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Buddy Guthrie
Buddy Guthrie (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 51. Guthrie lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Guthrie has a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in software engineering from West Virginia University. He has worked in event management, construction, and on his family farm.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Fleischauer (D) | 12.2 | 16,357 |
| ✔ |  | Evan Hansen (D) | 11.6 | 15,558 |
| ✔ |  | John Williams (D) | 11.2 | 15,045 |
| ✔ |  | Danielle Walker (D) | 11.0 | 14,725 |
| ✔ |  | Rodney Pyles (D) | 10.6 | 14,240 |
 | Joe Statler (R) | 9.7 | 13,051 | |
 | Cindy Frich (R) | 9.4 | 12,601 | |
 | Debbie Warner (R) | 8.3 | 11,058 | |
 | Roger Shuttlesworth (R) | 6.6 | 8,885 | |
| Aaron Metz (R) | 6.3 | 8,464 | ||
 | Buddy Guthrie (L) | 2.2 | 3,011 | |
| Harry Bertram (American Freedom Union Party) | 0.7 | 942 | ||
| Total votes: 133,937 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Fleischauer | 21.5 | 6,116 |
| ✔ | | Evan Hansen | 19.9 | 5,639 |
| ✔ | | Danielle Walker | 18.0 | 5,104 |
| ✔ | | John Williams | 17.6 | 4,994 |
| ✔ | | Rodney Pyles | 13.9 | 3,952 |
| Cory Kennedy | 9.1 | 2,585 | ||
| Total votes: 28,390 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)
Incumbent Joe Statler, incumbent Cindy Frich, Debbie Warner, and Roger Shuttlesworth advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Statler | 27.2 | 3,160 |
| ✔ | | Cindy Frich | 25.8 | 3,004 |
| ✔ | | Debbie Warner | 24.1 | 2,799 |
| ✔ | | Roger Shuttlesworth | 22.9 | 2,665 |
| Total votes: 11,628 | |||
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2016
- Main article: West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2016
Guthrie is running as a Libertarian candidate in the 2016 election for West Virginia commissioner of agriculture.[2] He will compete in November with incumbent Walt Helmick (D) and Kent Leonhardt (R), both unopposed in their parties' April 26 primary elections.
General election results
Kent Leonhardt defeated incumbent Walt Helmick and Buddy Guthrie in the West Virginia agriculture commissioner election.
| West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kent Leonhardt |
48.41% | 321,560 | |
| Democratic | Walt Helmick Incumbent | 41.28% | 274,191 | |
| Libertarian | Buddy Guthrie | 10.31% | 68,502 | |
| Total Votes | 664,253 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
The Libertarian Party of West Virginia posted the following statement on their website upon announcing Guthrie's candidacy:
| “ | Guthrie intends to advocate in particular for West Virginia’s nascent hemp industry, to promote “cottage food law” reform to enable home-based agricultural businesses to flourish, to speak out for local poultry farming (not just the industrial poultry processing facilities), and to represent small dairy and beef farmers seeking to break down barriers between producers and consumers. He calls for enhanced education of, and support for, farmers utilizing sustainable permaculture farming practices, such as those advanced by farmer/author and permaculture legend Joel Salatin.[1][3] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Libertarian Party of West Virginia, "Libertarians Announce Fifth Statewide Candidate: Buddy Guthrie for Commissioner of Agriculture," March 11, 2016
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