Will Morefield
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Assumed office
January 13, 2010
Preceded byDan C. Bowling
Constituency3rd district (2010–2024)
43rd district (2024–present)
Personal details
Born
James Will Morefield

(1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 (age 40)
Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Tazewell, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materMidwestern State University
King University
CommitteesMilitia, Police, and Public Safety
Counties, Cities, and Towns
General Laws
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Websitehttp://www.morefieldfordelegate.com

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.

Political career

On 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

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

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Times-Dispatch, Graham Moomaw Richmond. "Buchanan County put faith in Trump". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  3. ^ Telegraph, CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily. "Del. Morefield: Population issues key to Va. elections". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  4. ^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  5. ^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  6. ^ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  7. ^ "Virginia Elections Database » 2015 House of Delegates General Election District 3". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  8. ^ "Virginia Elections Database » 2017 House of Delegates General Election District 3". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  9. ^ "Virginia Election Results: November 5, 2019". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved 2019-11-10.

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