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David Bland
David Bland (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 8. Bland lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Bland was a 2016 Democratic candidate for the District 8 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8
Incumbent Everette Anderson defeated David Bland in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Everette Anderson (R) | 62.1 | 4,124 |
| David Bland (D) | 37.9 | 2,518 | ||
| Total votes: 6,642 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8
David Bland advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | David Bland | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8
Incumbent Everette Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 8 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Everette Anderson |
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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.
Incumbent Bill Anderson defeated David Bland in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 8 general election.[1][2]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 8, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bill Anderson Incumbent |
60.50% | 4,871 | |
| Democratic | David Bland | 39.50% | 3,180 | |
| Total Votes | 8,051 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Bill Anderson defeated Dennis Kimes in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 8 Republican primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 8, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bill Anderson Incumbent |
66.46% | 1,944 | |
| Republican | Dennis Kimes | 33.54% | 981 | |
| Total Votes | 2,925 | |||
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
David Bland participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and David Bland's responses follow below.[5]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Vote out Right to Work for less 2) Reinstate prevailing wage |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | West Virginia Jobs Act. Making this the policy work to put West Virginians to work.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[7]
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See also
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- State legislative elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016
- West Virginia State Legislature
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
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "David Bland's responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
