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2014 NRA Endorsements, Ratings for WV GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2014 WHAT THE GRADES MEAN Early voting runs from Wednesday, October 22 through Saturday, November 1. U.S. SENATE U.S. HOUSE STATE SENATE STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 1 P atrick McGeehan Candidate (R) A- M ark Zatezalo Candidate (R) A- * Ronnie Jones Incumbent (D) A * Randal Swartzmiller Incumbent (D) A+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 2 R yan Weld Candidate (R) D * Phillip Diserio Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 3 D olph Santorine Candidate (R) B+ * Erikka Storch Incumbent (R) A- MORE S hawn Fluharty Candidate (D) B H olli Smith Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 4 * David Evans Incumbent (R) A R onald Morris Candidate (R) AQ * Michael Ferro Incumbent (D) A+ D avid Hall Candidate (D) B STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 5 M ary Milliken Candidate (R) B * David Pethtel Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 6 * William Romine Incumbent (R) A K arl Paul Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 7 * Lynwood Ireland Incumbent (R) A+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 8 * Bill Anderson, Jr. Incumbent (R) A D enzil Malone Candidate (D) AQ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 9 * Anna Border Sheppard Incumbent (R) A J im Marion Candidate (D) B+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 10 M ichael Azinger Candidate (R) A- J ohn Deem Candidate (R) ? J ohn Kelly Candidate (R) AQ P aul Miller Candidate (D) C+ * Daniel Poling Incumbent (D) A D on Stansberry Candidate (D) D STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 11 * Robert Ashley Incumbent (R) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 12 * Steve Westfall Incumbent (R) A M ichael Bright Candidate (D) AQ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 13 * Scott Cadle Incumbent (R) A M ichael Ihle Candidate (R) A- J oshua Martin Candidate (D) B- J oshua McGrath Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 14 * Jim Butler Incumbent (R) A MORE J ohn Roach Candidate (D) C+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 15 G eoffrey Foster Candidate (R) B+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 16 D ale Anderson Candidate (R) A- P atrick Lucas Candidate (R) AQ * Carol Miller Incumbent (R) A S ean Hornbuckle Candidate (D) ? * James Morgan Incumbent (D) A MORE L auren Plymale Candidate (D) B+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 17 J oyce Holland Candidate (R) B M atthew Rohrbach Candidate (R) C+ * Douglas Reynolds Incumbent (D) A * Dale Stephens Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 18 * Kelli Sobonya Incumbent (R) A MORE B illy Chaffin II Candidate (D) F STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 19 S teven Marcum Candidate (R) ? R andall Tomblin Candidate (R) ? K enneth Hicks Candidate (D) AQ MORE * Don Perdue Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 20 R ussell Deskins Candidate (R) ? * Justin Marcum Incumbent (D) A+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 21 M ark Dean II Candidate (R) ? * Harry White Incumbent (D) A+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 22 M ichel Moffatt, Sr. Candidate (R) AQ J ustin Mullins Candidate (R) ? * Jeffery Eldridge Incumbent (D) A G ary McCallister Candidate (D) D STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 23 * Joshua Nelson Incumbent (R) A B arry Brown Candidate (D) D- STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 24 * Rupert Phillips, Jr. Incumbent (D) A+ R alph Rodighiero Candidate (D) B- STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 25 S ue Cline Candidate (R) B+ * Linda Phillips Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 26 * Clifton Moore Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 27 * Joe Ellington, Jr. Incumbent (R) A * Marty Gearheart Incumbent (R) A * John Shott Incumbent (R) A- C arol B. Bailey Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 28 * Roy Cooper Incumbent (R) A * John O’Neal Incumbent (R) A+ J ames Brown Candidate (D) AQ J ames McNeely Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 29 G regory Wood Candidate (R) ? * Ricky Moye Incumbent (D) A+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 30 * Linda Sumner Incumbent (R) A M ick Bates Candidate (D) A- STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 31 * Lynne Arvon Incumbent (R) A- C lyde McKnight Candidate (D) C- STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 32 T homas Fast Candidate (R) B+ W illiam Hughes Candidate (R) ? K ayla Kessinger Candidate (R) AQ * David Perry Incumbent (D) A * John Pino Incumbent (D) A * Margaret Staggers Incumbent (D) B STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 33 R oger Hanshaw Candidate (R) A- * David Walker Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 34 J une Turner Candidate (R) D * Brent Boggs Incumbent (D) A+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 35 * John McCuskey Incumbent (R) A MORE * Eric Nelson, Jr. Incumbent (R) B+ C hristopher Stansbury Candidate (R) A- A ndrew Byrd Candidate (D) AQ T hornton Cooper Candidate (D) ? B arbara Hatfield Candidate (D) F S herri Wong Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 36 V