Dolph Santorine
Adolph "Dolph" William Santorine was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 3 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Biography
Santorine graduated from Ashland University. His professional experience includes working as Principal at Monocero Ventures, a family-owned capital fund.[2]
Campaign themes
2010
Santorine's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
- 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.
Elections
2026
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 4
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
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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
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.[1][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Erikka Storch Incumbent |
37.7% | 7,364 | |
| Democratic | Shawn Fluharty |
21.8% | 4,247 | |
| Democratic | Holli Smith | 21.6% | 4,208 | |
| Republican | Dolph Santorine | 18.9% | 3,690 | |
| Total Votes | 19,509 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Holli Smith |
37.8% | 1,776 |
| Shawn Fluharty |
31.9% | 1,501 |
| Dave Palmer | 30.3% | 1,425 |
| Total Votes | 4,702 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Erikka Storch Incumbent |
50.4% | 2,123 |
| Dolph Santorine |
19.3% | 814 |
| Martin Sheehan | 19.2% | 809 |
| Chris Elswick | 11.1% | 466 |
| Total Votes | 4,212 | |
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.[5][6]
| West Virginia State Senate, District 3 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Erikka Lynn Storch (R)
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1,563 | 15.33% | ||
| Adolph William Santorine, Jr. (R)
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1,253 | 12.29% | ||
| Samuel John Kasley (R) | 1,183 | 11.60% | ||
Personal
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Santorine has four children.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Dolph + Santorine + West + Virginia + House"
See also
2026 Elections
External links
- West Virginia State Legislature
- Biography on Project Vote Smart
- Official campaign website
- Dolph Santorine on Twitter
- Santorine's profile on LinkedIn
- West Virginia House of Delegates, 2010 general election results
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dolph Sanotorine for WV House of Delegates, "About Dolph," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Dolph Santorine for WV House of Delegates, "Campaign website," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed March 20, 2014
