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Ron Stollings
Ron Stollings (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 7. He assumed office in 2006. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Stollings (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 7. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Stollings attended Wake Forest University. He went on to earn his B.A. and then his M.S. from West Virginia University. He then received his M.D. from Marshall University School of Medicine. He is a physician.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Stollings was assigned to the following committees:
- Confirmations Committee
- Senate Economic Development Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
2019-2020
Stollings was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Economic Development Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Workforce Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Economic Development |
| • Education |
| • Finance |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Rules |
| • Workforce |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stollings served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Economic Development |
| • Education |
| • Finance |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Labor |
| • Rules |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Stollings served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Health and Human Resources, Chair |
| • Economic Development |
| • Energy, Industry and Mining |
| • Rules |
| • Education |
| • Finance |
| • Children and Poverty |
| • Health, Chair |
| • Health and Human Resources Accountability, Chair |
| • Joint Economic Development |
| • Joint Education |
| • Joint Finance |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stollings served on these committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Economic Development |
| • Joint Economic Development |
| • Education |
| • Joint Education |
| • Energy, Industry and Mining |
| • Finance |
| • Joint Finance |
| • Health |
| • Health and Human Resources, Chair |
| • Health and Human Resources Accountability, Chair |
| • Health Emergency Preparedness |
| • Joint Judiciary |
| • Rules |
| • Workforce Investment for Economic Development |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Stollings served on these committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Confirmations |
| • Economic Development |
| • Education |
| • Energy, Industry and Mining |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 7
Mike Stuart defeated incumbent Ron Stollings in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Stuart (R)  | 58.2 | 13,242 |
 | Ron Stollings (D) | 41.8 | 9,526 | |
| Total votes: 22,768 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 7
Incumbent Ron Stollings advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 7 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Stollings | 100.0 | 4,962 |
| Total votes: 4,962 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 7
Mike Stuart defeated Chad McCormick in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 7 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Stuart | 52.2 | 2,487 |
| Chad McCormick | 47.8 | 2,278 | ||
| Total votes: 4,765 | |||
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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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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 7
Incumbent Ron Stollings defeated Jason Stephens in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Stollings (D) | 56.7 | 15,181 |
| Jason Stephens (R) | 43.3 | 11,594 | ||
| Total votes: 26,775 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 7
Incumbent Ron Stollings advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 7 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Stollings |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 7
Jason Stephens defeated Gary Johngrass in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 7 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jason Stephens | 51.8 | 1,851 | |
 | Gary Johngrass | 48.2 | 1,722 | |
| Total votes: 3,573 | |||
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2014
Elections for the West Virginia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. Incumbent Ron Stollings was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Gary Johngrass was unopposed in the Republican primary. Stollings defeated Johngrass in the general election.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Ron Stollings Incumbent |
65.7% | 14,177 | |
| Republican | Gary Johngrass | 34.3% | 7,394 | |
| Total Votes | 21,571 | |||
2010
Ron Stollings was re-elected to the West Virginia State Senate, District 7. He defeated Democrat Jeffrey Eldridge in the May 11 primary and was unopposed in the November 2, 2010, general election.[4][5][6]
| West Virginia State Senate, District 7 (2010) General Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ron Stollings (D)
|
18,188 | 100% | ||
| West Virginia State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ronny Douglas Stollings (D)
|
8,173 | 53.69% | ||
| Jeffery Allen Eldridge (D) | 7,049 | 46.31% | ||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Ron Stollings won re-election to the West Virginia State Senate, District 7.[7]
Stollings raised $80,279 for his campaign, while Larry Lyon raised $335.[8]
| West Virginia House of Representatives, District 7 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ron Stollings (D)
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16,437 | |||
| Larry Lyon (R) | 4,865 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Stollings has one child. He served as the vice chair for the Board of Trustees of the University System and as president of the West Virginia Medical Association.[1]
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2022
In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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2018
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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
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2015
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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14.
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2014
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In 2014, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 10.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed February 7, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official list of 2010 candidates," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ 2010 West Virginia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official Returns for the 2006 Election," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2006 contributions," accessed March 10, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia State Senate District 7 2006-2022 |
Succeeded by Mike Stuart (R) |
