Andy Daniel
Andy Daniel (Democratic Party) is running for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 14. Daniel declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 12, 2026.[source]
Daniel was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 10 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14
Andy Daniel is running in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14 on May 12, 2026.
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Kelly (R) | 19.9 | 9,246 |
| ✔ |  | Thomas Azinger (R) | 19.8 | 9,204 |
| ✔ |  | Vernon Criss (R) | 18.0 | 8,368 |
| Harry Deitzler (D) | 15.6 | 7,259 | ||
 | J. Morgan Leach (D) | 14.6 | 6,784 | |
| Andy Daniel (D) | 12.2 | 5,673 | |
| Total votes: 46,534 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frank Deem (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
J. Morgan Leach, Harry Deitzler, and Andy Daniel advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Morgan Leach | 36.4 | 2,063 |
| ✔ | Harry Deitzler | 35.8 | 2,028 | |
| ✔ | | Andy Daniel | 27.7 | 1,570 |
| Total votes: 5,661 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
Incumbent Vernon Criss, incumbent Frank Deem, and incumbent John Kelly defeated Matthew Dodrill and Jim Erlandson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vernon Criss | 25.7 | 2,502 |
| ✔ |  | Frank Deem | 23.6 | 2,302 |
| ✔ | | John Kelly | 22.1 | 2,154 |
 | Matthew Dodrill | 16.0 | 1,556 | |
| Jim Erlandson | 12.6 | 1,232 | ||
| Total votes: 9,746 | |||
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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 Mike Azinger (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 general election.[2][3]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Vernon Criss |
15.92% | 8,602 | |
| Republican | Frank Deem Incumbent |
19.40% | 10,480 | |
| Republican | John R. Kelly Incumbent |
20.82% | 11,244 | |
| Democratic | Andy Daniel | 13.74% | 7,422 | |
| Democratic | J. Morgan Leach | 14.25% | 7,697 | |
| Democratic | Bill Merriman | 15.87% | 8,571 | |
| Total Votes | 54,016 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Andy Daniel, J. Morgan Leach and Bill Merriman defeated Stephen Ruble in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Andy Daniel |
27.02% | 3,052 | |
| Democratic | J. Morgan Leach |
22.72% | 2,566 | |
| Democratic | Bill Merriman |
32.36% | 3,655 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Ruble | 17.90% | 2,022 | |
| Total Votes | 11,295 | |||
Vernon Criss, incumbent Frank Deem and incumbent John R. Kelly defeated Bill Bell and Matthew Dodrill in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 Republican primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Vernon Criss |
19.45% | 3,246 | |
| Republican | Frank Deem Incumbent |
26.30% | 4,389 | |
| Republican | John R. Kelly Incumbent |
28.34% | 4,730 | |
| Republican | Bill Bell | 11.26% | 1,879 | |
| Republican | Matthew Dodrill | 14.66% | 2,447 | |
| Total Votes | 16,691 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
