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Chris Walters (West Virginia)
Chris Walters (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 8. He assumed office on December 1, 2012. He left office on December 1, 2016.
Walters (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 36. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Walters' professional experience includes working as an associate at SFA Incorporated, owner of Jeffersonian Media, intern at British-Polish Chamber of Commerce, intern at Muzeum Powstania Warszwskiego, and intern at SFA Incorporated.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Walters served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Economic Development |
| • Finance, Vice-Chair |
| • Government Organization, Vice-Chair |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Judiciary |
| • Military |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Walters served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Labor |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Judiciary |
| • Economic Development |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Health |
| • Joint Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Rowe (D) | 20.4 | 10,355 |
| ✔ |  | Chris Pritt (R) | 16.8 | 8,508 |
| ✔ |  | Jim Barach (D) | 16.8 | 8,490 |
| Stevie Thaxton (R) | 15.8 | 8,026 | ||
| Amanda Estep-Burton (D) | 15.3 | 7,743 | ||
 | Chris Walters (R) | 14.9 | 7,548 | |
| Jaime Policarpio (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 50,670 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Rowe | 31.6 | 5,157 |
| ✔ | Amanda Estep-Burton | 18.9 | 3,083 | |
| ✔ | | Jim Barach | 15.2 | 2,484 |
| Amber Ferrell | 13.7 | 2,241 | ||
| Edgar Poe | 7.7 | 1,250 | ||
| Clint Casto | 6.9 | 1,125 | ||
 | James Elam | 6.0 | 975 | |
| Total votes: 16,315 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Pritt | 24.7 | 2,514 |
| ✔ | Stevie Thaxton | 15.6 | 1,584 | |
| ✔ | | Chris Walters | 15.3 | 1,558 |
| Amanda Davis | 12.4 | 1,268 | ||
| John Luoni | 12.2 | 1,244 | ||
| Eric Young | 11.8 | 1,202 | ||
| Bill Johnson | 8.0 | 816 | ||
| Total votes: 10,186 | |||
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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.
Glenn Jeffries defeated incumbent Chris Walters in the West Virginia State Senate District 8 general election.[1][2]
| West Virginia State Senate District 8, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Glenn Jeffries |
53.08% | 20,768 | |
| Republican | Chris Walters Incumbent | 46.92% | 18,357 | |
| Total Votes | 39,125 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Glenn Jeffries ran unopposed in the West Virginia State Senate District 8 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia State Senate District 8, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Glenn Jeffries (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Chris Walters ran unopposed in the West Virginia State Senate District 8 Republican primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia State Senate District 8, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Chris Walters Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
Walters ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia State Senate, District 8. Walters ran unopposed in the May 8 primary election and defeated Joshua R. Martin in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chris Walters |
52.9% | 19,123 | |
| Democratic | Joshua Martin | 47.1% | 17,039 | |
| Total Votes | 36,162 | |||
2010
Walters was defeated in the general election for District 44. He was defeated by Republican Amanda Pasdon, Democrat incumbents Barbara Fleischauer and Charlene Marshall, and Democrat Anthony P. "Tony" Barill. Walters was one of ten candidates running for the four positions in District 44 on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. Only the top four vote-getters were elected. He defeated Republican James Elvwas austin in the May 11 primary.[8][9]
| West Virginia State Senate, District 44 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Amanda Brooke Pasdon (R)
|
1,950 | 6.59% | ||
| Chris Wesley Walters (R)
|
1,923 | 6.50% | ||
| Kevin Scott Poe (R)
|
1,760 | 5.95% | ||
| Kevin Lee Patrick, Jr. (R)
|
1,452 | 4.90% | ||
| James Elvwas austin (R) | 1,169 | 3.95% | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14.
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2014
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In 2014, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 10.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Chris Walters on Facebook
- Chris Walters on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010
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
- ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Corey Palumbo (D) |
West Virginia State Senate District 8 2012–December 1, 2016 |
Succeeded by Glenn Jeffries |
