Jim Butler (West Virginia politician)

Jim Butler
Jim Butler
Member of the; West Virginia House of Delegates
	Assuming office; December 1, 2022
Succeeding	New boundaries
Constituency	18th district
	In office; December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2020
Preceded by	Troy Andes
Succeeded by	Johnnie Wamsley
Constituency	14th district
Personal details
Born	James Harry Butler; September 18, 1965 (age 59)
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
Website	jimbutler.us
Military service
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps

James Harry Butler^[1] is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 18th district since 2022. He previously represented the 14th district from 2012 to 2020.

Elections

2012 With District 14 incumbent Republican Representative Troy Andes redistricted to District 15, Butler ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 710 votes (41.1%),^[2] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,368 votes (54.2%) against Democratic nominee Jimmie Wood.^[3]
2022 After 2020 redistricting, Butler ran against Johnnie Wamsley, his 2020 successor, for the 18th district. Butler defeated Wamsley in a primary, and went unchallenged.

References

^ "James Butler's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.

External links

Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
Campaign site
Profile at Vote Smart
Jim Butler at Ballotpedia
Jim Butler at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

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[PVS-1] "James Butler's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 24, 2014.

[2] "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2014.

[3] "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.

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