Derrick Evans
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Derrick Evans (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Evans also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent West Virginia's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.
Evans (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 19. He assumed office on December 1, 2020. He left office on January 9, 2021.
Evans also ran for the House of Delegates in 2016. After being defeated in the Democratic primary on May 10, 2016, Evans refiled as a Libertarian.[1]
Biography
Derrick Evans earned a bachelor's degree from West Liberty University. Evans' career experience includes working as a real estate investor, property manager, and teacher.[2]
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia
Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito, Derrick Evans, and Alexander Gaaserud are running in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 3, 2026.
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Shelley Moore Capito (R) | ||
Derrick Evans (R) | ||
Alexander Gaaserud (R) |
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)
West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent Carol Miller defeated Chris Reed, Wes Holden, Jim Umberger, and A. Warden in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Carol Miller (R) | 70.3 | 182,527 | |
Chris Reed (D) | 23.4 | 60,896 | ||
Wes Holden (Independent) | 6.3 | 16,316 | ||
Jim Umberger (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
A. Warden (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 |
Total votes: 259,739 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Chris Reed defeated Jim Umberger in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Chris Reed | 56.4 | 27,509 | |
Jim Umberger | 43.6 | 21,253 |
Total votes: 48,762 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent Carol Miller defeated Derrick Evans in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Carol Miller | 62.9 | 65,343 | |
Derrick Evans | 37.1 | 38,466 |
Total votes: 103,809 | ||||
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Pledges
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2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 (2 seats)
Derrick Evans and Ric Griffith defeated Jason Stephens and David Thompson in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Derrick Evans (R) | 37.3 | 8,227 | |
✔ | Ric Griffith (D) | 25.0 | 5,520 | |
Jason Stephens (R) | 19.0 | 4,192 | ||
David Thompson (D) | 18.7 | 4,115 |
Total votes: 22,054 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Ric Griffith | 31.4 | 2,164 | |
✔ | David Thompson | 18.2 | 1,255 | |
Josh Mathis | 16.3 | 1,125 | ||
Tammy Williamson | 15.7 | 1,083 | ||
Tom Jarrell | 14.5 | 999 | ||
Tyson Smith | 3.8 | 263 |
Total votes: 6,889 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 (2 seats)
Derrick Evans and Jason Stephens defeated Jay Marcum in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Derrick Evans | 50.2 | 2,189 | |
✔ | Jason Stephens | 25.0 | 1,090 | |
Jay Marcum | 24.8 | 1,081 |
Total votes: 4,360 | ||||
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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. Incumbent Don Perdue (D) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Ken Hicks and Robert Thompson defeated John D. Creamer, Mark Ross and Derrick Evans in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 general election.[3][4]
West Virginia House of Delegates District 19, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Ken Hicks Incumbent | 23.45% | 4,998 | |
Democratic | Robert Thompson | 28.87% | 6,152 | |
Republican | John D. Creamer | 16.39% | 3,493 | |
Republican | Mark Ross | 22.46% | 4,787 | |
Libertarian | Derrick Evans | 8.83% | 1,881 | |
Total Votes | 21,311 | |||
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State |
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 Democratic primary.[5][6]
West Virginia House of Delegates District 19, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Ken Hicks Incumbent | 19.63% | 2,191 | |
Democratic | Robert Thompson | 23.32% | 2,603 | |
Democratic | Derrick Evans | 10.28% | 1,148 | |
Democratic | Ric Griffith | 17.84% | 1,992 | |
Democratic | Matt McComas | 11.79% | 1,316 | |
Democratic | Gary Michels | 10.31% | 1,151 | |
Democratic | Matt Stroud | 6.83% | 763 | |
Total Votes | 11,164 |
John D. Creamer and Mark Ross defeated Henry C. Dillon and Sheldon M. Harmon in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 Republican primary.[5][6]
West Virginia House of Delegates District 19, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | John D. Creamer | 26.44% | 1,020 | |
Republican | Mark Ross | 36.81% | 1,420 | |
Republican | Henry C. Dillon | 18.90% | 729 | |
Republican | Sheldon M. Harmon | 17.86% | 689 | |
Total Votes | 3,858 |
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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Campaign website
Evans’s campaign website stated the following:
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JOBS IMMIGRATION NATIONAL DEBT STOP ENDLESS WARS SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY SUPPORTING OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT CHINESE AGGRESSION FOREIGN POLICY ABORTION EDUCATION 1ST AMENDMENT AND SECTION 230 REFORM 2ND AMENDMENT 2ND AMENDMENT TAXES HEALTH CARE HEALTH FREEDOM HIGH-COST PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS AND THE SENATE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE ELECTION INTEGRITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM END THE FED PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY |
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—Derrick Evans’s campaign website (2024)[8] |
2020
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Noteworthy events
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Convicted for participation in Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021
Evans was sentenced to three months in prison for his participation in the breach of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.[9] The U.S. Department of Justice initially charged Evans on January 8, 2021, and, after pleading guilty to a single felony count of civil disorder on March 18, 2022, Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced Evans on June 22, 2022. Evans finished serving his sentence on October 20, 2022.
