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 58)
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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.

External links[edit]

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. Retrieved March 24, 2014.

[3] "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.

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