Mike Azinger

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Mike Azinger
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Republican Party

West Virginia State Senate District 3
Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

8

Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 10
Successor: Vernon Criss

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 8, 2022

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn 

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Mike Azinger (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 3. He assumed office in 2016. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Azinger (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Azinger is also a former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 10 from 2014 to 2016.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Azinger was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Azinger was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Azinger was assigned to the following committees:

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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
• Banking and Insurance, Vice chair
• Confirmations
• Education
• Enrolled Bills
• Health and Human Resources
• Interstate Cooperation, Vice chair
• Judiciary
• Military

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Azinger served on the following 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

2022

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Incumbent Mike Azinger defeated Jody Murphy in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Azinger
Mike Azinger (R)
 
65.7
 
20,812
Image of Jody Murphy
Jody Murphy (D) Candidate Connection
 
34.3
 
10,861

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,673
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Jody Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jody Murphy
Jody Murphy Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
4,077

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

Total votes: 4,077
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Incumbent Mike Azinger defeated John Kelly in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Azinger
Mike Azinger
 
51.5
 
6,625
Image of John Kelly
John Kelly
 
48.5
 
6,230

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,855
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2018

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Incumbent Mike Azinger defeated Jim Leach in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Azinger
Mike Azinger (R)
 
57.4
 
19,964
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Jim Leach (D)
 
42.6
 
14,818

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 34,782
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Jim Leach defeated Simon Hargus in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jim Leach
 
55.1
 
3,695
Image of Simon Hargus
Simon Hargus
 
44.9
 
3,009

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

Total votes: 6,704
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Incumbent Mike Azinger advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Mike Azinger
Mike Azinger

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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2016

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia State Senate 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.

Mike Azinger defeated Gregory K. Smith in the West Virginia State Senate District 3(b) general election.[1][2]

West Virginia State Senate District 3(b), General election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Azinger 54.64% 23,034
     Democratic Gregory K. Smith 45.36% 19,125
Total Votes 42,159
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


Gregory K. Smith ran unopposed in the West Virginia State Senate District 3(b) Democratic primary.[3][4]

West Virginia State Senate District 3(b), Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gregory K. Smith  (unopposed)


Mike Azinger defeated Sam Winans in the West Virginia State Senate District 3(b) Republican primary.[3][4]

West Virginia State Senate District 3(b), Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Azinger 60.72% 9,065
     Republican Sam Winans 39.28% 5,865
Total Votes 14,930


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 10 is represented by three delegates. Incumbent Dan Poling and Paul Miller were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mike Azinger, Frank Deem and John R. Kelly defeated Vernon Criss, Debra Steed and Courtney Ahlborn in the Republican primary. Azinger, Deem, and Kelly defeated Miller, Poling, and Stansberry in the general election.[5][6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 1, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Azinger 23.5% 8,375
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Deem 21% 7,479
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn R. Kelly 19.4% 6,932
     Democratic Dan Poling Incumbent 16.6% 5,927
     Democratic Don Stansberry 10.9% 3,886
     Democratic Paul Miller 8.6% 3,077
Total Votes 35,676


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 10 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Azinger 25.3% 2,083
Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Deem 21.9% 1,802
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn R. Kelly 17.7% 1,452
Vernon Criss 15.4% 1,264
Debra Steed 11.3% 929
Courtney Ahlborn 8.5% 696
Total Votes 8,226

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Mike Azinger campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022West Virginia State Senate District 3Won general$59,350 $53,784
2018West Virginia State Senate District 3Won general$53,044 N/A**
2016West Virginia State Senate, District 3, special electionWon $52,673 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 10Won $19,307 N/A**
Grand total$184,374 $53,784
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Azinger's endorsements included the following:[7]

  • West Virginia Farm PAC

Scorecards

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West Virginia State Senate District 3

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    2. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    5. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
    6. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 18, 2014
    7. ↑ WV Farm, "West Virginia Farm PAC Announces Primary Election Endorsements," March 27, 2014

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    -     		West Virginia State Senate District 3
    2016-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 10
    2014-2016    		 Succeeded by
    Vernon Criss (R)


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