Carol Bailey
Carol Bailey (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 27. Bailey lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Bailey was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 27 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1] She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John H. Shott (R) | 23.3 | 9,749 |
| ✔ | Eric Porterfield (R) | 21.1 | 8,845 | |
| ✔ |  | Joe Ellington (R) | 20.9 | 8,757 |
| Carol Bailey (D) | 14.5 | 6,084 | ||
| Phoebe Jeffries Meadows (D) | 10.1 | 4,224 | ||
 | Lacy Watson (D) | 8.1 | 3,391 | |
| Karen White (Mountain Party) | 1.9 | 787 | ||
| Total votes: 41,837 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)
Carol Bailey, Phoebe Jeffries Meadows, and Lacy Watson advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carol Bailey | 42.7 | 2,639 | |
| ✔ | Phoebe Jeffries Meadows | 30.3 | 1,871 | |
| ✔ | | Lacy Watson | 27.0 | 1,666 |
| Total votes: 6,176 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)
Incumbent John H. Shott, incumbent Joe Ellington, and Eric Porterfield defeated Zane Lawhorn and Mike Swatts in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John H. Shott | 23.8 | 2,226 |
| ✔ | | Joe Ellington | 21.8 | 2,038 |
| ✔ | Eric Porterfield | 19.8 | 1,858 | |
 | Zane Lawhorn | 19.8 | 1,850 | |
| Mike Swatts | 14.9 | 1,391 | ||
| Total votes: 9,363 | |||
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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.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 general election.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Joe Ellington Incumbent |
21.05% | 10,446 | |
| Republican | Marty Gearheart Incumbent |
20.60% | 10,221 | |
| Republican | John H. Shott Incumbent |
25.25% | 12,528 | |
| Democratic | Sabrina Shrader | 10.33% | 5,126 | |
| Democratic | Lacy Watson | 7.48% | 3,713 | |
| Democratic | Carol Bailey | 15.28% | 7,580 | |
| Total Votes | 49,614 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Sabrina Shrader, Lacy Watson and Carol Bailey were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sabrina Shrader | |
| Democratic | Lacy Watson | |
| Democratic | Carol Bailey | |
Incumbent Joe Ellington, incumbent Marty Gearheart and incumbent John H. Shott were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 Republican primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Joe Ellington Incumbent | |
| Republican | Marty Gearheart Incumbent | |
| Republican | John H. Shott Incumbent | |
2014
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates 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. District 27 is represented by three delegates. Incumbents Joe Ellington, Marty Gearheart and John H. Shott were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ellington, Gearheart, and Shott defeated Carol Bailey (D) and Karen White (Mountain) in the general election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. Shott Incumbent |
28.1% | 9,004 | |
| Republican | Joe Ellington Incumbent |
26% | 8,338 | |
| Republican | Marty Gearheart Incumbent |
25.2% | 8,089 | |
| Democratic | Carol Bailey | 16.7% | 5,365 | |
| Mountain | Karen White | 3.9% | 1,248 | |
| Total Votes | 32,044 | |||
Note: Bailey was not a Democratic primary candidate, but appears on the West Virginia Secretary of State general election candidate list.
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign Facebook page
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
