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Jim Harvey

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Mingo County Magistrate Court
Tenure
Present officeholder


Jim Harvey is a judge for the magistrate court in Mingo County, West Virginia.[1] Harvey was sworn in on July 10, 2014, and he was elected in November 2014.[1][2][3]

Harvey ran for re-election in 2016.[4] Jim Harvey won the general election on May 10, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: West Virginia local trial court judicial elections, 2016

West Virginia held general elections for county judicial offices on May 10, 2016. This date coincided with partisan primaries for statewide and federal offices. The 2016 election was the first nonpartisan election for the state's judicial seats since statehood in 1863. Learn more about this change here. Candidates interested in filing for the election submitted paperwork by January 30, 2016. Incumbent Jim Harvey defeated Scott Smith, Michele Webb and Donald Roy Stevens in the general election for the Mingo County Magistrate Court Division 3 seat.[4]

Mingo County Magistrate Court Division 3 General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jim Harvey Incumbent 43.92% 3,306
Scott Smith 27.83% 2,095
Michele Webb 18.57% 1,398
Donald Roy Stevens 9.68% 729
Total Votes 7,528
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results Center," accessed May 10, 2016

Selection method

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2014

See also: West Virginia judicial elections, 2014
Harvey ran for election to the Mingo County Magistrate Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on May 13, 2014, receiving 31.5 percent of the vote. He competed against Thomas Taylor, Scott Smith, Michele Webb and Grady Colin Kelley, II.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. [2] 

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