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Rick Snuffer (2018 West Virginia state house candidate)
Rick Snuffer (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the Raleigh County School District in West Virginia. He assumed office in 2003.
Snuffer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 31. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Snuffer was born and raised in Raleigh County. He works as an information technology specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a role he has held for 31 years. He is also involved with Snuffer and Sons Angus Farms, which he runs with his father and brother. Snuffer previously worked as a vocational agriculture teacher in Fayette County. He is a member of the Breckenridge Baptist Church. Snuffer earned a bachelor's degree in animal science and a master's degree in vocational agriculture from West Virginia University. He has three children, three step-children and three grandchildren.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 31
Christopher Toney defeated Rick Snuffer and Carlos Walker in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christopher Toney (R) | 55.8 | 2,958 |
 | Rick Snuffer (D) | 40.2 | 2,135 | |
| Carlos Walker (L) | 4.0 | 212 | ||
| Total votes: 5,305 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 31
Rick Snuffer advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 31 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 31
Christopher Toney defeated incumbent Chanda Adkins in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 31 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Toney | 51.2 | 639 |
| Chanda Adkins | 48.8 | 610 | ||
| Total votes: 1,249 | |||
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2016
- See also: Raleigh County Schools elections (2016)
Two of the five seats on the Raleigh County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on May 10, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Jack "Gordie" Roop and Richard Snuffer II defeated challengers Lewis Harvey, Amanda Crookshank Kennedy, Marsha Smith, and Russell Webb.[2][3]
Though the election was held at large, only two members from the same geographical district could be on the board during a given term. Snuffer and Smith were from District I, and Roop, Harvey, Kennedy, and Webb were from District II.[2]
Results
| Raleigh County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jack "Gordie" Roop Incumbent |
27.01% | 8,311 |
| Richard Snuffer II Incumbent |
21.56% | 6,633 |
| Marsha Smith | 20.24% | 6,226 |
| Amanda Crookshank Kennedy | 14.37% | 4,422 |
| Russell Webb | 10.44% | 3,213 |
| Lewis Harvey | 6.38% | 1,963 |
| Total Votes | 30,768 | |
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Raleigh County Official Results: Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed May 27, 2016 | ||
Funding
Snuffer reported $1,423.00 in contributions and $1,423.00 in expenditures to the Raleigh County Clerk, which left his campaign with no cash on hand in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Snuffer received no official endorsements in the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard Snuffer II |
34.4% | 6,134 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sally Susman |
24.2% | 4,316 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Wood, Jr. | 24% | 4,273 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen W. Finch | 17.4% | 3,098 | |
| Total Votes | 17,821 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Primary Election- May 8, 2012," accessed April 18, 2014 | ||||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- Raleigh County Schools, West Virginia
- Raleigh County Schools elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Raleigh County Schools, "President: Richard Snuffer II," accessed March 10, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Cecilia Chapman, Raleigh County," February 5, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Raleigh County Results Primary Election - May 10, 2016: Unofficial Results," accessed May 10, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Communication with Raleigh County Clerk," July 18, 2016
