Richard Lindsay
Richard Lindsay (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 8. He assumed office on December 1, 2018. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Lindsay (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 8. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Lindsay was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 37 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Lindsay was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Enrolled Bills Committee
- Senate Government Organization Committee
- Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Military Committee
- Pensions Committee
2019-2020
Lindsay was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
- Senate Enrolled Bills Committee
- Senate Government Organization Committee
- Military Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 8
Mark Hunt defeated incumbent Richard Lindsay in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Hunt (R) | 56.8 | 14,615 |
 | Richard Lindsay (D) | 43.2 | 11,136 | |
| Total votes: 25,751 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8
Incumbent Richard Lindsay advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Lindsay | 100.0 | 5,100 |
| Total votes: 5,100 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8
Mark Hunt defeated Joshua Higginbotham and Mark Mitchem in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Hunt | 46.4 | 2,427 |
 | Joshua Higginbotham | 34.2 | 1,786 | |
| Mark Mitchem | 19.4 | 1,016 | ||
| Total votes: 5,229 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrea Garrett Kiessling (R) (Disqualified, appeared on ballot)
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 8
Richard Lindsay defeated incumbent Ed Gaunch in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Lindsay (D) | 50.3 | 16,537 |
 | Ed Gaunch (R) | 49.7 | 16,372 | |
| Total votes: 32,909 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8
Richard Lindsay defeated Mark Hunt in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Lindsay | 51.7 | 4,721 |
| Mark Hunt | 48.3 | 4,407 | |
| Total votes: 9,128 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Denning (D)
- David Grubb (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8
Incumbent Ed Gaunch advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 8 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Gaunch |
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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. Mike Pushkin defeated Archie Chestnut, Brad Heflin, Richard Lindsay and Robert Sheets in the Democratic primary. Charles Minimah was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pushkin defeated Minimah in the general election. Tadd Haynes (R) withdrew before the primary.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Mike Pushkin |
66.7% | 2,503 | |
| Republican | Charles Minimah | 33.3% | 1,252 | |
| Total Votes | 3,755 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Mike Pushkin |
45.9% | 791 |
| Richard Lindsay | 25.4% | 438 |
| Archie Chestnut | 11.2% | 193 |
| Brad Heflin | 10.3% | 178 |
| Robert Sheets | 7.1% | 122 |
| Total Votes | 1,722 | |
Campaign themes
2022
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2022 Elections
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2022
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2021
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Ed Gaunch (R) |
West Virginia State Senate District 8 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Mark Hunt (R) |
