Randy Swartzmiller

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Randy Swartzmiller
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 1
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

West Liberty State College

Graduate

Mountain State University

Personal
Birthplace
Weirton, W.Va.
Religion
Disciple of Christ
Contact

Campaign website

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Randy Swartzmiller (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 1. He assumed office on December 1, 2018. He left office on December 1, 2020.

Swartzmiller (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 1. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Swartzmiller is a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 1 from 2000 to 2014. During his tenure, he served as state House speaker pro tempore. He was an assistant majority whip from 2005 to 2013.[1]

Biography

Randy Swartzmiller was born in Weirton, West Virginia. He earned a B.A. from West Liberty State College and an M.S. from Mountain State University.[2]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Swartzmiller was assigned to the following committees:

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2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Swartzmiller served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2013
• Agriculture
• Government Organization
• Natural Resources
• Rules
• Agriculture and Agri-business
• Government Organization
• Infrastructure
• Intern
• Technology

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Swartzmiller served on these committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Swartzmiller served on the following committees:

Elections

2022

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 1

Laura Wakim Chapman defeated Randy Swartzmiller in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Laura Wakim Chapman
Laura Wakim Chapman (R) Candidate Connection
 
60.5
 
18,746
Image of Randy Swartzmiller
Randy Swartzmiller (D)
 
39.5
 
12,258

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

Total votes: 31,004
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1

Randy Swartzmiller defeated incumbent Owens Brown in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Randy Swartzmiller
Randy Swartzmiller
 
53.4
 
3,554
Image of Owens Brown
Owens Brown
 
46.6
 
3,097

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

Total votes: 6,651
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1

Laura Wakim Chapman defeated Judi Varner Meyer in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Laura Wakim Chapman
Laura Wakim Chapman Candidate Connection
 
68.7
 
6,136
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Judi Varner Meyer
 
31.3
 
2,792

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

Total votes: 8,928
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2020

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 1

Incumbent Ryan Weld defeated Randy Swartzmiller in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ryan Weld
Ryan Weld (R)
 
53.0
 
23,844
Image of Randy Swartzmiller
Randy Swartzmiller (D)
 
47.0
 
21,137

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

Total votes: 44,981
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1

Randy Swartzmiller advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Randy Swartzmiller
Randy Swartzmiller
 
100.0
 
11,514

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

Total votes: 11,514
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1

Incumbent Ryan Weld defeated Jack Newbrough in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ryan Weld
Ryan Weld
 
64.1
 
7,283
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Jack Newbrough
 
35.9
 
4,081

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

Total votes: 11,364
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Pat McGeehan and Randy Swartzmiller defeated incumbent Mark Zatezalo and Diana Magnone in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan (R)
 
30.5
 
6,540
✔
Image of Randy Swartzmiller
Randy Swartzmiller (D)
 
24.6
 
5,277
Image of Mark Zatezalo
Mark Zatezalo (R)
 
24.0
 
5,154
Image of Diana Magnone
Diana Magnone (D)
 
20.8
 
4,463

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

Total votes: 21,434
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 (2 seats)

Randy Swartzmiller and Diana Magnone advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Randy Swartzmiller
Randy Swartzmiller
 
51.9
 
2,070
✔
Image of Diana Magnone
Diana Magnone
 
48.1
 
1,916

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

Total votes: 3,986
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Pat McGeehan and incumbent Mark Zatezalo advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan
 
53.4
 
1,590
✔
Image of Mark Zatezalo
Mark Zatezalo
 
46.6
 
1,387

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

Total votes: 2,977
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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 1 is represented by two delegates. Incumbents Ronnie Jones and Randy Swartzmiller were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Pat McGeehan and Mark Zatezalo were unopposed in the Republican primary. Swartzmiller and Zatezalo defeated McGeehan and Jones in the general election.[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 1, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Zatezalo 30.3% 5,075
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPat McGeehan 27.2% 4,548
     Democratic Randy Swartzmiller Incumbent 25.1% 4,198
     Democratic Ronnie Jones Incumbent 17.4% 2,911
Total Votes 16,732

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Swartzmiller ran for re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 1. Swartzmiller and incumbent Ronnie D. Jones defeated Marilyn S. Boyd in the May 8 primary election. He was challenged by Ronnie D. Jones, Justin Bull, and Carl Thompson in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Swartzmiller Incumbent 36.3% 9,059
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRonnie D. Jones Incumbent 28.5% 7,128
     Republican Carl Thompson 20.6% 5,134
     Republican Justin Bull 14.6% 3,655
Total Votes 24,976
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Swartzmiller Incumbent 45.2% 3,968
Green check mark transparent.pngRonnie D. Jones Incumbent 28.8% 2,530
Marilyn S. Boyd 26% 2,281
Total Votes 8,779

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Swartzmiller was re-elected to District 1. He was one of three candidates running for the two open positions in District 1 on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. His opponents in the general election were Democrat Ronnie D. Jones and Independent Amanda Mesler.[7][8][9]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Randal Duane Swartzmiller (D) 6,853 43.41%
Green check mark transparent.png Ronnie D. Jones (D) 4,485 28.41%
Amanda Mesler (I) 4,447 28.17%
West Virginia State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Randal Duane Swartzmiller (D) 3,213 43.98%
Green check mark transparent.pngRonnie D. Jones (D) 1,803 24.68%
Marilyn Sue Boyd (D) 1,357 18.57%
Jerry Carroll Chaney (D) 933 12.77%

2008

In 2008 Swartzmiller was re-elected to the West Virginia House District 1. Swartzmiller (D) finished with 8,763 votes and was followed by Patrick McGeehan (R) with 8,443 votes and Benton Manypenny (D) with 4,686 votes.[10] Swartzmiller raised $51,243 for his campaign fund.[11]

West Virginia House District 1
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Randy Swartzmiller (D) 8,763
Green check mark transparent.png Patrick McGeehan (R) 8,443
Benton Manypenny (D) 4,686

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Randy Swartzmiller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Randy Swartzmiller campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022West Virginia State Senate District 1Lost general$61,902 $106,669
2020West Virginia State Senate District 1Lost general$158,522 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 1Won general$75,479 N/A**
2012West Virginia State House, District 1Won $78,386 N/A**
2010West Virginia State House, District 1Won $44,744 N/A**
2008West Virginia State House, District 1Won $51,243 N/A**
2006West Virginia State House, District 1Won $26,621 N/A**
2004West Virginia State House, District 1Won $47,352 N/A**
2002West Virginia State House, District 1Won $31,970 N/A**
2000West Virginia State House, District 1Won $28,512 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ WVVA, "Few leadership changes for W.Va. Legislature," January 21, 2013
    2. ↑ Vote Smart, "Randy Swartzmiller's Biography," accessed March 9, 2018
    3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
    4. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 18, 2014
    5. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
    6. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
    7. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
    8. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
    9. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
    10. ↑ Follow the Money, "West Virginia House election results," accessed April 30, 2014
    11. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 contributions," accessed April 30, 2014


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