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Rick Atkinson
Rick Atkinson (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 11. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on December 1, 2020.
Atkinson (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 15. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.
He was first appointed to the chamber on October 4, 2015, to replace Robert Ashley (R), who was appointed to the state Senate on September 15.[1]
Sponsored legislation
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Atkinson was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Vice-Chair Natural Resources
- House Education Committee
- House Enrolled Bills Committee, Vice-Chair
- House Health and Human Resources Committee
- Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Government Organization |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development, Vice chair |
Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15
Incumbent Erica Moore defeated JuliAnna Penfold in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erica Moore (R) | 82.0 | 5,869 |
| JuliAnna Penfold (D) | 18.0 | 1,285 | ||
| Total votes: 7,154 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15
JuliAnna Penfold advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | JuliAnna Penfold | 100.0 | 774 | |
| Total votes: 774 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15
Incumbent Erica Moore defeated Rick Atkinson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erica Moore | 64.7 | 1,802 |
 | Rick Atkinson | 35.3 | 985 | |
| Total votes: 2,787 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Atkinson in this election.
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15
Incumbent Riley Keaton defeated Chuck Conner in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Riley Keaton (R) | 69.9 | 3,449 |
 | Chuck Conner (D) | 30.1 | 1,483 | |
| Total votes: 4,932 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15
Incumbent Riley Keaton defeated Rick Atkinson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Riley Keaton | 55.6 | 992 |
| Rick Atkinson | 44.4 | 792 | |
| Total votes: 1,784 | |||
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2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Riley Keaton defeated Mark Pauley in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Riley Keaton (R) | 66.5 | 4,797 |
| Mark Pauley (D) | 33.5 | 2,421 | ||
| Total votes: 7,218 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Mark Pauley advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Pauley | 100.0 | 1,585 | |
| Total votes: 1,585 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Riley Keaton defeated incumbent Rick Atkinson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Riley Keaton | 52.0 | 1,369 |
| Rick Atkinson | 48.0 | 1,263 | |
| Total votes: 2,632 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Incumbent Rick Atkinson defeated Sarah Duncan in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Atkinson (R) | 60.7 | 3,254 |
 | Sarah Duncan (D) | 39.3 | 2,110 | |
| Total votes: 5,364 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
James Alan Pickens advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | James Alan Pickens |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Incumbent Rick Atkinson advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Atkinson |
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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 Rick Atkinson defeated Jim Crowder in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 general election.[2][3]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 11, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Atkinson Incumbent |
60.60% | 3,955 | |
| Democratic | Jim Crowder | 39.40% | 2,571 | |
| Total Votes | 6,526 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Tanya Walker Benbow ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 11, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tanya Walker Benbow (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Rick Atkinson defeated Anna Hardway and Riley Keaton in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 Republican primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 11, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rick Atkinson Incumbent |
38.55% | 907 | |
| Republican | Anna Hardway | 24.10% | 567 | |
| Republican | Riley Keaton | 37.36% | 879 | |
| Total Votes | 2,353 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rick Atkinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Rick Atkinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Rick Atkinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2020
In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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2018
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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
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2015
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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Governor Tomblin Appoints Martin 'Rick' Atkinson III to 11th District House of Delegates Seat," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Ashley (R) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 2015–2020 |
Succeeded by Riley Keaton (R) |
