Kenneth Mattson

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Kenneth Mattson

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 9, 2020

Kenneth Mattson (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 15. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.

Mattson was a 2016 candidate for the Berkeley County Magistrate Court in West Virginia. Mattson lost in the general election on May 10, 2016.

Elections

2020

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 15

Incumbent Craig Blair defeated Donald Kinnie in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 15 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Craig Blair (R)	80.1	41,560
	Submit photo	Donald Kinnie (Mountain Party)	19.9	10,324

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,884
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 15

Incumbent Craig Blair defeated Kenneth Mattson in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 15 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Craig Blair	52.7	7,837
	Submit photo	Kenneth Mattson	47.3	7,033

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,870
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Mountain Party convention

Mountain Party convention for West Virginia State Senate District 15

Donald Kinnie advanced from the Mountain Party convention for West Virginia State Senate District 15 on June 20, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Donald Kinnie (Mountain Party)

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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 Robert Lowe II defeated Kenneth Mattson in the general election for the Berkeley County Magistrate Court Division 4 seat.

Berkeley County Magistrate Court Division 4 General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Robert Lowe II Incumbent	64.49%	10,388
Kenneth Mattson	35.51%	5,721
Total Votes		16,109
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results Center," accessed May 10, 2016

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

The judges of the West Virginia Circuit Court are elected in nonpartisan elections to serve eight-year terms. Judges must run for re-election when their terms expire.

The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote. Term lengths vary by circuit.

Qualifications
To serve on a West Virginia Circuit Court, a judge must be:

• a citizen of West Virginia for at least five years;
• a resident of his or her circuit;
• at least 30 years old; and
• practiced in law for at least five years.

Campaign themes

2020

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See also

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Footnotes

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Current members of the West Virginia State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Randy Smith

Majority Leader:Patrick Martin

Minority Leader:Mike Woelfel

Senators

District 1

Laura Wakim Chapman (R)

Ryan Weld (R)

District 2

Charles Clements (R)

Christopher Rose (R)

District 3

Mike Azinger (R)

Donna Boley (R)

District 4

Amy Grady (R)

Eric Tarr (R)

District 5

Scott Fuller (R)

Mike Woelfel (D)

District 6

Craig Hart (R)

Mark Maynard (R)

District 7

Rupie Phillips (R)

District 8

T. Kevan Bartlett (R)

Glenn Jeffries (R)

District 9

Brian Helton (R)

Rollan Roberts (R)

District 10

Vince Deeds (R)

Jack Woodrum (R)

District 11

William Hamilton (R)

Robbie Morris (R)

District 12

Patrick Martin (R)

Ben Queen (R)

District 13

Joey Garcia (D)

Mike Oliverio (R)

District 14

Randy Smith (R)

Jay Taylor (R)

District 15

Darren Thorne (R)

Tom Willis (R)

District 16

Jason Barrett (R)

Patricia Rucker (R)

District 17

Anne Charnock (R)

Tom Takubo (R)

Republican Party (31)

Democratic Party (2)