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| West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 | ||
| Current incumbents | Terry Waxman  | |
| Ben Queen | ||
Tim Miley  | ||
| Danny Hamrick | ||
| Population | 70,424 | |
West Virginia's forty-eighth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Tim Miley and Republican Representatives Danny Hamrick, Ben Queen, and Terry Waxman.
As of the 2010 census, a total of 70,424 civilians reside within West Virginia's forty-eighth 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.
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.
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."
| State legislators | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $20,000/year | $131/day in session.Set by the compensation commission. |
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 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.
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Timothy Miley (D) |
14.5
|
11,954 |
| ✔ |
|
Ben Queen (R) |
14.1
|
11,644 |
| ✔ |
|
Danny Hamrick (R) |
12.9
|
10,664 |
| ✔ |
|
Terry Waxman (R) |
12.5
|
10,296 |
|
|
Richard Iaquinta (D) |
12.1
|
10,004 | |
|
|
Robert Garcia (D) |
9.7
|
8,022 | |
|
|
Derek McIntyre (D) |
8.9
|
7,330 | |
|
|
Debra Shrieves (R) |
8.5
|
7,019 | |
|
|
Clay Riley (Independent) |
4.4
|
3,670 | |
|
|
Will Hyman (L) |
2.4
|
2,021 | |
|
|
Total votes: 82,624 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
Incumbent Timothy Miley, incumbent Richard Iaquinta, Derek McIntyre, and Robert Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Timothy Miley (D) |
29.6
|
5,510 |
| ✔ |
|
Richard Iaquinta (D) |
27.7
|
5,163 |
| ✔ |
|
Derek McIntyre (D) |
21.6
|
4,026 |
| ✔ |
|
Robert Garcia (D) |
21.0
|
3,917 |
|
|
Total votes: 18,616 |
Incumbent Danny Hamrick, Terry Waxman, incumbent Ben Queen, and Debra Shrieves advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Danny Hamrick (R) |
27.1
|
3,313 |
| ✔ |
|
Terry Waxman (R) |
25.5
|
3,110 |
| ✔ |
|
Ben Queen (R) |
25.3
|
3,097 |
| ✔ |
|
Debra Shrieves (R) |
22.1
|
2,697 |
|
|
Total votes: 12,217 |
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 Patsy Trecost II (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 general election.West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, General Election, 2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Richard Iaquinta |
14.17% | 13,586 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Miley Incumbent |
16.06% | 15,401 | |
| Republican | Danny Hamrick Incumbent |
14.25% | 13,661 | |
| Republican | Ben Queen |
15.46% | 14,825 | |
| Democratic | Derek McIntyre | 10.02% | 9,606 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Worth | 9.59% | 9,195 | |
| Republican | Terry Waxman Incumbent | 11.31% | 10,847 | |
| Republican | Rick Wolfe | 9.14% | 8,762 | |
| Total Votes | 95,883 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, Democratic Primary, 2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Iaquinta |
18.84% | 7,172 | |
| Democratic | Derek McIntyre |
9.97% | 3,797 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Miley Incumbent |
21.28% | 8,104 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Worth |
10.45% | 3,980 | |
| Democratic | Robert Garcia | 9.00% | 3,428 | |
| Democratic | Brad Hinerman | 8.34% | 3,174 | |
| Democratic | Paul Howe III | 7.62% | 2,901 | |
| Democratic | Brock Malcolm | 6.14% | 2,338 | |
| Democratic | Martin Shaffer | 8.36% | 3,182 | |
| Total Votes | 38,076 | |||
West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, Republican Primary, 2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Danny Hamrick Incumbent |
22.82% | 5,107 | |
| Republican | Ben Queen |
20.03% | 4,483 | |
| Republican | Terry Waxman Incumbent |
20.78% | 4,651 | |
| Republican | Rick Wolfe |
13.61% | 3,046 | |
| Republican | Jeff Palmer | 12.54% | 2,806 | |
| Republican | Debra S. Shrieves | 10.21% | 2,286 | |
| Total Votes | 22,379 | |||
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 48 is represented by four delegates. Incumbent Richard Iaquinta, incumbent Timothy Miley, Joe Shaffer and Patsy Trecost II defeated incumbent Ron Fragale, Frank Angotti and Wayne Worth in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Danny Hamrick, Margaret Ann Bailey, Diana Bartley and Terry Waxman defeated Rick Wolfe, "Benjamin" Dan Franklin and Ed Randolph in the Republican primary. Miley, Trecost, Hamrick and Waxman defeated Iaquinta, Shaffer, Bailey and Bartley in the general election.
