Austin Simms
Austin Simms (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 32. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.
Simms completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kayla Kessinger (R) | 22.6 | 10,760 |
✔ | ![]() | Tom Fast (R) | 19.0 | 9,058 |
✔ | ![]() | Austin Haynes (R) | 17.5 | 8,341 |
![]() | Margaret Staggers (D) | 15.2 | 7,264 | |
![]() | Selina Vickers (D) | 13.2 | 6,290 | |
Mark Hurt (D) | 12.6 | 5,991 |
Total votes: 47,704 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
Incumbent Margaret Staggers, Mark Hurt, and Selina Vickers defeated Randy Halsey in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Margaret Staggers | 32.1 | 4,295 |
✔ | Mark Hurt | 24.1 | 3,224 | |
✔ | ![]() | Selina Vickers | 24.0 | 3,218 |
Randy Halsey | 19.9 | 2,661 |
Total votes: 13,398 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
Incumbent Kayla Kessinger, incumbent Tom Fast, and Austin Haynes defeated Austin Simms in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kayla Kessinger | 31.0 | 3,124 |
✔ | ![]() | Tom Fast | 27.8 | 2,800 |
✔ | ![]() | Austin Haynes | 25.0 | 2,521 |
Austin Simms ![]() | 16.2 | 1,628 |
Total votes: 10,073 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Austin Simms completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Simms' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- I will oppose any kind of tax increase on West Virginians.
- I will fight to cut wasteful spending in our budget and urge more of that money to go into our infrastructure such as our roads.
- I would work with both sides to develop a comprehensive plan to bring in high speed broadband internet to ALL of West Virginia.
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See also
2020 Elections
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