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<APIWidget where="person.id = '14777'" template="Polinfobox" />{{tnr}}'''Adolph "Dolph" William Santorine''' was a [[State legislative elections, 2014|2014]] [[Republican]] candidate for [[West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014#District 3|District 3]] of the [[West Virginia House of Delegates]].<ref name=2014candidate/>
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Santorine graduated from Ashland University.  His professional experience includes working as Principal at Monocero Ventures, a family-owned capital fund.<ref name=DS>[http://www.dolphsantorine.com/about-dolph ''Dolph Sanotorine for WV House of Delegates,'' "About Dolph," accessed March 20, 2014]</ref>
Santorine graduated from Ashland University.  His professional experience includes working as Principal at Monocero Ventures, a family-owned capital fund.<ref name=DS>[http://www.dolphsantorine.com/about-dolph ''Dolph Sanotorine for WV House of Delegates,'' "About Dolph," accessed March 20, 2014]</ref>


==[[Campaign themes]]==
==Elections==
====2010====
===2026===
Santorine's website highlighted the following campaign themes:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.dolphsantorine.com/the-issues ''Dolph Santorine for WV House of Delegates,'' "Campaign website," accessed March 20, 2014]</ref>
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*Taxes - Believes the Northern Panhandle needs lower tax to keep consumers from taking their business across the state line.
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*Jobs - Believes laws favorable to good business will lead to job creation.
 
*Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels - Believes more planning needed to better maintain the transportation infrastructure in the state.
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==Elections==
===2014===
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====2010====
Santorine's website highlighted the following campaign themes:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.dolphsantorine.com/the-issues ''Dolph Santorine for WV House of Delegates,'' "Campaign website," accessed March 20, 2014]</ref>
*Taxes - Believes the Northern Panhandle needs lower tax to keep consumers from taking their business across the state line.
*Jobs - Believes laws favorable to good business will lead to job creation.
*Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels - Believes more planning needed to better maintain the transportation infrastructure in the state.
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==Personal==
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Santorine has four children.<ref name=DS/>
Santorine has four children.<ref name=DS/>


==Recent news==
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==See also==
*[[West Virginia State Legislature]]
*[[West Virginia state legislative districts]]
*[[West Virginia State Senate]]
*[[West Virginia State Senate elections, 2014]]


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* [http://www.legis.state.wv.us/ West Virginia State Legislature]
*[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=117622 Biography on Project Vote Smart]
*[http://www.dolphsantorine.com/ Official campaign website]
*[http://twitter.com/dolphsantorine Dolph Santorine on Twitter]
*[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/adolph-santorine/3/397/82b Santorine's profile on LinkedIn]
*[http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=6&county=Statewide ''West Virginia House of Delegates'', 2010 general election results]


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Latest revision as of 00:53, 3 February 2026

Dolph Santorine
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Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates District 4
Elections and appointments
Next election
May 12, 2026
Contact

Dolph Santorine (Republican Party) is running for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 4. Santorine is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026.[source]

Biography

Santorine graduated from Ashland University. His professional experience includes working as Principal at Monocero Ventures, a family-owned capital fund.[1]

Elections

2026

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2026

General election

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Joe Jividen (D) is running in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 4 on May 12, 2026.


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Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 4

Derek Ennis (R) and Dolph Santorine (R) are running in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 4 on May 12, 2026.


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2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 3 is represented by two delegates. Holli Smith and Shawn Fluharty defeated Dave Palmer in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Erikka Storch and Dolph Santorine defeated Chris Elswick and Martin Sheehan in the Republican primary. Storch and Fluharty defeated Santorine and Smith in the general election. Incumbent Ryan Ferns (R) ran for District 5 of the West Virginia State Senate.[2][3]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 3, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngErikka Storch Incumbent 37.7% 7,364
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Fluharty 21.8% 4,247
     Democratic Holli Smith 21.6% 4,208
     Republican Dolph Santorine 18.9% 3,690
Total Votes 19,509


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHolli Smith 37.8% 1,776
Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Fluharty 31.9% 1,501
Dave Palmer 30.3% 1,425
Total Votes 4,702
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngErikka Storch Incumbent 50.4% 2,123
Green check mark transparent.pngDolph Santorine 19.3% 814
Martin Sheehan 19.2% 809
Chris Elswick 11.1% 466
Total Votes 4,212

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Santorine was a Republican candidate for District 3, West Virginia House of Delegates in the November 2, 2010 state legislative election. Santorine was defeated for one the two positions in District 3 on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. His opponents were Republican Erikka Storch, and Democrats Ryan Ferns and Shawn Fluharty. Only the top two vote-getters were elected.[4][5]

West Virginia State Senate, District 3 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Erikka Lynn Storch (R) 1,563 15.33%
Green check mark transparent.png Adolph William Santorine, Jr. (R) 1,253 12.29%
Samuel John Kasley (R) 1,183 11.60%

Campaign themes

2026

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2010

Santorine's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]

  • Taxes - Believes the Northern Panhandle needs lower tax to keep consumers from taking their business across the state line.
  • Jobs - Believes laws favorable to good business will lead to job creation.
  • Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels - Believes more planning needed to better maintain the transportation infrastructure in the state.

Campaign finance summary

Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.

Personal

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Santorine has four children.[1]

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