West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, General Election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Miley Incumbent |
14.1% | 8,968 | |
| Democratic | Patsy Trecost II |
13.9% | 8,801 | |
| Republican | Danny Hamrick Incumbent |
13.2% | 8,389 | |
| Republican | Terry Waxman |
13.1% | 8,283 | |
| Democratic | Richard J. Iaquinta Incumbent | 12.9% | 8,168 | |
| Democratic | Joe Shaffer | 12.7% | 8,040 | |
| Republican | Diana Bartley | 10.7% | 6,805 | |
| Republican | Margaret Ann Bailey | 9.4% | 5,977 | |
| Total Votes | 63,431 | |||
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2014
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Tim Miley Incumbent |
19.1% | 5,029 |
| Patsy Trecost II |
15.9% | 4,196 |
| Joe Shaffer |
15.4% | 4,050 |
| Richard J. Iaquinta Incumbent |
15.3% | 4,025 |
| Ron Fragale Incumbent | 14.5% | 3,813 |
| Frank "Chunki" Angotti | 13.3% | 3,495 |
| Wayne Worth | 6.6% | 1,727 |
| Total Votes | 26,335 | |
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 48 Republican Primary, 2014
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Danny Hamrick Incumbent |
22.1% | 2,314 |
| Terry Waxman |
18.3% | 1,912 |
| Diana Bartley |
14.9% | 1,565 |
| Margaret Ann Bailey |
13.4% | 1,399 |
| Rick Wolfe | 10.6% | 1,113 |
| Ed "Buddy" Randolph | 10.5% | 1,104 |
| "Benjamin" Dan Franklin | 10.2% | 1,069 |
| Total Votes | 10,476 | |
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. Democratic incumbents Samuel J. "Sam" Cann, Richard J. Iaquinta, and Tim Miley, and Republican Danny Hamrick defeated Democratic incumbent Ron Fragale and Republicans Diana Bartley, Ed Randolph, and Terry J. Woodside, Sr. in the general election. Cann, Iaquinta, Miley, and Fragale defeated Martin Shaffer in the Democratic primary election. Hamrick, Bartley, Randolph, and Woodside defeated "Benjamin" Dan Franklin in the Republican primary election.
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 48, General Election, 2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Miley Incumbent |
14.9% | 13,318 | |
| Democratic | Richard Iaquinta Incumbent |
14.1% | 12,633 | |
| Democratic | Sam Cann Incumbent |
13.7% | 12,302 | |
| Republican | Danny Hamrick |
13.5% | 12,096 | |
| Democratic | Ron Fragale Incumbent | 13.3% | 11,877 | |
| Republican | Diana Bartley | 10.8% | 9,705 | |
| Republican | Terry Woodside | 10.5% | 9,432 | |
| Republican | Ed Randolph | 9.1% | 8,148 | |
| Total Votes | 89,511 | |||
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2012
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Tim Miley Incumbent |
22.7% | 5,809 |
| Ron Fragale Incumbent |
22.4% | 5,728 |
| Richard J. Iaquinta Incumbent |
22.4% | 5,727 |
| Sam Cann Incumbent |
20.5% | 5,233 |
| Martin Shaffer | 11.9% | 3,050 |
| Total Votes | 25,547 | |
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 48 Republican Primary, 2012
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Danny Hamrick |
26.7% | 2,984 |
| Diana Bartley |
21.8% | 2,431 |
| Terry J. Woodside, Jr. |
18.6% | 2,080 |
| Ed Randolph |
17.3% | 1,929 |
| Dan Franklin | 15.6% | 1,746 |
| Total Votes | 11,170 | |
From 2002 to 2016, candidates for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 raised a total of $1,090,786. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $22,261 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
Campaign contributions, West Virginia House of Delegates District 48
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $314,916 | 15 | $20,994 |
| 2014 | $410,127 | 14 | $29,295 |
| 2012 | $278,647 | 10 | $27,865 |
| 2010 | $42,626 | 2 | $21,313 |
| 2008 | $22,250 | 2 | $11,125 |
| 2006 | $9,629 | 2 | $4,815 |
| 2004 | $3,486 | 1 | $3,486 |
| 2002 | $1,950 | 1 | $1,950 |
| 2000 | $7,155 | 2 | $3,578 |
| Total | $1,090,786 | 49 | $22,261 |
