Larry Butcher

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Larry Butcher

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 9, 2020

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Larry Butcher (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.

Butcher was a 2014 write-in Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. After he was defeated by Shelley Moore Capito in the Republican primary on May 13, 2014, he decided to run as a write-in candidate.

Elections

2020

See also: United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2020

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito defeated Paula Jean Swearengin and David Moran in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelley Moore Capito (R)	70.3	547,454
		Paula Jean Swearengin (D)	27.0	210,309
		David Moran (L)	2.7	21,155

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Franklin Riley (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Paula Jean Swearengin defeated Richard Ojeda and Richie Robb in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paula Jean Swearengin	38.3	71,725
		Richard Ojeda	32.9	61,712
		Richie Robb	28.8	53,944

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 187,381
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito defeated Allen Whitt and Larry Butcher in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelley Moore Capito	83.3	173,331
		Allen Whitt	9.6	19,972
		Larry Butcher	7.1	14,673

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2014

See also: United States Senate elections in West Virginia, 2014

Butcher is running in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent West Virginia. After Butcher lost the Republican nomination in the primary on May 13, 2014, to Shelley Moore Capito, he decided to run as a write-in candidate.

Republican primary results

U.S. Senate, West Virginia Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Shelley Moore Capito	87.5%	74,655
Larry Butcher	4.2%	3,595
Matthew Dodrill	8.3%	7,072
Total Votes		85,322
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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See also

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Footnotes

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West Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Shelley Capito (R)

Joe Manchin (I)

Representatives

District 1

Carol Miller (R)

District 2

Alexander Mooney (R)

Republican Party (3)

Independent (1)