aughn Sizemore Candidate (R) AQ S tephen Thaxton Candidate (R) AQ B radley White Candidate (R) AQ * Nancy Guthrie Incumbent (D) F L arry Rowe Candidate (D) F * Daniel Wells Incumbent (D) F STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 37 C harles Minimah Candidate (R) A- M ichael Pushkin Candidate (D) F STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 38 * Patrick Lane Incumbent (R) A+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 39 * Ronald Walters Incumbent (R) A+ S ally Shepherd Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 40 * Timothy Armstead Incumbent (R) A+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 41 J ordan Hill Candidate (R) ? * Adam Young Incumbent (D) A MORE STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 42 * George Ambler Incumbent (R) A * Ray Canterbury, Jr. Incumbent (R) A C oy Flowers Candidate (D) AQ C ourtney Jesser Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 43 M ary Boltz Candidate (R) C C harles Kinnison Candidate (R) A- * Denise Campbell Incumbent (D) A+ MORE * William Hartman Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 44 D uane Borchers Candidate (R) A- * Dana Lynch Incumbent (D) A- STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 45 * William Hamilton Incumbent (R) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 46 J ames Atchison Candidate (R) ? * Margaret Smith Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 47 D anny Wagner Candidate (R) C- T amula Stemple Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 48 M argaret Bailey Candidate (R) ? L . Diana Bartley Candidate (R) A- * Daniel Hamrick Incumbent (R) A T heresa Waxman Candidate (R) B+ * Richard Iaquinta Incumbent (D) A * Timothy Miley Incumbent (D) A+ J oe Shaffer Candidate (D) AQ P atsy Trecost Candidate (D) AQ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 49 A my Summers Candidate (R) AQ * Michael Manypenny Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 50 B arry Bledsoe Candidate (R) ? P hilip Mallow Candidate (R) AQ B obbie Triplett Candidate (R) ? * Michael Caputo Incumbent (D) A * Linda Longstreth Incumbent (D) A- * Timothy Manchin Incumbent (D) A MORE STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 51 B ill Flanigan Candidate (R) ? * Cynthia Frich Incumbent (R) A+ B rian Kurcaba Candidate (R) AQ * Amanda Pasdon Incumbent (R) A MORE J oseph Statler Candidate (R) AQ * Anthony Barill Incumbent (D) A * Barbara Fleischauer Incumbent (D) A MORE N ancy Jamison Candidate (D) ? * Charlene Marshall Incumbent (D) A J ohn Williams Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 52 M elissa Lewis Candidate (R) AQ * Larry Williams Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 53 * Randy Smith Incumbent (R) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 54 * Allen Evans Incumbent (R) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 55 S teven Davis Candidate (R) A- * Isaac Sponaugle Incumbent (D) A+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 56 * Gary Howell Incumbent (R) A+ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 57 * Ruth Rowan Incumbent (R) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 58 * Daryl Cowles Incumbent (R) A MORE STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 59 S aira Blair Candidate (R) AQ MORE L ayne Diehl Candidate (D) ? STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 60 * Larry Faircloth Incumbent (R) A MORE G ary Collis Candidate (D) F STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 61 W alter Duke Candidate (R) A- * Jason Barrett Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 62 * John Overington Incumbent (R) A+ K ristin Loken Candidate (D) F STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 63 * Michael Folk Incumbent (R) A- MORE H eather Marshall Candidate (D) AQ STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 64 * Eric Householder Incumbent (R) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 65 J ill Upson Candidate (R) AQ * Tiffany Lawrence Incumbent (D) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 66 * Paul Espinosa, Sr. Incumbent (R) A STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 67 P atricia Rucker Candidate (R) AQ * Stephen Skinner Incumbent (D) F PRINT YOUR VOTING CARD WHAT THE GRADES MEAN Make A Difference Get involved on the grassroots level by becoming an NRA volunteer in your area! The NRA needs dedicated, educated volunteers to assist with phone banks, literature drops, precinct walks, voter registration, Election Day activities, and other campaign volunteer activities. NRA Campaign Field Representatives (CFRs) and Election Volunteer Coordinators (EVCs) are on the lookout for enthusiastic Second Amendment supporters who are willing to take their passion for preserving our rights beyond the voting booth and into their local communities. The NRA needs volunteers like you to assist with phone banks, literature drops, precinct walks, voter registration, Election Day activities, and other campaign volunteer activities. If an EVC vacancy exists in your district, call ILA Grassroots at (800) 392-VOTE (8683) to learn what you can do locally to assist pro-freedom campaigns in your area. Election Volunteer Coordinators for West Virginia BETHLEHEM John Sheaffer Bethlehem 304-232-4314 CONTACT CABIN CREEK.
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