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Ralph Baxter
Ralph Baxter (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent West Virginia's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.
Biography
Ralph Baxter lives in Wheeling, West Virginia. He earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University, a master's degree in education from Catholic University of America, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia. Baxter's career experience includes working as an elementary school teacher, chairman and CEO of Orrick, and senior adviser to Thomson Reuters Legal.[1][2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent David McKinley defeated Kendra Fershee in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David McKinley (R) | 64.6 | 127,997 |
 | Kendra Fershee (D) | 35.4 | 70,217 | |
| Total votes: 198,214 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Kendra Fershee defeated Ralph Baxter and Tom Payne in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendra Fershee | 47.2 | 23,137 |
| Ralph Baxter | 38.1 | 18,670 | ||
 | Tom Payne | 14.6 | 7,169 | |
| Total votes: 48,976 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent David McKinley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | David McKinley |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Ralph Baxter participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Ralph Baxter's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Strengthening Medicare and Social Security 2) Making healthcare more affordable and accessible. |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Improving health care affordability and combatting the opioid crisis.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
- West Virginia's 1st Congressional District
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Campaign Instagram page
Footnotes
- ↑ Stanford Law School Directory, "Ralph Baxter," accessed February 17, 2018
- ↑ Ralph Baxter for Congress, "Meet Ralph," accessed February 17, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Ralph Baxter's responses," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
