Mike Hall (West Virginia politician) explained

Mike Hall
State Senate:	West Virginia
District:	4th
Term Start:	December 1, 2006
Term End:	August 16, 2017
Predecessor:	Charles C. Lanham
Successor:	Mark Drennan
Alongside:	Mitch Carmichael
State Delegate2:	West Virginia
District2:	14th
Term Start2:	December 1, 1994
Term End2:	December 1, 2006
Birth Date:	3 November 1948
Birth Place:	Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Hurricane, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Marshall University (B.A.)

William Michael Hall (born November 3, 1948) is an American politician and chief of staff to the governor of West Virginia Jim Justice. He previously was a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 4 between 2006 and 2017. Hall served six terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 14th district.^[1] In 2012, Hall was nominated by the Republican Party as its nominee for the office of West Virginia State Treasurer. He was defeated in the general election by incumbent State Treasurer John Perdue.

Elections

• 2012 To challenge incumbent Democratic West Virginia Treasurer John Perdue, Hall won the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary with 49,433 votes (55.6%),^[2] but lost the November 6, 2012 General election to Perdue.^[3]
• 1990s Hall was initially elected to the District 14 seat in the 1994 Republican Primary and November 8, 1994 General election and re-elected in the general election of November 5, 1996.
• 1998 Hall placed in the five-way 1998 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the four-way two-position November 3, 1998 General election along with fellow Republican nominee Lisa Smith.
• 2000 Hall and Delegate Smith were unopposed for the 2000 Republican Primary and were re-elected in the four-way two-position November 7, 2000 General election.
• 2002 When Delegate Smith ran for West Virginia Senate and left a district seat open, Hall was joined in the 2002 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the three-way two-position November 5, 2002 General election with Republican nominee Patti Schoen.
• 2004 Hall and Delegate Schoen were unopposed for the 2004 Republican Primary and were re-elected in the four-way two-position November 2, 2004 General election.
• 2006 When Senator Smith left the Legislature and left a District 4 seat open, Hall was unopposed for the 2006 Republican Primary and won the November 7, 2006 General election narrowly against Democratic nominee Jim Lees, who had run for governor in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
• 2010 Hall was unopposed for both the May 11, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 5,874 votes,^[4] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 27,072 votes.^[5]

External links

• Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
• Campaign site
  • Mike Hall at Ballotpedia
• Mike Hall at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senator Mike Hall gets official nod as new Justice chief of staff. 15 August 2017.
2. Web site: Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results . . Charleston, West Virginia . April 10, 2014.
3. Web site: Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . April 10, 2014.
4. Web site: Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . April 10, 2014.
5. Web site: Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . April 10, 2014.