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Sam Winans
Sam Winans was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 3 of the West Virginia State Senate.
Campaign themes
2016
Winans' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Make West Virginia a Business Friendly State
Increase Worker Participation Rates
Invest in State Infrastructure
Remove Barriers to Attract New Business
Second Amendment
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” |
| —Sam Winans[2] | ||
Elections
2016
Elections for the West Virginia State Senate 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.
Mike Azinger defeated Gregory K. Smith in the West Virginia State Senate District 3(b) general election.[3][4]
| West Virginia State Senate District 3(b), General election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mike Azinger |
54.64% | 23,034 | |
| Democratic | Gregory K. Smith | 45.36% | 19,125 | |
| Total Votes | 42,159 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Gregory K. Smith ran unopposed in the West Virginia State Senate District 3(b) Democratic primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia State Senate District 3(b), Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Gregory K. Smith (unopposed) | |
Mike Azinger defeated Sam Winans in the West Virginia State Senate District 3(b) Republican primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia State Senate District 3(b), Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mike Azinger |
60.72% | 9,065 | |
| Republican | Sam Winans | 39.28% | 5,865 | |
| Total Votes | 14,930 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- West Virginia State Senate
- West Virginia State Senate District 3
- West Virginia State Senate elections, 2016
- West Virginia State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sam Winans, "Core Values," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
