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Paul Detch
Paul Detch (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 46. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46
Incumbent Jeff Campbell defeated Paul Detch in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Campbell (R) | 71.1 | 5,714 |
| Paul Detch (D) | 28.9 | 2,319 | ||
| Total votes: 8,033 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46
Paul Detch advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paul Detch | 100.0 | 1,142 | |
| Total votes: 1,142 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46
Incumbent Jeff Campbell defeated Trey Ewing and Thomas Perkins in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Campbell | 52.9 | 1,429 |
 | Trey Ewing | 30.4 | 820 | |
 | Thomas Perkins | 16.7 | 452 | |
| Total votes: 2,701 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Detch in this election.
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46
Incumbent Michael Honaker defeated Paul Detch in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Honaker (R) | 66.3 | 4,106 |
| Paul Detch (D) | 33.7 | 2,083 | ||
| Total votes: 6,189 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46
Paul Detch defeated Joe Holt in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paul Detch | 66.2 | 681 | |
| Joe Holt | 33.8 | 347 | ||
| Total votes: 1,028 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46
Incumbent Michael Honaker defeated Karen McCoy and Mark Robinson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Honaker | 51.7 | 967 |
| Karen McCoy | 39.5 | 739 | ||
| Mark Robinson | 8.7 | 163 | ||
| Total votes: 1,869 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paul Detch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Paul Detch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
