Will Morefield Explained

Birthname:James Will Morefield
Office:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Constituency:3rd district (2010–2024)
43rd district (2024–present)
Term Start:January 13, 2010
Preceded:Dan C. Bowling
Succeeded:incumbent
Birth Date:10 January 1984
Birth Place:Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S.
Party:Republican
Residence: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

James William Joseph Morefield (born January 10, 1984) is an American politician of the Republican Party.

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] GeneralJames W. "Will" MorefieldRepublican8,66557.10
Danny C. "Dan" BowlingDemocratic6,49942.82
Write Ins100.06
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 8, 2011[5] GeneralJames W. "Will" MorefieldRepublican13,31659.67
Russell Vern Presley IIDemocratic8,99440.30
Write Ins60.02
Nov 5, 2013[6] GeneralJames W. "Will" MorefieldRepublican12,29170.52
James M. O'QuinnDemocratic5,18829.65
Write Ins170.10
Nov 3, 2015[7] GeneralJames W. "Will" MorefieldRepublican14,32599.2
Write Ins1190.8
Nov 7, 2017[8] GeneralJames W. "Will" MorefieldRepublican13,57278.1
William C. Bunch, Jr.Democratic3,75921.6
Write Ins410.2
Nov 5, 2019[9] GeneralJames W. "Will" MorefieldRepublican17,09998.03
Write Ins3431.97

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Puckett, Light focus on S.W. Va. issues in Senate race. Sluss981-3373. Michael. Roanoke Times. en. 2019-11-10.
  2. Web site: Buchanan County put faith in Trump. Times-Dispatch. Graham Moomaw Richmond. Roanoke Times. en. 2019-11-10.
  3. Web site: Del. Morefield: Population issues key to Va. elections. Telegraph. CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily. Bluefield Daily Telegraph. en. 2019-11-10.
  4. Web site: November 2009 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-06 . 2012-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401160449/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_s.shtml . dead .
  5. Web site: November 2011 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-06 . 2013-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130520143116/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_s.shtml . dead .
  6. Web site: November 2013 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2015-02-11 . 2015-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150406053902/http://elections.virginia.gov/Files/Electionresults/2013/November-5/electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW829a.html?eid=7&type=HOD&map=CTY . dead .
  7. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2015 House of Delegates General Election District 3. Virginia Elections Database. en-US. 2019-11-10.
  8. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2017 House of Delegates General Election District 3. Virginia Elections Database. en-US. 2019-11-10.
  9. Web site: Virginia Election Results: November 5, 2019. The Virginia Public Access Project. en. 2019-11-10.