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Chandler Swope
Chandler Swope (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 1, 2024.
Swope (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 6. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Swope was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Senate Economic Development Committee
- Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate Government Organization Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
2021-2022
Swope was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
- Senate Economic Development Committee, Chair
- Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
- Senate Government Organization Committee, Vice chair
- Senate Finance Committee
- Pensions Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Vice chair
2019-2020
Swope was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
- Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
- Senate Economic Development Committee, Vice-Chair
- Senate Government Organization Committee, Vice-Chair
- Senate Finance Committee
- Workforce Committee, Chair
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Vice-Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Economic Development |
| • Education |
| • Energy, Industry and Mining |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure, Vice chair |
| • Workforce, Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Craig Hart defeated Jeff Disibbio and David Sartin in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Craig Hart (R) | 61.0 | 23,014 |
| Jeff Disibbio (D) | 34.3 | 12,924 | ||
 | David Sartin (Independent)  | 4.7 | 1,765 | |
| Total votes: 37,703 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Randall Fowler (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Randall Fowler advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Randall Fowler | 100.0 | 3,748 | |
| Total votes: 3,748 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Craig Hart defeated incumbent Chandler Swope and Eric Porterfield in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Hart | 40.9 | 4,847 |
 | Chandler Swope | 37.0 | 4,384 | |
| Eric Porterfield | 22.2 | 2,633 | ||
| Total votes: 11,864 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Incumbent Chandler Swope won election in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chandler Swope (R) | 100.0 | 33,682 |
| Total votes: 33,682 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Incumbent Chandler Swope defeated Wesley Blankenship in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chandler Swope | 72.3 | 6,536 |
| Wesley Blankenship | 27.7 | 2,502 | ||
| Total votes: 9,038 | |||
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2016
Elections for the West Virginia State Senate 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 Bill Cole (R) did not seek re-election.
Chandler Swope defeated Rocky Seay in the West Virginia State Senate District 6 general election.[1][2]
| West Virginia State Senate District 6, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Chandler Swope |
57.11% | 20,776 | |
| Democratic | Rocky Seay | 42.89% | 15,606 | |
| Total Votes | 36,382 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Rocky Seay defeated Brandon Barker in the West Virginia State Senate District 6 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia State Senate District 6, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rocky Seay |
64.64% | 8,618 | |
| Democratic | Brandon Barker | 35.36% | 4,715 | |
| Total Votes | 13,333 | |||
Chandler Swope ran unopposed in the West Virginia State Senate District 6 Republican primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia State Senate District 6, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Chandler Swope (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 9. A special session began on September 30 and adjourned on October 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 11.
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2022
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia State Senate District 6 2016-2024 |
Succeeded by Craig Hart (R) |
