Jim Marion

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Jim Marion

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November 5, 2024

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Jim Marion (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 14. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Jim Marion was born in Canton, Ohio and lives in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. He attended West Virginia University. Marion's career experience includes working as a delivery driver with United Parcel Service.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14

Incumbent Dave Foggin defeated Jim Marion in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Foggin (R)	76.5	6,146
		Jim Marion (D)	23.5	1,886

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,032
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14

Jim Marion advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Marion	100.0	613

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 613
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14

Incumbent Dave Foggin advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Foggin	100.0	2,471

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,471
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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 14

Dave Foggin defeated Jim Marion in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Foggin (R)	76.3	4,231
		Jim Marion (D)	23.7	1,315

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,546
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14

Jim Marion advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Marion	100.0	616

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 616
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14

Dave Foggin defeated incumbent Dennis Kimes and Kevin Siers in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 14 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Foggin	37.3	856
		Dennis Kimes	35.8	821
	Submit photo	Kevin Siers	26.9	618

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,295
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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 9

Dennis Kimes defeated Jim Marion in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennis Kimes (R)	70.3	5,733
		Jim Marion (D)	29.7	2,421

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,154
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9

Jim Marion advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Marion	100.0	1,259

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,259
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9

Dennis Kimes defeated incumbent Chuck Little in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennis Kimes	58.5	1,406
		Chuck Little	41.5	996

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,402
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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 9

Incumbent Ray Hollen defeated Jim Marion in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ray Hollen (R)	65.6	3,986
		Jim Marion (D)	34.4	2,091

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,077 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9

Jim Marion advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Marion

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9

Incumbent Ray Hollen advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ray Hollen

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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 Anna Border (R) did not seek re-election.

Ray Hollen defeated Jim Marion in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 general election.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 9, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ray Hollen	60.00%	4,551
	Democratic	Jim Marion	40.00%	3,034
Total Votes				7,585
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

Jim Marion ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 Democratic primary.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 9, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jim Marion  (unopposed)

Ray Hollen defeated Angela Summers in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 Republican primary.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 9, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ray Hollen	59.40%	1,545
	Republican	Angela Summers	40.60%	1,056
Total Votes				2,601

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. Jim Marion was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Anna Border was unopposed in the Republican primary. Border defeated Marion in the general election.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 9, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Anna Border Incumbent	71.5%	3,257
	Democratic	Jim Marion	28.5%	1,298
Total Votes				4,555

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Marion ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 9. Marion ran unopposed in the May 8 primary election and was defeated by incumbent Anna Border (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 9, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Anna Border Incumbent	65.6%	4,504
	Democratic	Jim Marion	34.4%	2,357
Total Votes				6,861

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Marion ran for District 9 on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. He was defeated by Republican incumbent Larry Border.

West Virginia State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Francis James Marion (D)		1,063	45.06%

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2022

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2020

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Current members of the West Virginia House of Delegates

Leadership

Minority Leader:Sean Hornbuckle

Representatives

District 1

Pat McGeehan (R)

District 2

Mark Zatezalo (R)

District 3

Jimmy Willis (R)

District 4

Bill Flanigan (R)

District 5

Shawn Fluharty (D)

District 6

Jeffrey Stephens (R)

District 7

Charles Sheedy (R)

District 8

David Kelly (R)

District 9

Trenton Barnhart (R)

District 10

Everette Anderson (R)

District 11

Bob Fehrenbacher (R)

District 12

Vernon Criss (R)

District 13

Scot Heckert (R)

District 14

Dave Foggin (R)

District 15

Erica Moore (R)

District 16

Joe Parsons (R)

District 17

Jonathan Pinson (R)

District 18

Jim Butler (R)

District 19

Kathie Crouse (R)

District 20

Sarah Drennan (R)

District 21

Jarred Cannon (R)

District 22

Daniel Linville (R)

District 23

Evan Worrell (R)

District 24

Patrick Lucas (R)

District 25

Sean Hornbuckle (D)

District 26

Matthew Rohrbach (R)

District 27

Michael Amos (R)

District 28

Ryan Browning (R)

District 29

Henry Dillon (R)

District 30

Jeff Eldridge (R)

District 31

Margitta Mazzocchi (R)

District 32

Josh Holstein (R)

District 33

Jordan Bridges (R)

District 34

Mark Dean (R)

District 35

Adam Vance (R)

District 36

S. Green (R)

District 37

Marty Gearheart (R)

District 38

Joe Ellington (R)

District 39

Doug Smith (R)

District 40

Roy Cooper (R)

District 41

Jordan Maynor (R)

District 42

Brandon Steele (R)

District 43

Christopher Toney (R)

District 44

Carl Roop (R)

District 45

Eric Brooks (R)

District 46

Jeff Campbell (R)

District 47

Denny Canterbury (R)

District 48

Tom Clark (R)

District 49

Stanley Adkins (R)

District 50

David Pritt (R)

District 51

Marshall Clay (R)

District 52

Tresa Howell (R)

District 53

Tristan Leavitt (R)

District 54

Mike Pushkin (D)

District 55

JB Akers (R)

District 56

Kayla Young (D)

District 57

Hollis Lewis (D)

District 58

Walter Hall (R)

District 59

Andy Shamblin (R)

District 60

Dana Ferrell (R)

District 61

Dean Jeffries (R)

District 62

Roger Hanshaw (R)

District 63

Lori Cowger Dittman (R)

District 64

Adam Burkhammer (R)

District 65

Carl Martin (R)

District 66

Jonathan Kyle (R)

District 67

Elias Coop-Gonzalez (R)

District 68

Chris Phillips (R)

District 69

Keith Marple (R)

District 70

Mickey Petitto (R)

District 71

Laura Kimble (R)

District 72

Clay Riley (R)

District 73

Bryan Smith (R)

District 74

Mike DeVault (R)

District 75

Phil Mallow (R)

District 76

Rick Garcia (D)

District 77

Joe Statler (R)

District 78

Eugene Chiarelli (R)

District 79

Evan Hansen (D)

District 80

John Williams (D)

District 81

Anitra Hamilton (D)

District 82

David McCormick (R)

District 83

George Street (R)

District 84

D.R. Jennings (R)

District 85

John Paul Hott (R)

District 86

Bryan Ward (R)

District 87

Gary Howell (R)

District 88

Rick Hillenbrand (R)

District 89

David Cannon (R)

District 90

George Miller (R)

District 91

Ian Masters (R)

District 92

Michael Hite (R)

District 93

Michael Hornby (R)

District 94

Larry Kump (R)

District 95

Charles Horst (R)

District 96

Lisa White (R)

District 97

S. Anders (R)

District 98

Joe Funkhouser (R)

District 99

Wayne Clark (R)

District 100

William Ridenour (R)

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