Mark Mitchem

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Mark Mitchem

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 10, 2022

Mark Mitchem (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 8. Mitchem lost in the Republican primary on May 10, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 8

Mark Hunt defeated incumbent Richard Lindsay in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Hunt (R)	56.8	14,615
		Richard Lindsay (D)	43.2	11,136

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,751
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8

Incumbent Richard Lindsay advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Lindsay	100.0	5,100

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8

Mark Hunt defeated Joshua Higginbotham and Mark Mitchem in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Hunt	46.4	2,427
		Joshua Higginbotham	34.2	1,786
	Submit photo	Mark Mitchem	19.4	1,016

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,229
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrea Garrett Kiessling (R) (Disqualified, appeared on ballot)

Campaign themes

2022

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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)

Mike Stuart (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)

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Democratic Party (2)