S. Marshall Wilson (West Virginia)
S. Marshall Wilson (independent) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 60. Wilson assumed office in 2016. Wilson left office on December 1, 2020.
Wilson (ACT) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 91. Wilson lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Although Wilson ran as a Republican in 2018, he changed his party affiliation from Republican to independent on December 17, 2019, citing a dispute with West Virginia Republican Party Chairwoman Melody Potter. He stated, "She has demonstrated time and time again that she’s not willing to take any input from the field and she has basically built for herself a little kingdom."
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Wilson was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- House Health and Human Resources Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Political Subdivisions 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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| • Education |
| • Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development |
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 91
Incumbent Don Forsht defeated S. Marshall Wilson and Philip Harrell in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 91 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Don Forsht (R) | 60.2 | 2,531 |
 | S. Marshall Wilson (ACT) | 39.6 | 1,666 | |
 | Philip Harrell (Independent) (Write-in)  | 0.1 | 5 | |
| Total votes: 4,202 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 91
Incumbent Don Forsht advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 91 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Forsht | 100.0 | 1,008 |
| Total votes: 1,008 | |||
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2020
See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of West Virginia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Justice (R) | 63.5 | 497,944 |
 | Ben Salango (D) | 30.2 | 237,024 | |
 | Erika Kolenich (L) | 2.9 | 22,527 | |
| S. Marshall Wilson (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.9 | 15,120 | |
 | Daniel Lutz (Mountain Party) | 1.4 | 11,309 | |
 | Michael Folk (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 199 | |
| Mitch Roberts (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 152 | |
 | Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
| Kimberly Gross (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
| Total votes: 784,287 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Sartin (Independent)
- Larry Trent (Constitution Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia
Ben Salango defeated Stephen Smith, Ron Stollings, Jody Murphy, and Douglas Hughes in the Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Salango | 38.7 | 74,554 |
 | Stephen Smith | 33.8 | 65,056 | |
 | Ron Stollings | 13.3 | 25,686 | |
 | Jody Murphy | 9.3 | 17,968 | |
| Douglas Hughes | 4.8 | 9,201 | |
| Total votes: 192,465 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cecil Silva (D)
- Edwin Ray Vanover (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Justice | 62.8 | 133,026 |
 | H. Woody Thrasher | 18.3 | 38,796 | |
| Michael Folk | 12.5 | 26,461 | |
| Doug Six | 2.1 | 4,419 | |
| Larry Brooke Lunsford | 1.8 | 3,844 | |
| Shelby Fitzhugh | 1.3 | 2,762 | |
 | Charles Sheedy | 1.2 | 2,535 | |
| Total votes: 211,843 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of West Virginia
Erika Kolenich advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of West Virginia on April 8, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Kolenich (L) |
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Mountain Party convention
Mountain Party convention for Governor of West Virginia
Daniel Lutz advanced from the Mountain Party convention for Governor of West Virginia on June 20, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Lutz (Mountain Party) |
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 60
Incumbent S. Marshall Wilson won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 60 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | S. Marshall Wilson (R) | 100.0 | 5,152 |
| Total votes: 5,152 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 60
Incumbent S. Marshall Wilson defeated Larry W. Faircloth in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 60 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | S. Marshall Wilson | 58.5 | 884 |
 | Larry W. Faircloth | 41.5 | 626 | |
| Total votes: 1,510 | |||
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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 Larry W. Faircloth (R) did not seek re-election.
S. Marshall Wilson defeated Gary Collis in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 60 general election.[1][2]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 60, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  S. Marshall Wilson |
62.19% | 4,874 | |
| Democratic | Gary Collis | 37.81% | 2,963 | |
| Total Votes | 7,837 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Gary Collis ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 60 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 60, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Gary Collis (unopposed) | |
S. Marshall Wilson defeated Gary W. Kelley in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 60 Republican primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 60, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | S. Marshall Wilson |
51.24% | 1,160 | |
| Republican | Gary W. Kelley | 48.76% | 1,104 | |
| Total Votes | 2,264 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
S. Marshall Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
S. Marshall Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
S. Marshall Wilson participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 7, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and S. Marshall Wilson's responses follow below.[5]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Government Reform |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | The state government needs to be re-formed to adhere to its constitutionally established limitations.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[7]
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Campaign donors
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2018
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 60 2018 election - Campaign Contributions | |
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| Top individual contributors to S. Marshall Wilson's campaign in 2018 | |
| WILSON, S MARSHALL | $1,578.70 |
| THOMAS, BARBARA L | $1,000.00 |
| WILSON, JULIE BARR | $764.77 |
| MOORE, RILEY MCGOWAN | $500.00 |
| MIKE BOCHINSKI, MIKE | $468.31 |
| Total Raised in 2018 | $10,182.65 |
| Source: Follow the Money | |
2016
Wilson won election to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2016. During that election cycle, Wilson raised a total of $12,512.
| West Virginia House of Delegates 2016 election - campaign contributions | ||||
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| Top contributors to S. Marshall Wilson (West Virginia)'s campaign in 2016 | ||||
| Banks, Kenneth L | $1,000 | |||
| Simmons, Ronald Jake | $893 | |||
| Wilson, S Marshall | $880 | |||
| Simmons, Ronald Jake | $873 | |||
| Wilson, S Marshall | $563 | |||
| Total raised in 2016 | $12,512 | |||
| Source: Follow the Money | ||||
Scorecards
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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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- Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate West Virginia House of Delegates District 91 |
Personal |
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
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "S. Marshall Wilson's responses," April 7, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Larry W. Faircloth (R) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 60 2016-2020 |
Succeeded by Don Forsht (R) |
