Mike House
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Mike House (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 43. House lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
House completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 (2 seats)
Cody Thompson and incumbent William Hartman defeated William Nestor and Mike House in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cody Thompson (D) | 27.9 | 5,534 |
| ✔ |  | William Hartman (D) | 27.5 | 5,447 |
 | William Nestor (R) | 26.1 | 5,176 | |
| Mike House (R)  | 18.5 | 3,661 | |
| Total votes: 19,818 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 (2 seats)
Cody Thompson and incumbent William Hartman defeated incumbent Phil Isner in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cody Thompson | 34.4 | 2,569 |
| ✔ | | William Hartman | 33.6 | 2,511 |
 | Phil Isner | 31.9 | 2,383 | |
| Total votes: 7,463 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 (2 seats)
William Nestor and Mike House advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Nestor | 58.1 | 1,538 |
| ✔ | | Mike House | 41.9 | 1,108 |
| Total votes: 2,646 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Mike House participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on June 2, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mike House's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Return God to the foundations of our government
Intervention with resolution as the focus for Addictions |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Social issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, 2nd Amendment rights, religious liberty, etc.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Mike House answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | The founding fathers of our great nation, this where we must return. The foundation of God's word as the foundation of our nation, this is what made America great and will make America great again!![3] | ” |
| “ | The Bible[3] | ” |
| “ | Living Godly principles in your daily life!![3] | ” |
| “ | I do not change my position with every wind that blows through. I stand as I always have on Godly principles![3] | ” |
| “ | Serve the people!![3] | ” |
| “ | I have a legacy of a God filled life. I have started two churches in my county. I am known for the Godly stand I take on issues, this is the legacy I am leaving.[3] | ” |
| “ | Walking on the moon, I was, I believe 10 years old[3] | ” |
| “ | Fast food was my jobs I had, which lasted until my senior year when I got a full time job in a bakery.[3] | ” |
| “ | Easter, the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour!![3] | ” |
| “ | The Bible[3] | ” |
| “ | All the old gospel songs we sing in church every Sunday[3] | ” |
| “ | The financial decisions made by the House[3] | ” |
| “ | Obviously that does not make for any advantage, career politicians are a detriment to our system of government.[3] | ” |
| “ | Overcoming the addiction issues that are destroying our families![3] | ” |
| “ | Resolution focused debate[3] | ” |
| “ | I will form a faith based caucus if elected[3] | ” |
| “ | All areas need work done, so I would not have a preference[3] | ” |
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Mike House participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 7, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mike House's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Deal with the drug epidemic |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | My greatest concern is in the area of social issues such as abortion, religious liberty, school choice, etc. I am a true conservative.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Mike House answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Faith and Family[3] | ” |
| “ | I am a Pastor, MA in Counseling, and Administrator of our private Christian Academy.[3] | ” |
| “ | Uphold the Constitution[3] | ” |
| “ | Assassination of John Kennedy, at the age of 10[3] | ” |
| “ | Fast food for a year[3] | ” |
| “ | Easter, the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour!![3] | ” |
| “ | Bible[3] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Mike House's responses," June 2, 2018 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
