West Virginia, House of Delegates, District 42

West Virginia House of Delegates District 42
Current incumbents	Cindy Lavender-Bowe
	Jeff Campbell
Population	38,883

West Virginia's forty-second state house district is represented by Democratic Representatives Jeff Campbell and Cindy Lavender-Bowe.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 38,883 civilians reside within West Virginia's forty-second state house district. West Virginia's state delegates represent an average of 18,530 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 18,083 residents.

About the office

Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. West Virginia legislators assume office the first day of December following the election.

Qualifications

Section 13 of Article 6 of the West Virginia Constitution states, "No person holding any other lucrative office or employment under this state, the United States, or any foreign government; no member of Congress; and no person who is sheriff, constable, or clerk of any court of record, shall be eligible to a seat in the Legislature."

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$20,000/year	$131/day in session.Set by the compensation commission.

Vacancies

In West Virginia, the Governor is responsible for filling all vacancies in the house.

The executive committee of the political party that holds the seat must submit a list of three candidates to the Governor. The list must be submitted to the Governor within 15 days of the vacancy. The Governor must make a selection within five days of receiving the list. The person that is selected to fill the seat serves the remainder of the unfilled term.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of West Virginia House of Delegates will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for May 12, 2020. The filing deadline is January 25, 2020.

2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jeff Campbell (D) and Cindy Lavender-Bowe (D) defeated Denny Canterbury Sr. (R) and Steve Malcomb (R) in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jeff Campbell (D)	28.8	6,404
✔	Cindy Lavender-Bowe (D)	25.9	5,767
	Denny Canterbury Sr. (R)	25.1	5,582
	Steve Malcomb (R)	20.3	4,514

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 22,267
(100.00% precincts reporting)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jeff Campbell and Cindy Lavender-Bowe defeated Isaiah Stanley and Roger Vannoy in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 on May 8, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jeff Campbell (D)	44.1	3,014
✔	Cindy Lavender-Bowe (D)	36.8	2,516
	Isaiah Stanley (D)	10.8	736
	Roger Vannoy (D)	8.2	563

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 6,829

Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 (2 seats)

Denny Canterbury Sr. and Steve Malcomb defeated Tyler James Hylton and Andrew Utterback in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 on May 8, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Denny Canterbury Sr. (R)	40.1	1,912
✔	Steve Malcomb (R)	26.1	1,246
	Tyler James Hylton (R)	19.5	930
	Andrew Utterback (R)	14.4	685

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

Total votes: 4,773

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.

Stephen Baldwin, Jr. and incumbent George Ambler defeated incumbent Denny Canterbury in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 general election.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 42, General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Stephen Baldwin, Jr.	34.21%	7,422
	Republican	George Ambler Incumbent	33.59%	7,287
	Republican	Denny Canterbury Incumbent	32.19%	6,984
Total Votes			21,693
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

Stephen Baldwin, Jr. ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 Democratic primary.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 42, Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate
	Democratic	Stephen Baldwin, Jr. (unopposed)

Incumbent George Ambler and incumbent Denny Canterbury were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 Republican primary.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 42, Republican Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate
	Republican	George Ambler Incumbent
	Republican	Denny Canterbury Incumbent

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. District 42 is represented by two delegates. Coy Flowers and Courtney Jesser defeated Richard Dulee in the Democratic primary. Incumbents George Ambler and Denny Canterbury were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ambler and Canterbury defeated Flowers and Jesser in the general election.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 42, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ray Canterbury Incumbent	31.9%	5,795
	Republican	George "Boogie" Ambler Incumbent	28.9%	5,241
	Democratic	Courtney Jesser	19.7%	3,583
	Democratic	Coy Flowers	19.4%	3,529
Total Votes			18,148

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Coy Flowers	39.4%	1,878
Courtney Jesser	34.4%	1,641
Richard Dulee	26.2%	1,251
Total Votes		4,770

2012

Elections for the office of West Virginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on May 8, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Republican George "Boogie" Ambler and Republican incumbent Ray Canterbury defeated Democrats Steve Hunter and Glenn Singer in the general election. Ambler and Canterbury defeated Marcie Easton in the Republican primary election. Hunter and Singer defeated Peter E. Bostic and E. Lavoyd Morgan Jr. in the Democratic primary election.

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ray Canterbury Incumbent	32.7%	7,831
	Republican	George Ambler	23.2%	5,556
	Democratic	Steve Hunter	22.5%	5,405
	Democratic	Glenn Singer	21.6%	5,190
Total Votes			23,982

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ray Canterbury Incumbent	54.7%	1,652
George Ambler	26.2%	792
Marcie Easton	19.1%	577
Total Votes		3,021

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Hunter	31.1%	2,401
Glenn Singer	29.9%	2,313
E. Lavoyd Morgan Jr.	21.3%	1,644
Peter E. Bostic	17.7%	1,367
Total Votes		7,725

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 raised a total of $564,513. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $16,129 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, West Virginia House of Delegates District 42

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$44,152	3	$14,717
2014	$225,523	5	$45,105
2012 *	$102,341	6	$17,057
2010	$40,259	2	$20,130
2008	$18,137	2	$9,069
2006	$31,359	2	$15,680
2004	$47,281	9	$5,253
2002	$13,900	2	$6,950
2000	$41,561	4	$10,390
Total	$564,513	35	$16,129
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.