Stephen Baldwin Jr.
Stephen Baldwin (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Baldwin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 10. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Baldwin represented District 42 of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2017.
Baldwin was elected state Senate minority leader in 2020.[1] He served until December 1, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Baldwin was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Confirmations Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
2019-2020
Baldwin was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Senate Economic Development Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Workforce Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Education |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
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 10
Vince Deeds defeated incumbent Stephen Baldwin and Aaron Ransom in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vince Deeds (R) | 58.7 | 18,954 |
 | Stephen Baldwin (D) | 37.9 | 12,250 | |
 | Aaron Ransom (Independent) | 3.4 | 1,085 | |
| Total votes: 32,289 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Harry Forbes (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10
Incumbent Stephen Baldwin advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Baldwin | 100.0 | 6,210 |
| Total votes: 6,210 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10
Vince Deeds defeated Mike Steadham and Thomas Perkins in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vince Deeds | 48.9 | 4,964 |
 | Mike Steadham | 42.0 | 4,265 | |
 | Thomas Perkins | 9.2 | 931 | |
| Total votes: 10,160 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 10
Incumbent Stephen Baldwin defeated George Ambler in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Baldwin (D) | 53.2 | 17,495 |
 | George Ambler (R) | 46.8 | 15,421 | |
| Total votes: 32,916 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10
Incumbent Stephen Baldwin advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on May 8, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10
George Ambler defeated Dan Hill in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Ambler | 56.5 | 4,169 |
 | Dan Hill | 43.5 | 3,216 | |
| Total votes: 7,385 | |||
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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.
Stephen Baldwin, Jr. and incumbent George Ambler defeated incumbent Denny Canterbury in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 general election.[2][3]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 42, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Stephen Baldwin, Jr. |
34.21% | 7,422 | |
| Republican | George Ambler Incumbent |
33.59% | 7,287 | |
| Republican | Denny Canterbury Incumbent | 32.19% | 6,984 | |
| Total Votes | 21,693 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Stephen Baldwin, Jr. ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 42, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Stephen Baldwin, Jr. (unopposed) | |
Incumbent George Ambler and incumbent Denny Canterbury were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 Republican primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 42, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | George Ambler Incumbent | |
| Republican | Denny Canterbury Incumbent | |
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2022
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2016
Baldwin's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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2022
In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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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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2018
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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Parkersbury News and Sentinel, "Baldwin selected as next West Virginia Senate Minority Leader," December 8, 2020
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Baldwin for WV, "Vision," accessed September 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia State Senate District 10 2017-2022 |
Succeeded by Vince Deeds (R) |
| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 2016-2017 |
Succeeded by - |
