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Ed Larry
Ed Larry (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 47. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47
Incumbent Chris Phillips defeated Ed Larry in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Phillips (R) | 64.5 | 5,018 |
| Ed Larry (D) | 35.5 | 2,767 | ||
| Total votes: 7,785 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47
Ed Larry advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ed Larry | 100.0 | 1,631 | |
| Total votes: 1,631 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47
Incumbent Chris Phillips advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Phillips | 100.0 | 2,517 |
| Total votes: 2,517 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47
Chris Phillips defeated Ed Larry in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Phillips (R) | 60.6 | 3,611 |
| Ed Larry (D) | 39.4 | 2,352 | ||
| Total votes: 5,963 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47
Ed Larry defeated Robert Johnson and Clayton Moore in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ed Larry | 57.6 | 905 | |
| Robert Johnson | 22.2 | 349 | ||
 | Clayton Moore | 20.2 | 317 | |
| Total votes: 1,571 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47
Chris Phillips defeated Lonnie Moore Sr., Derek Hart, and Maureen Lasky-Setchell in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Phillips | 40.5 | 728 |
| Lonnie Moore Sr. | 25.9 | 466 | ||
 | Derek Hart | 18.2 | 327 | |
| Maureen Lasky-Setchell | 15.5 | 278 | ||
| Total votes: 1,799 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ed Larry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Ed Larry participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Ed Larry's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Infrastructure, including internet service to rural areas 2) Opioid crisis |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Equal treatment for all citizensCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Ed Larry answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Honesty, ability to discuss controversial topics[3] | ” |
| “ | I believe in equal rights for all.[3] | ” |
| “ | Responsibilities are to the people of my district and to my state.[3] | ” |
| “ | I want to be remembered for bringing about equality and working for the people of my state.[3] | ” |
| “ | The death of President John Kennedy... I was 18 years old when he was assassinated.[3] | ” |
| “ | Paper boy...I delivered papers for two years. At the same time, I worked in a convenience store.[3] | ” |
| “ | Christmas...birth of Christ and enjoying seeing young children happy.[3] | ” |
| “ | Cold Mountain...[3] | ” |
| “ | The kitchen...makes me happy to prepare a meal.[3] | ” |
| “ | Not necessarily...one must be mature.[3] | ” |
| “ | Bringing employment to the state[3] | ” |
| “ | To be able to talk openly and honestly with one another and to accept differences in opinion[3] | ” |
| “ | Yes, the more ideas one has the better the outcome can be.[3] | ” |
| “ | an independent agency[3] | ” |
| “ | Yes, hearing from families without fresh water who must use bottled water was a particularly impactful story.[3] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Ed Larry's responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
