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Dave Shelton (West Virginia)
Dave Shelton (Republican Party) is running for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 8. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 12, 2026.[source]
Biography
Dave Shelton was born in Passaic, New Jersey. He earned an associate degree from the University of Florida in 1980. His career experience includes working as a film and TV writer, cartoonist, musician, voice actor, and author. Shelton has been affiliated with the Elks and Lions service organizations.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8
Incumbent Bill Bell, Timothy Bassett, and Dave Shelton are running in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8 on May 12, 2026.
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 | Bill Bell | |
| Timothy Bassett | ||
 | Dave Shelton | |
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8
Incumbent David Kelly won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Kelly (R) | 100.0 | 6,537 |
| Total votes: 6,537 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8
Incumbent David Kelly defeated Dave Shelton in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Kelly | 73.8 | 2,238 |
| Dave Shelton | 26.2 | 794 | |
| Total votes: 3,032 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Shelton in this election.
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8
Incumbent David Kelly won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Kelly (R) | 100.0 | 4,509 |
| Total votes: 4,509 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8
Incumbent David Kelly defeated Dave Shelton in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Kelly | 74.3 | 1,678 |
| Dave Shelton | 25.7 | 581 | |
| Total votes: 2,259 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
Dave Shelton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Dave Shelton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shelton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am not a politician, I'm a citizen who happens to know the way politics works and that there is a need to save our country from a citizen's perspective.
- I'm not afraid to ask hard questions, won't back down, I'll represent the people not big govt and that goes both sides of the aisle.
- You can't represent your constituents if you don't listen to them, aren't accessible or fight for them. Also, we must maintain our Judaic Christian values and belief in God or we are destined for destruction.
The left and Dems and other factions are bent on destroying our country through illegal immigration, fear mongering, indoctrinations, elimination of oil and gas for electric and unsubstainable energy sources, and more. We must fight to save the state and nation from transmogrification. And we must eliminate the awfu Obamal common core education that has been plaguing our schools, creating generations of students with low test scores and poor thinkers my
Yes, you need an understanding of government and political matrix but anyone can pick that knowledge up. Being someone with integrity, a deep love of the flag, America, the constitution and people, who is not afraid to fight, that's more important and beneficial to the legislature. I always use the example of Jimmy Stewart in Mister Smith Goes to Washington as an example of my philosophy.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 8, 2022.
