John Williams (West Virginia politician)

John Williams
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 51st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2016
Preceded byBrian Kurcaba
Personal details
Born (1990-05-24) May 24, 1990 (age 34)
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
EducationWest Virginia University
OccupationPolitician, financial representative
Websitewilliamsforhouse.com

John Williams (born May 24, 1990) is an American politician, currently serving as a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 51st district.[1]

In 2018, Democrats — including Williams — swept all five seats in the 51st district, the largest multi-member district in the House.[2] As a result, the Monongalia County delegates, all Democrats, called themselves “The Fab Five” and frequently voted and worked together on bills.[3] This was especially notable given that there was only one Democratic member of the delegation just four years earlier, after the 2014 elections. In 2020, fellow Delegate Rodney Pyles was defeated for re-election by former Republican Delegate Joe Statler, breaking the all-Democratic delegation.

Personal life

Williams was born on May 24, 1990, in Morgantown, West Virginia to Jacques and Janet Williams. He obtained a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University.[1]

Electoral history

2018 election

Primary election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2018[4]
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 6,116 21.54%
Democratic Evan Hansen 5,639 19.86%
Democratic Danielle Walker 5,104 17.98%
Democratic John Williams (incumbent) 4,994 17.59%
Democratic Rodney Pyles (incumbent) 3,952 13.92%
Democratic Cory Kennedy 2,585 9.11%
Total votes 28,390 100.00%

General election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2018[5]
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 16,357 12.21%
Democratic Evan Hansen 15,558 11.62%
Democratic John Williams (incumbent) 15,045 11.23%
Democratic Danielle Walker 14,725 10.99%
Democratic Rodney Pyles (incumbent) 14,240 10.63%
Republican Joe Statler (incumbent) 13,051 9.74%
Republican Cindy Frich (incumbent) 12,601 9.41%
Republican Debbie Warner 11,058 8.26%
Republican Roger Shuttlesworth 8,885 6.63%
Republican Aaron Metz 8,464 6.32%
Libertarian Buddy Guthrie 3,011 2.25%
American Freedom Harry Bertram 942 0.70%
Write-in 79 0.06%
Total votes 134,016 100.00%

2020 election

Primary election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2020[6]
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danielle Walker (incumbent) 9,685 20.65%
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 9,626 20.52%
Democratic Evan Hansen (incumbent) 9,300 19.83%
Democratic John Williams (incumbent) 8,065 17.19%
Democratic Rodney Pyles (incumbent) 6,889 14.69%
Democratic Jeffrey Budkey 3,343 7.13%
Total votes 46,908 100.00%

General election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2020[7]
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 19,718 11.84%
Democratic Evan Hansen (incumbent) 18,800 11.29%
Republican Joe Statler 18,304 10.99%
Democratic Danielle Walker (incumbent) 17,931 10.77%
Democratic John Williams (incumbent) 17,737 10.65%
Republican Cindy Frich 17,704 10.63%
Democratic Rodney Pyles (incumbent) 17,689 10.63%
Republican Justin White 14,187 8.52%
Republican Todd Stainbrook 12,204 7.33%
Republican Zach Lemaire 12,134 7.29%
Write-in 71 0.04%
Total votes 166,479 100.00%

References

  1. ^ a b c "West Virginia House of Delegates Biography: John Williams". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Monongalia and Marion counties form blue wall in very red West Virginia". West Virginia MetroNews. November 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Croup, Josh (October 5, 2020). "2020 marks last election before House of Delegates undergoes sweeping change". WDTV.
  4. ^ a b "2018 Official Results (Primary): Monongalia County" (PDF). monongaliacountyclerk.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "2018 Official Results (General): Monongalia County" (PDF). monongaliacountyclerk.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "2020 Official Results (Primary): Monongalia County" (PDF). monongaliacountyclerk.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "2020 Official Results (General): Monongalia County" (PDF). monongaliacountyclerk.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.


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