Michael Baisden
Michael J. Baisden was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 20 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Baisden was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 20 of the West Virginia House of Delegates. He was defeated in the Democratic primary.[2]
Elections
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 Justin Marcum defeated Michael Baisden in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 20 general election.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 20, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Justin Marcum Incumbent |
66.65% | 4,108 | |
| Republican | Michael Baisden | 33.35% | 2,056 | |
| Total Votes | 6,164 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Justin Marcum defeated Ronnie L. Blankenship in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 20 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 20, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Justin Marcum Incumbent |
58.29% | 2,676 | |
| Democratic | Ronnie L. Blankenship | 41.71% | 1,915 | |
| Total Votes | 4,591 | |||
Michael Baisden ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 20 Republican primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 20, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Michael Baisden (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbent Justin Marcum defeated Michael Baisden in the Democratic primary. Russell Deskins was unopposed in the Republican primary. Marcum defeated Deskins in the general election.[2][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Justin Marcum Incumbent |
70.6% | 2,823 | |
| Republican | Russell Deskins | 29.4% | 1,173 | |
| Total Votes | 3,996 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Justin Marcum: Incumbent |
70.5% | 2,919 |
| Michael Baisden | 29.5% | 1,224 |
| Total Votes | 4,143 | |
2012
Baisden ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 20. Baisden defeated Phil Amick and Diane Shafer in the May 8 primary election. He defeated Justin Marcum in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Justin Marcum Incumbent |
68.4% | 4,013 | |
| Republican | Mike Baisden | 31.6% | 1,850 | |
| Total Votes | 5,863 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Mike Baisden |
65.8% | 160 |
| Diane Shafer | 17.7% | 43 |
| Phil Amick | 16.5% | 40 |
| Total Votes | 243 | |
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Mike Baisden was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from West Virginia. Baisden was one of 30 delegates from West Virginia bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[11] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
District-level and at-large delegates from West Virginia were elected directly by voters in the state's primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates were allowed to run as unpledged delegates or to designate a candidate to whom they wished to be bound at the national convention.
West Virginia primary results
| West Virginia Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
77.1% | 157,238 | 30 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9% | 18,301 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 6.7% | 13,721 | 1 | |
| Ben Carson | 2.2% | 4,421 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 1.4% | 2,908 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.1% | 2,305 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.9% | 1,798 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.9% | 1,780 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.4% | 727 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.3% | 659 | 0 | |
| David Hall | 0.1% | 203 | 0 | |
| Totals | 204,061 | 31 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
West Virginia had 34 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts) and 22 served as at-large delegates. According to the Republican National Committee, West Virginia's district and at-large delegates were "elected on the primary ballot and [may have specified an] intention to be committed to a candidate."[12][13]
In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[12][13]
Recent news
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See also
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- West Virginia House of Delegates District 20
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016
- West Virginia State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012" accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Charleston Gazette Mail, "West Virginia Delegates to the Republican National Convention," May 11, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
