Gary Howell (West Virginia)

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Gary G. Howell
Image of Gary G. Howell

Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates District 87

West Virginia House of Delegates District 87
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 56
Successor: Kayla Young

Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 12, 2026

Education

High school

Keyser High School

Associate

Frostburg State University

Bachelor's

Frostburg State University, 1990

Personal
Birthplace
Cumberland, Md.
Religion
Christian: Methodist
Profession
Business Owner
Contact

Gary G. Howell (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 87. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Howell (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 87. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 12, 2026.

Biography

Gary Howell was born in Cumberland, Maryland, and lives in West Virginia. Howell graduated from Keyser High School. He earned an associate degree and a B.S. in management from Frostburg State University. His career experience includes working as a small business owner.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Howell was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Howell was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Howell was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
Government Organization, Chair
Roads and Transportation
Rules
Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Howell served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Howell served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Howell served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

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 87

Incumbent Gary G. Howell is running in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 87 on May 12, 2026.


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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 87

Incumbent Gary G. Howell won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 87 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary G. Howell
Gary G. Howell (R)
 
100.0
 
6,744

Total votes: 6,744
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 87

Incumbent Gary G. Howell advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 87 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary G. Howell
Gary G. Howell
 
100.0
 
2,164

Total votes: 2,164
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 87

Incumbent Gary G. Howell defeated David Boden in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 87 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary G. Howell
Gary G. Howell (R)
 
69.6
 
3,453
Image of David Boden
David Boden (D) Candidate Connection
 
30.4
 
1,509

Total votes: 4,962
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 87

David Boden advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 87 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Boden
David Boden Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
481

Total votes: 481
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 87

Incumbent Gary G. Howell advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 87 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary G. Howell
Gary G. Howell
 
100.0
 
1,390

Total votes: 1,390
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2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 56

Incumbent Gary G. Howell won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 56 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary G. Howell
Gary G. Howell (R)
 
100.0
 
7,132

Total votes: 7,132
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 56

Incumbent Gary G. Howell advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 56 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary G. Howell
Gary G. Howell
 
100.0
 
2,134

Total votes: 2,134
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 56

Incumbent Gary G. Howell defeated Timothy Ryan in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 56 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary G. Howell
Gary G. Howell (R)
 
69.0
 
4,031
Image of Timothy Ryan
Timothy Ryan (D)
 
31.0
 
1,808

Total votes: 5,839
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 56

Timothy Ryan defeated Will Skehan in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 56 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Timothy Ryan
Timothy Ryan
 
61.0
 
596
Will Skehan
 
39.0
 
381

Total votes: 977
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 56

Incumbent Gary G. Howell defeated Luke McKenzie and Charles Von Hagel in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 56 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary G. Howell
Gary G. Howell
 
49.9
 
869
Luke McKenzie
 
27.7
 
482
Charles Von Hagel
 
22.4
 
390

Total votes: 1,741
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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 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 Gary Howell ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 56 general election.[2][3]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 56, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gary Howell Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State



Incumbent Gary Howell ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 56 Republican primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 56, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gary Howell Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. Incumbent Gary Howell was unopposed in the Republican primary. Howell was unopposed in the general election.[6]

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Howell won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 56. Howell defeated Robert "Bob" Harman in the May 8 primary election and defeated Jim Maybury in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 56 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGary G. Howell Incumbent 67.9% 1,075
Bob Harman 32.1% 508
Total Votes 1,583

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Howell was elected in District 49 in the November 2, 2010, general election. He defeated Democrat Charles Messick. Howell was unopposed in the primary election.[10][11][12]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 49 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Gary G. Howell (R) 3,001 56.14%
Charles Messick (D) 2,345 43.86%
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 49 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Gary Gibson Howell (R) 1,062 49.56%

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Gary G. Howell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia House of Delegates District 87Won general$15,154 $23,910
2022West Virginia House of Delegates District 87Won general$36,883 $44,190
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 56Won general$26,619 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 56Won general$35,925 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 56Won $18,825 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 56Won $14,522 N/A**
2012West Virginia State House, District 56Won $27,602 N/A**
2010West Virginia State House, District 49Won $17,898 N/A**
2008West Virginia State Senate, District 14Lost $32,314 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Howell is the president of the Keyser Rotary Club. In 2006, the State Journal named him a Top 40 West Virginian Under 40. He is the recipient of the 2003 United States Small Business Administration Exporter of the Year for West Virginia Award, and received the Governor's Commendation for International Market Entry in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.

In 2013, Howell was elected vice chairman of the interstate, bi-partisan group of legislators called the State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus. This group seeks to raise the profile of the motor sports hobby in state governments and in the public.[13]

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Preceded by
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West Virginia House of Delegates District 87
2022-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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West Virginia House of Delegates District 56
2010-2022
Succeeded by
Kayla Young (D)


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