Rj Smith

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Rj Smith

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Republican Party

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Rj Smith (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. Smith did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Riley Moore defeated Steven Wendelin in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Riley Moore (R)	70.8	268,190
		Steven Wendelin (D)	29.2	110,775

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378,965
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Steven Wendelin advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Wendelin	100.0	39,832

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Riley Moore defeated Joseph Earley, Chris Walker, Dennis Cain, and Alexander Gaaserud in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Riley Moore	45.0	47,033
		Joseph Earley	20.3	21,176
		Chris Walker	14.5	15,203
		Dennis Cain	13.0	13,625
		Alexander Gaaserud	7.1	7,453

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,490
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Heather Rosen-Turley (R)
• Rj Smith (R)

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Smith ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4. Smith and Keith Hughes were defeated by incumbent Mike Ferro and David Sidiropolis in the May 8 primary election.

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Ferro Incumbent	41.3%	3,383
David Sidiropolis	31.4%	2,571
Keith Hughes	21.3%	1,749
R.J. Smith	6%	493
Total Votes		8,196

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Rj Smith campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House West Virginia District 2	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
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

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West Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Shelley Capito (R)

Jim Justice (R)

Representatives

District 1

Carol Miller (R)

District 2

Riley Moore (R)

Republican Party (4)