Joe Ellington
2022 - Present
2024
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Joe Ellington (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 38. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His term ended on December 1, 2024.
Ellington (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 38. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Joe Ellington was born in Flusing, New York. Ellington earned a B.S. from Guilford College, an M.S. and Ph.D. from Duke University, and an M.D. from Wake Forest University. Ellington completed his residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His career experience includes working as a physician.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Ellington was assigned to the following committees:
- House Banking and Insurance Committee
- House Education Committee, Chairman
- House Finance Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Workforce Development Committee
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2021-2022
Ellington was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee, Chair
- House Finance Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee
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2019-2020
Ellington was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee, Chair
- House Interstate Cooperation Committee
- House Finance Committee
- Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee
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2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Finance |
• Health and Human Resources, Chair |
• Industry and Labor |
• Interstate Cooperation |
• Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ellington served on the following committees:
West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Education |
• Health and Human Resources, Chair |
• Industry and Labor |
• Interstate Cooperation |
• Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ellington served on the following committees:
West Virginia committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Health and Human Resources, Minority Chair |
• Economic Development and Small Business, Minority Vice Chair |
• Roads and Transportation |
• Health, Minority Chair |
• Intern |
• PEIA, Seniors and Long Term Care |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ellington served on these committees:
West Virginia committee assignments, 2011 |
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• Education |
• Joint Education |
• Health and Human Resources |
• Political Subdivisions |
• Roads and Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Incumbent Joe Ellington defeated Randa Faulkner in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joe Ellington (R) | 75.3 | 5,389 | |
Randa Faulkner (D) | 24.7 | 1,770 |
Total votes: 7,159 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Randa Faulkner advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Randa Faulkner | 100.0 | 718 |
Total votes: 718 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Incumbent Joe Ellington advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joe Ellington | 100.0 | 2,021 |
Total votes: 2,021 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Incumbent Joe Ellington defeated Tina Russell in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joe Ellington (R) | 74.1 | 3,204 | |
Tina Russell (D) | 25.9 | 1,117 |
Total votes: 4,321 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Tina Russell advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tina Russell | 100.0 | 488 |
Total votes: 488 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Incumbent Joe Ellington advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joe Ellington | 100.0 | 959 |
Total votes: 959 | ||||
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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 27 (3 seats)
Doug Smith, Marty Gearheart, and incumbent Joe Ellington defeated Tina Russell in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Doug Smith (R) | 28.3 | 12,964 | |
✔ | Marty Gearheart (R) | 28.1 | 12,853 | |
✔ | Joe Ellington (R) | 27.0 | 12,370 | |
Tina Russell (D) | 16.7 | 7,629 |
Total votes: 45,816 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)
Tina Russell advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tina Russell | 100.0 | 4,005 |
Total votes: 4,005 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)
Marty Gearheart, incumbent Joe Ellington, and Doug Smith defeated Jeremiah Nelson and incumbent Eric Porterfield in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Marty Gearheart | 27.6 | 4,203 | |
✔ | Joe Ellington | 25.2 | 3,827 | |
✔ | Doug Smith | 20.1 | 3,053 | |
Jeremiah Nelson | 13.8 | 2,100 | ||
Eric Porterfield | 13.3 | 2,022 |
Total votes: 15,205 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John H. Shott (R) | 23.3 | 9,749 | |
✔ | Eric Porterfield (R) | 21.1 | 8,845 | |
✔ | Joe Ellington (R) | 20.9 | 8,757 | |
Carol Bailey (D) | 14.5 | 6,084 | ||
Phoebe Jeffries Meadows (D) | 10.1 | 4,224 | ||
Lacy Watson (D) | 8.1 | 3,391 | ||
Karen White (Mountain Party) | 1.9 | 787 |
Total votes: 41,837 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)
Carol Bailey, Phoebe Jeffries Meadows, and Lacy Watson advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Carol Bailey | 42.7 | 2,639 | |
✔ | Phoebe Jeffries Meadows | 30.3 | 1,871 | |
✔ | Lacy Watson | 27.0 | 1,666 |
Total votes: 6,176 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)
Incumbent John H. Shott, incumbent Joe Ellington, and Eric Porterfield defeated Zane Lawhorn and Mike Swatts in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John H. Shott | 23.8 | 2,226 | |
✔ | Joe Ellington | 21.8 | 2,038 | |
✔ | Eric Porterfield | 19.8 | 1,858 | |
Zane Lawhorn | 19.8 | 1,850 | ||
Mike Swatts | 14.9 | 1,391 |
Total votes: 9,363 | ||||
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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.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 general election.[2][3]
West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | Joe Ellington Incumbent | 21.05% | 10,446 | |
Republican | Marty Gearheart Incumbent | 20.60% | 10,221 | |
Republican | John H. Shott Incumbent | 25.25% | 12,528 | |
Democratic | Sabrina Shrader | 10.33% | 5,126 | |
Democratic | Lacy Watson | 7.48% | 3,713 | |
Democratic | Carol Bailey | 15.28% | 7,580 | |
Total Votes | 49,614 | |||
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State |
Sabrina Shrader, Lacy Watson and Carol Bailey were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 Democratic primary.[4][5]
West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Democratic | Sabrina Shrader | |
Democratic | Lacy Watson | |
Democratic | Carol Bailey |
Incumbent Joe Ellington, incumbent Marty Gearheart and incumbent John H. Shott were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 Republican primary.[4][5]
West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Republican | Joe Ellington Incumbent | |
Republican | Marty Gearheart Incumbent | |
Republican | John H. Shott Incumbent |
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 27 is represented by three delegates. Incumbents Joe Ellington, Marty Gearheart and John H. Shott were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ellington, Gearheart, and Shott defeated Carol Bailey (D) and Karen White (Mountain) in the general election.[6]
2012
Ellington won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27. Ellington advanced unopposed in the May 8 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]
2010
Ellington was elected as one of the two positions in District 25 on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. He was opposed in the general election by Republican Chuck Terry, Democrat Bill Morefield and Democrat incumbent John Frazier. Only the top two vote-getters were elected.
Thomas Porter died on September 27, 2010. His son, Mike accepted the appointment to finish his father's term. Republicans named Chuck Terry to run for the seat in the November 2, 2010, general election.[10][11][12][13][14]
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 25 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
Thomas Mike Porter (R) | 1,161 | 15.58% | ||
Joe Carey Ellington, Jr. (R) | 747 | 10.03% |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2023
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In 2023, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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2018
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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
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2015
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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14.
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2014
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In 2014, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 10.
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Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Joe Ellington," accessed February 24, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Charleston Gazette, "Mercer County GOP picks candidate for House seat," October 8, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Bluefield Daily Telegraph, "Porter Jr. proud to finish father’s term," October 8, 2010
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
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Preceded by Dianna Graves (R) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 2010-2022 |
Succeeded by - |