Joe Carey Ellington Jr. (born May 12, 1959 in Flushing, Queens, New York) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 27[1] since January 12, 2013. Ellington served consecutively from January 2011 until January 2013 in the District 25 seat.
Joe Ellington | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Seat created |
| Constituency | 27th district (2012–present) 25th district (2010–2012) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 12, 1959 Flushing, Queens, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Residence | Princeton, West Virginia |
| Alma mater | Guilford College Duke University Wake Forest School of Medicine |
| Profession | Physician |
Education
editEllington earned his BS from Guilford College, his MS and PhD from Duke University, and his MD from Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Elections
edit- 2012 Redistricted to District 27, Ellington ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 1,581 votes (32.8%),[2] and placed second in the six-way November 6, 2012 General election with 9,930 votes (20.1%) behind former Senator John Shott and ahead of Republican Representative Marty Gearheart (Shott and Gearheart had both been redistricted from District 24) and Democratic nominees Ryan Flanigan, Greg Ball, and Bill Morefield,[3] who had run for a District 25 seat in 2006 and 2010.
- 2006 To challenge District 25 incumbent Democratic Representative Marshall Long, Ellington ran in the four-way 2006 Republican Primary but did not place; incumbent Representatives Long and Republican Thomas M. Porter were both re-elected in the four-way two-position November 7, 2006 General election.
- 2008 To challenge Representative Long again, Ellington ran in the May 13, 2008 Republican Primary and placed second with 756 votes (36.4%),[4] but lost four-way two-position November 4, 2008 General election to Democratic nominee John Frazier and incumbent Republican Representative Porter; Long placed third and Ellington placed fourth.[5]
- 2010 Ellington ran in the May 11, 2010 Republican Primary and placed second with 747 votes (39.2%),[6] Representative Porter died after the primary, but was replaced on the ballot for the four-way two-position November 2, 2010 General election; Ellington placed second with 4,693 votes (26.6%) behind Representative Frazier and ahead of Charles Terry (who had replaced Porter on the ballot) and Democratic nominee Billy Morefield.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Joe Ellington's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
External links
edit- Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Joe Ellington at Ballotpedia
- Joe C. Ellington Jr. at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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