Edwin Ray Vanover
Edwin Ray Vanover (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of West Virginia. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.
Vanover was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 26 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Biography
Vanover's professional experience includes working as the Chief of Police for Bramwell, West Virginia.
Elections
2020
See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of West Virginia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Justice (R) | 63.5 | 497,944 |
 | Ben Salango (D) | 30.2 | 237,024 | |
 | Erika Kolenich (L)  | 2.9 | 22,527 | |
 | S. Marshall Wilson (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.9 | 15,120 | |
 | Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party) | 1.4 | 11,309 | |
 | Michael Folk (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 199 | |
| Mitch Roberts (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 152 | ||
 | Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
| Kimberly Gross (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 784,287 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Sartin (Independent)
- Larry Trent (Constitution Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia
Ben Salango defeated Stephen Smith, Ron Stollings, Jody Murphy, and Douglas Hughes in the Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Salango | 38.7 | 74,554 |
 | Stephen Smith | 33.8 | 65,056 | |
 | Ron Stollings | 13.3 | 25,686 | |
 | Jody Murphy | 9.3 | 17,968 | |
| Douglas Hughes | 4.8 | 9,201 | ||
| Total votes: 192,465 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cecil Silva (D)
- Edwin Ray Vanover (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Justice | 62.8 | 133,026 |
 | H. Woody Thrasher | 18.3 | 38,796 | |
| Michael Folk | 12.5 | 26,461 | |
| Doug Six | 2.1 | 4,419 | ||
| Larry Brooke Lunsford | 1.8 | 3,844 | ||
| Shelby Fitzhugh | 1.3 | 2,762 | ||
 | Charles Sheedy | 1.2 | 2,535 | |
| Total votes: 211,843 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of West Virginia
Erika Kolenich advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of West Virginia on April 8, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Kolenich (L) |
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Mountain Party convention
Mountain Party convention for Governor of West Virginia
Daniel Lutz Jr. advanced from the Mountain Party convention for Governor of West Virginia on June 20, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party) |
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2012
Vanover ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 26. Vanover and Ed Evans were defeated by incumbent Clif Moore in the May 8 primary election.[1][2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Clif Moore Incumbent |
48.5% | 1,458 |
| Ed Evans | 41.7% | 1,255 |
| Edwin Ray Vanover | 9.8% | 294 |
| Total Votes | 3,007 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Edwin Ray Vanover did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Edwin Vanover on Facebook
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