Eddie Wagoner
Eddie Wagoner (Democratic Party) is running for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 82. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 12, 2026.[source]
Wagoner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Eddie Wagoner earned a high school diploma from Hudson High School, a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 2003, and a law degree from The Ohio State University in 2007. Wagoner's career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
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 82
Thomas Ramsey (D) and Eddie Wagoner (D) are running in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 82 on May 12, 2026.
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 82
Incumbent David McCormick (R) is running in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 82 on May 12, 2026.
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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 William Flanigan (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 general election.[2][3]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Barbara Fleischauer Incumbent |
11.84% | 16,269 | |
| Democratic | John Williams |
10.47% | 14,386 | |
| Democratic | Rodney Pyles |
9.48% | 13,025 | |
| Republican | Cindy Frich Incumbent |
11.78% | 16,182 | |
| Republican | Joe Statler Incumbent |
11.15% | 15,318 | |
| Democratic | Evan Hansen | 9.45% | 12,988 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Jamison | 9.04% | 12,426 | |
| Republican | Michael Acevedo | 7.09% | 9,742 | |
| Republican | Eric Finch | 7.16% | 9,832 | |
| Republican | Roger Shuttlesworth | 9.03% | 12,407 | |
| Libertarian | Eddie Wagoner | 3.51% | 4,824 | |
| Total Votes | 137,399 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Barbara Fleischauer Incumbent |
20.12% | 9,702 | |
| Democratic | Evan Hansen |
13.30% | 6,414 | |
| Democratic | John Williams |
13.35% | 6,438 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Jamison |
12.73% | 6,136 | |
| Democratic | Rodney Pyles |
12.12% | 5,842 | |
| Democratic | John G. Lucas | 8.51% | 4,105 | |
| Democratic | Billy Smerka, Jr. | 11.62% | 5,603 | |
| Democratic | Barry L. Wendell | 8.24% | 3,971 | |
| Total Votes | 48,211 | |||
Michael Acevedo, Eric Finch, incumbent Cindy Frich, incumbent Brian Kurcaba and incumbent Joe Statler were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 Republican primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Michael Acevedo | |
| Republican | Eric Finch | |
| Republican | Cindy Frich Incumbent | |
| Republican | Brian Kurcaba Incumbent | |
| Republican | Joe Statler Incumbent | |
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Eddie Wagoner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wagoner's responses.
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In my personal life, I am an attorney practicing in a small firm in Morgantown. I grew up near Cleveland, went to law school at Ohio State, and moved to West Virginia right after I graduated in 2007. I was drawn to WV by the endless forests and natural beauty. My wife, Alana, and I have built our home here. We are the proud parents of two wonderful kids who attend Mon. County Public Schools.
I am running for office because I am disgusted with the lack of leadership and seriousness in Charleston. Since the Republicans took over, our kids have lagged further behind in education and the economic gap between our state and others has grown. Instead of tackling the tough issues, they waste time and our money on scoring points in insipid culture wars and handouts to corporate interests with the best lobbyists. I am running to restore sense and sanity to the legislature and make state government work for all of us.- Public education is priority number one. Great public schools are the foundation on which we will build a better, more prosperous West Virginia. Every child deserves a quality education. I will fight to provide our teachers with the resources they need and the freedom to teach facts, science and reason.
- We need to grow the economy from the bottom up.
The current majority's economic plan--slashing taxes and handing out tax dollars and favors to chosen industries will not create sustainable economic growth. We saw that experiment fail in Kansas, in real time, and in recent history. Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.
There are no shortcuts to real economic growth. It requires a stable foundation: great schools, good roads, stable government, and a good quality of life. These are the things that enable people to live here, stay here, and invest her. - Individual rights must be cherished and preserved. Over the past decade or so, the majority in the legislature has a whittled away at your rights and freedoms and continues down this path. They have sought, or succeeded at: blurring the line between church and state; limiting your right to due process; banning books; curtailing your right to free association and protest; expanding the government's ability to take your property; eliminating access to reproductive care; and reducing your access to a jury trial. I will protect your individual rights from the tyranny of this majority.
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2016
Wagoner's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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On Government
On The Right To Keep & Bear Arms
On Marijuana/Cannabis
On The Drug Epidemic
On Marriage Equality
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| —Eddie Wagoner[7] | ||
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.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate West Virginia House of Delegates District 82 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 13, 2026
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Wagoner for WV, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2016
