James William Joseph Morefield (born January 10, 1984) is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since January 2010 Morefield has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 43rd district in the southwestern part of the state. He serves on the House Committees on Counties, Cities, and Towns; Militia, Police, and Public Safety; General Laws; and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources.[update]
Will Morefield | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Dan C. Bowling |
| Constituency | 3rd district (2010–2024) 43rd district (2024–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Will Morefield January 10, 1984 Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Tazewell, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Midwestern State University King University |
| Committees | Militia, Police, and Public Safety Counties, Cities, and Towns General Laws Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| Website | http://www.morefieldfordelegate.com |
Political career
editOn November 3, 2009, Will Morefield defeated Democratic incumbent Dan Bowling in the race for Virginia's 3rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. Morefield's election was considered the beginning of Southwest Virginia's shift from being an ancestral Democratic voting area to a solidly Republican voting area.[1]
In the 2016 election cycle Morefield endorsed former Florida Governor Jeb Bush for president, but later switched his endorsement for U.S. Senator for Florida Marco Rubio.[2] After Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination for President in 2016, Morefield endorsed and supported Trump.[3]
Electoral history
edit| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Delegates, 3rd district | |||||
| Nov 3, 2009[4] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 8,665 | 57.10 |
| Danny C. "Dan" Bowling | Democratic | 6,499 | 42.82 | ||
| Write Ins | 10 | 0.06 | |||
| Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican | |||||
| Nov 8, 2011[5] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 13,316 | 59.67 |
| Russell Vern Presley II | Democratic | 8,994 | 40.30 | ||
| Write Ins | 6 | 0.02 | |||
| Nov 5, 2013[6] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 12,291 | 70.52 |
| James M. O'Quinn | Democratic | 5,188 | 29.65 | ||
| Write Ins | 17 | 0.10 | |||
| Nov 3, 2015[7] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 14,325 | 99.2 |
| Write Ins | 119 | 0.8 | |||
| Nov 7, 2017[8] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 13,572 | 78.1 |
| William C. Bunch, Jr. | Democratic | 3,759 | 21.6 | ||
| Write Ins | 41 | 0.2 | |||
| Nov 5, 2019[9] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 17,099 | 98.03 |
| Write Ins | 343 | 1.97 | |||
Notes
edit- ^ Sluss981-3373, Michael. "Puckett, Light focus on S.W. Va. issues in Senate race". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Times-Dispatch, Graham Moomaw Richmond. "Buchanan County put faith in Trump". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ Telegraph, CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily. "Del. Morefield: Population issues key to Va. elections". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database » 2015 House of Delegates General Election District 3". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database » 2017 House of Delegates General Election District 3". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Virginia Election Results: November 5, 2019". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
References
edit- Will Morefield for the 3rd District
- http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/tazewell_man_25_is_gop_delegate_candidate/24449/
- Obama backers face struggle in Appalachia
- http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/morefield_upsets_bowling_to_take_3rd_district_seat/35200/
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