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Kayla Kessinger
Kayla Kessinger (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 32. She assumed office in 2015. She left office on December 1, 2022.
Kessinger (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 32. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Kessinger was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee
- Senior, Children, and Family Issues Committee
2019-2020
Kessinger was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Senior Citizen Issues Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Energy |
| • Judiciary |
| • Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development |
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kessinger served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Energy |
| • Government Organization |
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
| • Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Kayla Kessinger did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kayla Kessinger (R) | 22.6 | 10,760 |
| ✔ |  | Tom Fast (R) | 19.0 | 9,058 |
| ✔ |  | Austin Haynes (R) | 17.5 | 8,341 |
 | Margaret Staggers (D) | 15.2 | 7,264 | |
 | Selina Vickers (D) | 13.2 | 6,290 | |
| Mark Hurt (D) | 12.6 | 5,991 | ||
| Total votes: 47,704 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
Incumbent Margaret Staggers, Mark Hurt, and Selina Vickers defeated Randy Halsey in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Margaret Staggers | 32.1 | 4,295 |
| ✔ | Mark Hurt | 24.1 | 3,224 | |
| ✔ | | Selina Vickers | 24.0 | 3,218 |
| Randy Halsey | 19.9 | 2,661 | ||
| Total votes: 13,398 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
Incumbent Kayla Kessinger, incumbent Tom Fast, and Austin Haynes defeated Austin Simms in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kayla Kessinger | 31.0 | 3,124 |
| ✔ | | Tom Fast | 27.8 | 2,800 |
| ✔ | | Austin Haynes | 25.0 | 2,521 |
| Austin Simms | 16.2 | 1,628 | ||
| Total votes: 10,073 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kayla Kessinger (R) | 19.2 | 7,582 |
| ✔ | | Tom Fast (R) | 17.6 | 6,935 |
| ✔ | | Margaret Staggers (D) | 15.6 | 6,149 |
| Austin Haynes (R) | 15.4 | 6,079 | |
| Luke Lively (D) | 14.1 | 5,570 | ||
 | Melvin Kessler (D) | 12.0 | 4,743 | |
 | David Pritt (Mountain Party) | 6.0 | 2,384 | |
| Total votes: 39,442 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
Margaret Staggers, Luke Lively, and Melvin Kessler defeated Selina Vickers in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Margaret Staggers | 28.6 | 3,286 |
| ✔ | Luke Lively | 26.6 | 3,058 | |
| ✔ | | Melvin Kessler | 22.7 | 2,603 |
| Selina Vickers | 22.1 | 2,537 | |
| Total votes: 11,484 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
Incumbent Tom Fast, incumbent Kayla Kessinger, and Austin Haynes advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Fast | 35.0 | 1,741 |
| ✔ | | Kayla Kessinger | 34.6 | 1,720 |
| ✔ | | Austin Haynes | 30.3 | 1,508 |
| Total votes: 4,969 | |||
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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 David Perry (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 general election.[1][2]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Shirley Love |
16.01% | 7,273 | |
| Republican | Kayla Kessinger Incumbent |
17.78% | 8,076 | |
| Republican | Tom Fast Incumbent |
17.21% | 7,819 | |
| Democratic | John Pino | 14.72% | 6,687 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Staggers | 15.91% | 7,228 | |
| Republican | Austin Haynes | 14.47% | 6,572 | |
| Libertarian | Travis Simms | 3.91% | 1,776 | |
| Total Votes | 45,431 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Shirley Love |
15.57% | 3,460 | |
| Democratic | John Pino |
13.54% | 3,010 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Staggers |
17.83% | 3,962 | |
| Democratic | Tighe Bullock | 3.97% | 883 | |
| Democratic | Joel Davis | 7.82% | 1,737 | |
| Democratic | Randy Halsey | 5.57% | 1,238 | |
| Democratic | Luke Lively | 11.24% | 2,498 | |
| Democratic | William R. Sulesky | 3.05% | 677 | |
| Democratic | Dustin Teel | 2.66% | 591 | |
| Democratic | Greg Crist | 10.85% | 2,412 | |
| Democratic | Mel Kessler | 7.90% | 1,756 | |
| Total Votes | 22,224 | |||
Austin Haynes, incumbent Kayla Kessinger and incumbent Tom Fast were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 Republican primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Austin Haynes | |
| Republican | Kayla Kessinger Incumbent | |
| Republican | Tom Fast Incumbent | |
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. District 32 is represented by three delegates. Incumbents David Perry, John Pino and Margaret Staggers were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tom Fast, William Hughes and Kayla Kessinger were unopposed in the Republican primary. Perry, Fast, and Kessinger defeated Pino, Staggers, Hughes, Tom Louisos (I) and Tighe Bullock (Mountain) in the general election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Fast |
18.4% | 6,207 | |
| Democratic | Dave Perry Incumbent |
15.8% | 5,339 | |
| Republican | Kayla Kessinger |
15.3% | 5,160 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Anne Staggers Incumbent | 15.1% | 5,077 | |
| Democratic | John Pino Incumbent | 14.2% | 4,791 | |
| Republican | William Hughes | 10.5% | 3,521 | |
| Independent | Tom Louisos | 8.8% | 2,966 | |
| Mountain | Tighe Bullock | 1.9% | 625 | |
| Total Votes | 33,686 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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2018
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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
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2015
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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
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West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 2015-2022 |
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