Paul Howe III
Paul Howe (Republican Party) is running for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 70. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 70
Jackson Howe (D) and Shannon Welsh (D) are running in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 70 on May 12, 2026.
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 | Jackson Howe | |
 | Shannon Welsh | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Romano (D)
Republican primary
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Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 70
Salvatore Bombardiere (R) and Paul Howe (R) are running in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 70 on May 12, 2026.
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| Salvatore Bombardiere | ||
| Paul Howe | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mickey Petitto (R)
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2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 70
Mickey Petitto defeated Ryan Deems in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 70 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mickey Petitto (R) | 53.8 | 2,108 |
 | Ryan Deems (D) | 46.2 | 1,808 | |
| Total votes: 3,916 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 70
Ryan Deems defeated Ronald Fragale in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 70 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Deems | 50.5 | 525 |
 | Ronald Fragale | 49.5 | 514 | |
| Total votes: 1,039 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 70
Mickey Petitto defeated Paul Howe, Bryan Payne, and Tyler Hart in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 70 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mickey Petitto | 39.8 | 330 |
| Paul Howe | 28.5 | 236 | ||
| Bryan Payne | 16.8 | 139 | ||
| Tyler Hart | 15.0 | 124 | ||
| Total votes: 829 | |||
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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 Patsy Trecost II (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 general election.[1][2]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Richard Iaquinta |
14.17% | 13,586 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Miley Incumbent |
16.06% | 15,401 | |
| Republican | Danny Hamrick Incumbent |
14.25% | 13,661 | |
| Republican | Ben Queen |
15.46% | 14,825 | |
| Democratic | Derek McIntyre | 10.02% | 9,606 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Worth | 9.59% | 9,195 | |
| Republican | Terry Waxman Incumbent | 11.31% | 10,847 | |
| Republican | Rick Wolfe | 9.14% | 8,762 | |
| Total Votes | 95,883 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Richard Iaquinta |
18.84% | 7,172 | |
| Democratic | Derek McIntyre |
9.97% | 3,797 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Miley Incumbent |
21.28% | 8,104 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Worth |
10.45% | 3,980 | |
| Democratic | Robert Garcia | 9.00% | 3,428 | |
| Democratic | Brad Hinerman | 8.34% | 3,174 | |
| Democratic | Paul Howe III | 7.62% | 2,901 | |
| Democratic | Brock Malcolm | 6.14% | 2,338 | |
| Democratic | Martin Shaffer | 8.36% | 3,182 | |
| Total Votes | 38,076 | |||
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 Republican primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Danny Hamrick Incumbent |
22.82% | 5,107 | |
| Republican | Ben Queen |
20.03% | 4,483 | |
| Republican | Terry Waxman Incumbent |
20.78% | 4,651 | |
| Republican | Rick Wolfe |
13.61% | 3,046 | |
| Republican | Jeff Palmer | 12.54% | 2,806 | |
| Republican | Debra S. Shrieves | 10.21% | 2,286 | |
| Total Votes | 22,379 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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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
