William McVay
William McVay ran for election to the Delaware State Senate to represent District 16. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Delaware State Senate District 16
Incumbent Eric Buckson defeated William McVay in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Buckson (R) | 98.9 | 16,094 |
 | William McVay (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 1.1 | 181 | |
| Total votes: 16,275 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Eric Buckson advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 16.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McVay in this election.
2022
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Lyndon Dean Yearick defeated Ade Kuforiji and William McVay in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lyndon Dean Yearick (R) | 59.9 | 4,950 |
 | Ade Kuforiji (D) | 38.8 | 3,205 | |
| William McVay (Nonpartisan Party) | 1.3 | 111 | |
| Total votes: 8,266 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lyndon Dean Yearick advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34.
2018
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Lyndon Dean Yearick defeated Ade Kuforiji and William McVay in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lyndon Dean Yearick (R) | 58.1 | 5,476 |
| Ade Kuforiji (D) | 40.6 | 3,825 | |
| William McVay (L) | 1.3 | 118 | |
| Total votes: 9,419 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34
Ade Kuforiji advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ade Kuforiji |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Lyndon Dean Yearick advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lyndon Dean Yearick |
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2014
Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014. Incumbent Andria Leigh Bennett was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while William Robert McVay was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bennett defeated McVay in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Andria Leigh Bennett Incumbent |
57.6% | 1,860 | |
| Republican | William Robert McVay | 42.4% | 1,371 | |
| Total Votes | 3,231 | |||
2012
McVay ran in the 2012 election for Delaware House of Representatives District 32. McVay was defeated by Ellis B. Parrott in the Republican primary on September 11, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Ellis Parrott |
73.6% | 295 |
| William McVay | 26.4% | 106 |
| Total Votes | 401 | |
2010
McVay filed as a Democrat, Republican, and Libertarian candidate, but was removed from the Republican and Democrat ballots. McVay lost to incumbent Democrat E. Bradford Bennett and Republican Beth Buzzell Miller in the general election.[5]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 32 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| E. Bradford Bennett (D)
|
2,291 | 50.2% | ||
| Beth Buzzell Miller (R) | 1,995 | 43.7% | ||
| William McVay (Ind. Party of Delaware) | 204 | 4.5% | ||
| William McVay (L) | 76 | 1.6% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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William McVay did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
William McVay did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
McVay's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[6]
Jobs, Regulation, Favoritism
- Excerpt: "I will level the playing field between the big companies with in house lawyers and accountants and small businesses without the overhead budget to fund these departments full time and comply with politically motivated regulatory nonsense. We need real jobs that create real wealth for the people of Delaware, not make-work jobs circumventing red tape. We need a regulatory environment that encourages hiring, not firing. Most importantly, we need to STOP MAKING THINGS WORSE!"
Education
- Excerpt: "What we need to do is stand up for teachers in the classroom. We need less administrators in charge of regulatory compliance and more teachers in charge of educational brilliance. We need to give teachers the freedom to teach and the accountability to recognize their success. We need to expand the network of charter schools as experiments in education to help develop techniques to better serve those our public education system is leaving behind."
Open, Honest, Accessible Government
- Excerpt: "The time I am not in the legislature, I will be devoted to working with my constituents to keep them informed of what is happening. I will be meeting with other legislators, executive agencies, and Delawareans to learn about the issues facing our State and work out solutions that protect our freedoms. I will be investigating the true motives of every bill which "must" pass before I let it sail through the General Assembly without a fight."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Delaware State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Will McVay's campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 22, 2014
