Denny Canterbury Jr.

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Denny Canterbury Jr.
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Republican Party

West Virginia House of Delegates District 47
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 42

Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Chicago, 1991

Graduate

West Virginia University, 1996

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant

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Denny Canterbury Jr. (Republican Party) (also known as Ray) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 47. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Canterbury (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 47. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Denny Canterbury was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and lives in Ronceverte, West Virginia. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1991 and a master's degree in business administration from West Virginia University in 1996. Canterbury's career experience includes working with an Internet startup company.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Canterbury served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Canterbury served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Canterbury served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Canterbury served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47

Denny Canterbury Jr. defeated Kayla McCoy in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Denny Canterbury Jr.
Denny Canterbury Jr. (R)
 
71.5
 
5,510
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Kayla McCoy (D)
 
28.5
 
2,200

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 7,710
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47

Kayla McCoy defeated Roger Vannoy in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Kayla McCoy
 
60.0
 
709
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Roger Vannoy
 
40.0
 
473

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,182
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47

Denny Canterbury Jr. defeated George Ambler and Stephen Snyder in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Denny Canterbury Jr.
Denny Canterbury Jr.
 
39.0
 
952
Image of George Ambler
George Ambler
 
32.7
 
797
Image of Stephen Snyder
Stephen Snyder Candidate Connection
 
28.3
 
691

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,440
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Endorsements

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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Stephen Baldwin, Jr. 34.21% 7,422
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png 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
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png George Ambler Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Denny Canterbury Incumbent


2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 42 is represented by two delegates. Coy Flowers and Courtney Jesser defeated Richard Dulee in the Democratic primary. Incumbents George Ambler and Denny Canterbury were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ambler and Canterbury defeated Flowers and Jesser in the general election.[6][7]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 42, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRay Canterbury Incumbent 31.9% 5,795
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge "Boogie" Ambler Incumbent 28.9% 5,241
     Democratic Courtney Jesser 19.7% 3,583
     Democratic Coy Flowers 19.4% 3,529
Total Votes 18,148


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCoy Flowers 39.4% 1,878
Green check mark transparent.pngCourtney Jesser 34.4% 1,641
Richard Dulee 26.2% 1,251
Total Votes 4,770

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Canterbury won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42. Canterbury advanced past the May 8 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRay Canterbury Incumbent 32.7% 7,831
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Ambler 23.2% 5,556
     Democratic Steve Hunter 22.5% 5,405
     Democratic Glenn Singer 21.6% 5,190
Total Votes 23,982
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRay Canterbury Incumbent 54.7% 1,652
Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Ambler 26.2% 792
Marcie Easton 19.1% 577
Total Votes 3,021

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Canterbury was re-elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 28. He was one of three candidates running for two District 28 Delegate positions on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. His opponents in the general election were Democrat incumbent Thomas Campbell, and Democrat Michael S. Knisely. The top two vote-getters were elected.[11][12][13]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 25 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Denny Canterbury (R) 6,254 40.04%
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Campbell (D) 6,152 39.39%
Michael Knisely (D) 3,214 20.58%
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Denny Ray Canterbury, Jr. (R) 1,209 21.07%

2008

In 2008, Canterbury was re-elected to the West Virginia House District 28. Canterbuy (R) finished with 7,849 votes second only to Thomas Campbell (D) who had 8,639 votes. Canterbury finished ahead of Joan Browning (D) who had 5,393 votes.[14] Canterbury raised $13,583 for his campaign fund.[15]

West Virginia House District 28
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Campbell (D) 8,639
Green check mark transparent.png Denny Canterbury (R) 7,849
Joan Browning (D) 5,393


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Denny Canterbury Jr. campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia House of Delegates District 47Won general$0 $0
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42Won $21,214 N/A**
2012West Virginia State House, District 42Won $21,826 N/A**
2010West Virginia State House, District 28Won $15,676 N/A**
2008West Virginia State House, District 28Won $13,583 N/A**
2006West Virginia State House, District 28Won $10,297 N/A**
2004West Virginia State House, District 28Won $5,375 N/A**
2002West Virginia State House, District 28Won $7,722 N/A**
2000West Virginia State House, District 28Won $5,397 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Canterbury was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from West Virginia. Canterbury was one of 30 delegates from West Virginia bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[16] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from West Virginia, 2016 and Republican delegates from West Virginia, 2016

District-level and at-large delegates from West Virginia were elected directly by voters in the state's primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates were allowed to run as unpledged delegates or to designate a candidate to whom they wished to be bound at the national convention.

West Virginia primary results

See also: Presidential election in West Virginia, 2016
West Virginia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 77.1% 157,238 30
Ted Cruz 9% 18,301 0
John Kasich 6.7% 13,721 1
Ben Carson 2.2% 4,421 0
Marco Rubio 1.4% 2,908 0
Jeb Bush 1.1% 2,305 0
Rand Paul 0.9% 1,798 0
Mike Huckabee 0.9% 1,780 0
Chris Christie 0.4% 727 0
Carly Fiorina 0.3% 659 0
David Hall 0.1% 203 0
Totals 204,061 31
Source: The New York Times and West Virginia Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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West Virginia had 34 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts) and 22 served as at-large delegates. According to the Republican National Committee, West Virginia's district and at-large delegates were "elected on the primary ballot and [may have specified an] intention to be committed to a candidate."[17][18]

In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[17][18]

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in West Virginia

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Vote Smart, "Ray Canterbury, Jr.'s Biography," accessed March 17, 2018
  2. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
  3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
  6. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
  7. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014
  8. ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
  9. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
  10. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
  11. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
  12. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
  13. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
  14. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
  15. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 contributions," accessed April 30, 2014
  16. ↑ Charleston Gazette Mail, "West Virginia Delegates to the Republican National Convention," May 11, 2016
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016

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