On Jan. 6, 2021, the day Congress met to count Electoral College votes from the 2020 presidential election, a group of people attending a pro-Donald Trump protest breached the Capitol and the building went into lockdown. The group trespassed through several security barriers, leading to altercations with police and other security officials. Evans shared a Facebook Live video from the Capitol. He entered the building and could be heard in the video chanting, "Trump" and "Our House," and saying, "We're in. Derrick Evans is in the Capitol." Evans deleted the video from his Facebook page. He posted the following statement:[10][11][12]
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As many of you know, for the last few years, I have traveled across the country to film many different events. Today, I had the opportunity to film another event in DC. I want to assure you all that I did not have any negative interactions with law enforcement nor did I participate in any destruction that may have occurred. I was simply there as an independent member of the media to film history.[7] |
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On Jan. 8, 2021, a U.S. Department of Justice spokesman announced that Evans had been charged with one count each of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted area and of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.[13] On May 3, 2021, the Department of Justice charged Evans with one count each of disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.[14] On June 28, 2021, Evans was charged with one count of obstruction of an official proceeding.[15]
On May 26, 2021, Evans entered a plea of not guilty on all four charges. Both Evans' defense attorney and the prosecutor assigned to the case confirmed that plea negotiations were ongoing but did not elaborate further.[16]
On June 26, 2021, a federal grand jury indicted Evans on a felony charge of obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting.[17]
In a September 10, 2021, status hearing, Evans entered a not guilty plea on the felony count of obstructing an official proceeding.[18]
Evans pleaded guilty to a single felony count of civil disorder on March 18, 2022.[19] On June 22, 2022, Judge Lamberth sentenced Evans to three months in prison for his role in the breach, which he completed on October 20, 2022.[20][9]
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2023
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2022
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2021
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ The Herald-Dispatch, "W.Va. House 19 candidate: Derrick Evans (R)," October 2, 2020
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Derrick Evans, Congress, “Issues,” accessed March 10, 2024
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 West Virginia Metro News, "Judge sentences Derrick Evans to three months for Jan. 6 felony: ‘You were egging people on’," June 22, 2022
- ↑ Washington Post, "GOP West Virginia state delegate live-streams as he storms Congress with pro-Trump mob: ‘We’re going in!’" January 7, 2021
- ↑ WBOY, "WV Democrats call for prosecution and resignation of newly-elected Republican delegate involved in storming of U.S. Capitol,"January 6, 2021
- ↑ Facebook, "Derrick Evans on January 6, 2021," accessed January 7, 2021
- ↑ CNBC, "West Virginia state representative Derrick Evans charged with illegally entering U.S. Capitol during riot," January 8, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia Metro News, "Derrick Evans faces two additional charges in Jan. 6 Capitol breach," May 4, 2021
- ↑ Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Former delegate Evans faces one new charge in indictment," July 1, 2021
- ↑ WV MetroNews, "Derrick Evans pleads not guilty in Jan. 6 charges, acknowledges plea deal is under discussion," May 26, 2021
- ↑ WV Metro News, "Federal grand jury hits Derrick Evans with a felony obstruction charge," July 2, 2021
- ↑ WV Metro News, "Derrick Evans pleads not guilty to federal felony in Jan. 6 case, continues negotiating plea," September 10, 2021
- ↑ NBC News, "Former West Virginia legislator who stormed Capitol pleads guilty," March 18, 2022
- ↑ 12 WBOY, "Former WV Delegate Derrick Evans released from prison," October 21, 2022