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Jeff Becker
Jeff Becker was a 2014 Constitution Party candidate for District 59 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1] He previously was his party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010 where he petitioned for ballot access in that special election to fill the late Senator Robert C. Byrd's seat and garnered 1.2% of the vote.[2]
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. Layne Diehl was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Larry D. Kump was defeated by Saira Blair in the Republican primary. Jeff Becker ran as a Constitution Party candidate. Blair defeated Diehl and Becker in the general election.[1][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Saira Blair |
62.7% | 3,137 | |
| Democratic | Layne Diehl | 30.4% | 1,520 | |
| Constitution | Jeff Becker | 6.9% | 347 | |
| Total Votes | 5,004 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Saira Blair |
54.6% | 875 |
| Larry Kump Incumbent | 45.4% | 729 |
| Total Votes | 1,604 | |
2010
Becker was defeated by Democrat Joe Manchin III.[4]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jeff + Becker + West + Virginia + House"
See also
- West Virginia State Legislature
- West Virginia state legislative districts
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014
External links
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Jeff Becker on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ The Constitution Party of West Virginia, "Jeff Becker," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Official Election Results for United States Senate: 2010 U.S. Senate Campaigns," accessed August 19, 2014
