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J. Morgan Leach
J. Morgan Leach (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 10. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Leach was a 2018 and 2016 Democratic candidate for District 10 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Biography
J. Morgan Leach earned a J.D. from West Virginia University. Leach's career experience includes working as an attorney.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10
Incumbent Everette Anderson defeated J. Morgan Leach in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Everette Anderson (R) | 70.8 | 4,133 |
 | J. Morgan Leach (D) | 29.2 | 1,702 | |
| Total votes: 5,835 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10
J. Morgan Leach advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Morgan Leach | 100.0 | 674 |
| Total votes: 674 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10
Incumbent Everette Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Everette Anderson | 100.0 | 1,896 |
| Total votes: 1,896 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Kelly (R) | 19.9 | 9,246 |
| ✔ |  | Thomas Azinger (R) | 19.8 | 9,204 |
| ✔ |  | Vernon Criss (R) | 18.0 | 8,368 |
| Harry Deitzler (D) | 15.6 | 7,259 | ||
| J. Morgan Leach (D) | 14.6 | 6,784 | |
 | Andy Daniel (D) | 12.2 | 5,673 | |
| Total votes: 46,534 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frank Deem (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
J. Morgan Leach, Harry Deitzler, and Andy Daniel advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Morgan Leach | 36.4 | 2,063 |
| ✔ | Harry Deitzler | 35.8 | 2,028 | |
| ✔ | | Andy Daniel | 27.7 | 1,570 |
| Total votes: 5,661 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
Incumbent Vernon Criss, incumbent Frank Deem, and incumbent John Kelly defeated Matthew Dodrill and Jim Erlandson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vernon Criss | 25.7 | 2,502 |
| ✔ |  | Frank Deem | 23.6 | 2,302 |
| ✔ | | John Kelly | 22.1 | 2,154 |
 | Matthew Dodrill | 16.0 | 1,556 | |
| Jim Erlandson | 12.6 | 1,232 | ||
| Total votes: 9,746 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 Mike Azinger (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 general election.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Vernon Criss |
15.92% | 8,602 | |
| Republican | Frank Deem Incumbent |
19.40% | 10,480 | |
| Republican | John R. Kelly Incumbent |
20.82% | 11,244 | |
| Democratic | Andy Daniel | 13.74% | 7,422 | |
| Democratic | J. Morgan Leach | 14.25% | 7,697 | |
| Democratic | Bill Merriman | 15.87% | 8,571 | |
| Total Votes | 54,016 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Andy Daniel, J. Morgan Leach and Bill Merriman defeated Stephen Ruble in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Andy Daniel |
27.02% | 3,052 | |
| Democratic | J. Morgan Leach |
22.72% | 2,566 | |
| Democratic | Bill Merriman |
32.36% | 3,655 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Ruble | 17.90% | 2,022 | |
| Total Votes | 11,295 | |||
Vernon Criss, incumbent Frank Deem and incumbent John R. Kelly defeated Bill Bell and Matthew Dodrill in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 Republican primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Vernon Criss |
19.45% | 3,246 | |
| Republican | Frank Deem Incumbent |
26.30% | 4,389 | |
| Republican | John R. Kelly Incumbent |
28.34% | 4,730 | |
| Republican | Bill Bell | 11.26% | 1,879 | |
| Republican | Matthew Dodrill | 14.66% | 2,447 | |
| Total Votes | 16,691 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
J. Morgan Leach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Leach's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
Agricultural Innovation
- Excerpt: "Growing and consuming locally grown foods provides jobs, reduces food miles, and supplements healthier diets."
Clean Water
- Excerpt: "Clean water is essential for attracting corporate investment to grow our state’s economy."
Drug Policy Reform
- Excerpt: "Exploring new ways to combat opioid abuse and dependency is critical to our state's future."
Economic Development
- Excerpt: "Industrial hemp is an exciting new opportunity that could revitalize our community. This emerging industry could return our region to prosperity."
Unions
- Excerpt: "The backlash against the passage of Right-to-Work and the repeal of Prevailing Wage has been tremendous. I am ready to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with labor to fix this disastrous legislation. We must act decisively to protect workers’ wages and safety."
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ J. Morgan Leach for House, "Home," accessed March 10, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ jmorganleach.com, "Platform," accessed May 5, 2016
