Ric Griffith

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Ric Griffith
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 19
West Virginia House of Delegates District 27
Successor: Michael Amos
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Toledo, 1975

Personal
Birthplace
Kenova, W.Va.
Profession
Pharmacist
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Ric Griffith (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 27. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. He left office on December 1, 2024.

Griffith (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 5. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Ric Griffith was born in Kenova, West Virginia. Griffith earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the University of Toledo in 1975. His career experience includes working as a pharmacist.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Griffith was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Griffith was assigned to the following committees:

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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

2024

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Scott Fuller defeated Ric Griffith in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Scott Fuller
Scott Fuller (R)
 
51.1
 
19,829
Image of Ric Griffith
Ric Griffith (D)
 
48.9
 
18,979

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 38,808
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Ric Griffith advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ric Griffith
Ric Griffith
 
100.0
 
6,828

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

Total votes: 6,828
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Scott Fuller defeated Josh Mathis and Dallas Thacker in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Scott Fuller
Scott Fuller
 
38.8
 
3,753
Image of Josh Mathis
Josh Mathis Candidate Connection
 
36.4
 
3,515
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Dallas Thacker
 
24.8
 
2,401

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

Total votes: 9,669
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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 27

Incumbent Ric Griffith defeated Jeff Maynard in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ric Griffith
Ric Griffith (D)
 
50.8
 
2,064
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Jeff Maynard (R)
 
49.2
 
1,995

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

Total votes: 4,059
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27

Incumbent Ric Griffith defeated incumbent Chad Lovejoy in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ric Griffith
Ric Griffith
 
54.8
 
536
Image of Chad Lovejoy
Chad Lovejoy
 
45.2
 
442

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

Total votes: 978
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27

Jeff Maynard advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jeff Maynard
 
100.0
 
678

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

Total votes: 678
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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 19 (2 seats)

Derrick Evans and Ric Griffith defeated Jason Stephens and David Thompson in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Derrick Evans
Derrick Evans (R)
 
37.3
 
8,227
✔
Image of Ric Griffith
Ric Griffith (D)
 
25.0
 
5,520
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Jason Stephens (R)
 
19.0
 
4,192
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David Thompson (D)
 
18.7
 
4,115

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

Total votes: 22,054
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ric Griffith
Ric Griffith
 
31.4
 
2,164
✔
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David Thompson
 
18.2
 
1,255
Image of Josh Mathis
Josh Mathis
 
16.3
 
1,125
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Tammy Williamson
 
15.7
 
1,083
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Tom Jarrell
 
14.5
 
999
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Tyson Smith
 
3.8
 
263

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

Total votes: 6,889
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 (2 seats)

Derrick Evans and Jason Stephens defeated Jay Marcum in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Derrick Evans
Derrick Evans
 
50.2
 
2,189
✔
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Jason Stephens
 
25.0
 
1,090
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Jay Marcum
 
24.8
 
1,081

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

Total votes: 4,360
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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 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. Incumbent Don Perdue (D) did not seek re-election.

Incumbent Ken Hicks and Robert Thompson defeated John D. Creamer, Mark Ross and Derrick Evans in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 general election.[2][3]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 19, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ken Hicks Incumbent 23.45% 4,998
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Robert Thompson 28.87% 6,152
     Republican John D. Creamer 16.39% 3,493
     Republican Mark Ross 22.46% 4,787
     Libertarian Derrick Evans 8.83% 1,881
Total Votes 21,311
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 Democratic primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 19, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ken Hicks Incumbent 19.63% 2,191
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Robert Thompson 23.32% 2,603
     Democratic Derrick Evans 10.28% 1,148
     Democratic Ric Griffith 17.84% 1,992
     Democratic Matt McComas 11.79% 1,316
     Democratic Gary Michels 10.31% 1,151
     Democratic Matt Stroud 6.83% 763
Total Votes 11,164


John D. Creamer and Mark Ross defeated Henry C. Dillon and Sheldon M. Harmon in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 Republican primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 19, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John D. Creamer 26.44% 1,020
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Ross 36.81% 1,420
     Republican Henry C. Dillon 18.90% 729
     Republican Sheldon M. Harmon 17.86% 689
Total Votes 3,858


Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

Ric Griffith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Ric Griffith campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia State Senate District 5Lost general$0 $0
2022West Virginia House of Delegates District 27Won general$26,830 $26,560
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 19Won general$27,128 N/A**
Grand total$53,957 $26,560
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Ric Griffith," accessed February 24, 2023
    2. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016

    Political offices
    Preceded by
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    2022-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Michael Amos (R)
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    -     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 19
    2020-2022    		 Succeeded by
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