Shirley Love
Shirley Love was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 32 from 2016 to 2018. Love was a Democratic candidate for West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House. He lost the in the primary on May 8, 2018.
Love also represented District 11 in the West Virginia State Senate from 1994 to 2008. He died on July 17, 2020, at the age of 87.[1]
Biography
Shirley Love was born in Oak Hill, West Virginia. He graduated from Collins High School in 1952. Love's career experience included working as a broadcaster at WOAY TV-Radio.[2][3]
Committee assignments
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 |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Senior Citizen Issues |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 3
Carol Miller defeated Richard Ojeda in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carol Miller (R) | 56.4 | 98,645 |
 | Richard Ojeda (D) | 43.6 | 76,340 | |
| Total votes: 174,985 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3
Richard Ojeda defeated Shirley Love, Paul Davis, and Janice Hagerman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Ojeda | 52.2 | 29,867 |
 | Shirley Love | 24.6 | 14,109 | |
 | Paul Davis | 16.0 | 9,137 | |
 | Janice Hagerman | 7.2 | 4,147 | |
| Total votes: 57,260 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Williams (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Miller | 23.8 | 8,923 |
 | Rupie Phillips | 19.5 | 7,319 | |
 | Marty Gearheart | 18.2 | 6,814 | |
 | Conrad Lucas | 18.1 | 6,771 | |
 | Rick Snuffer | 10.6 | 3,987 | |
 | Ayne Amjad | 7.5 | 2,795 | |
 | Philip Payton | 2.3 | 861 | |
| Total votes: 37,470 | |||
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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 David Perry (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 general election.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Shirley Love |
16.01% | 7,273 | |
| Republican | Kayla Kessinger Incumbent |
17.78% | 8,076 | |
| Republican | Tom Fast Incumbent |
17.21% | 7,819 | |
| Democratic | John Pino | 14.72% | 6,687 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Staggers | 15.91% | 7,228 | |
| Republican | Austin Haynes | 14.47% | 6,572 | |
| Libertarian | Travis Simms | 3.91% | 1,776 | |
| Total Votes | 45,431 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Shirley Love |
15.57% | 3,460 | |
| Democratic | John Pino |
13.54% | 3,010 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Staggers |
17.83% | 3,962 | |
| Democratic | Tighe Bullock | 3.97% | 883 | |
| Democratic | Joel Davis | 7.82% | 1,737 | |
| Democratic | Randy Halsey | 5.57% | 1,238 | |
| Democratic | Luke Lively | 11.24% | 2,498 | |
| Democratic | William R. Sulesky | 3.05% | 677 | |
| Democratic | Dustin Teel | 2.66% | 591 | |
| Democratic | Greg Crist | 10.85% | 2,412 | |
| Democratic | Mel Kessler | 7.90% | 1,756 | |
| Total Votes | 22,224 | |||
Austin Haynes, incumbent Kayla Kessinger and incumbent Tom Fast were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 Republican primary.[6][7]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Austin Haynes | |
| Republican | Kayla Kessinger Incumbent | |
| Republican | Tom Fast Incumbent | |
Primary race background
- Main article: West Virginia races we're watching, 2016
Pino and Staggers, who previously represented House District 32, were defeated in the 2014 general election; they were edged out by current Republican incumbents Kessinger and Fast as well as outgoing Democratic incumbent Perry.
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2018
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
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- West Virginia House of Delegates District 32
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016
- West Virginia State Legislature
- West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
- United States House of Representatives
- West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Public Broadcasting, "Former West Virginia Lawmaker And Broadcaster Shirley Love Passes Away," July 17, 2020
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Shirley Love's biography," accessed February 18, 2018
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Shirley Love (D-Fayette, 32)," accessed February 18, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
