robin Righter | 12.4 | 3,173 | |
 | Justin Lung | 11.5 | 2,930 | |
| Total votes: 25,513 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Queen | 19.7 | 4,749 |
| ✔ | | Danny Hamrick | 17.3 | 4,176 |
| ✔ | | Laura Kimble | 16.1 | 3,892 |
| ✔ | | Clay Riley | 14.5 | 3,507 |
| Jason Campbell | 13.4 | 3,222 | |
 | Ben Hanlan | 12.5 | 3,026 | |
 | Garrett Stire | 6.4 | 1,541 | |
| Total votes: 24,113 | |||
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Mountain Party primary election
Mountain Party primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
J. Steve Hamilton advanced from the Mountain Party primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Steve Hamilton | 100.0 | 71 |
| Total votes: 71 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
Will Hyman advanced from the Libertarian convention for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on April 8, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Will Hyman (L) |
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2016
- See also: West Virginia Auditor election, 2016
Righter ran for the Democratic nomination for state auditor of West Virginia in 2016.
Mary Ann Claytor defeated Jason Pizatella and Robin Righter in the Democratic primary for auditor.
| Democratic primary for Auditor, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mary Ann Claytor |
43.95% | 93,790 |
| Jason Pizatella | 34.38% | 73,371 |
| Robin Righter | 21.67% | 46,257 |
| Total Votes (1,745 of 1,745 precincts reporting) | 213,418 | |
| Source: MetroNews | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robin Righter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Righter's campaign website stated that as auditor, she would bring leadership and greater financial accountability to the office, as well as work to prevent e-commerce fraud.[2]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
