Mark R. Maynard
2015 - Present
2026
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Mark R. Maynard (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 11, 2015. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Maynard (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 6. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Maynard earned his B.S. in business/marketing management from Marshall University.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Maynard was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Enrolled Bills Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate Outdoor Recreation Committee, Chair
- Senate School Choice Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Maynard was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
- Senate Enrolled Bills Committee, Chair
- Senate Government Organization Committee, Chair
- Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
2019-2020
Maynard was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
- Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee, Vice-Chair
- Senate Economic Development Committee, Chair
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Enrolled Bills Committee, Chair
- Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
- Natural Resources Committee, Chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture and Rural Development |
| • Economic Development, Vice chair |
| • Education |
| • Enrolled Bills, Chair |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources, Chair |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Maynard served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture and Rural Development |
| • Economic Development |
| • Energy, Industry and Mining |
| • Enrolled Bills, Chair |
| • Government Organization |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor |
| • Natural Resources, Vice-Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Incumbent Mark R. Maynard defeated Tiffany Clemins in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark R. Maynard (R) | 73.4 | 17,222 | |
| Tiffany Clemins (D) | 26.6 | 6,249 | ||
| Total votes: 23,471 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Tiffany Clemins advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tiffany Clemins | 100.0 | 2,339 | |
| Total votes: 2,339 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Incumbent Mark R. Maynard defeated Sabrina Grace and Wesley Blankenship in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark R. Maynard | 59.3 | 3,435 | |
| Sabrina Grace | 26.9 | 1,557 | ||
 | Wesley Blankenship | 13.8 | 801 | |
| Total votes: 5,793 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Incumbent Mark R. Maynard defeated Charles Sammons in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark R. Maynard (R) | 61.5 | 17,536 | |
| Charles Sammons (D) | 38.5 | 10,972 | |
| Total votes: 28,508 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Charles Sammons advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Sammons |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justin Marcum (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6
Incumbent Mark R. Maynard defeated Wesley Blankenship in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 6 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark R. Maynard | 61.0 | 3,209 | |
| Wesley Blankenship | 39.0 | 2,048 | |
| Total votes: 5,257 | ||||
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2014
Elections for the West Virginia State Senate 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. Incumbent H. Truman Chafin was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mark R. Maynard was unopposed in the Republican primary. Maynard defeated Chafin in the general election.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Mark R. Maynard |
50.8% | 11,620 | |
| Democratic | H. Truman Chafin Incumbent | 49.2% | 11,245 | |
| Total Votes | 22,865 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2023
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In 2023, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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2018
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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
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2015
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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Maynard was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from West Virginia. Maynard was one of 30 delegates from West Virginia bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[4] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
District-level and at-large delegates from West Virginia were elected directly by voters in the state's primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates were allowed to run as unpledged delegates or to designate a candidate to whom they wished to be bound at the national convention.
West Virginia primary results
| West Virginia Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
77.1% | 157,238 | 30 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9% | 18,301 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 6.7% | 13,721 | 1 | |
| Ben Carson | 2.2% | 4,421 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 1.4% | 2,908 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.1% | 2,305 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.9% | 1,798 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.9% | 1,780 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.4% | 727 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.3% | 659 | 0 | |
| David Hall | 0.1% | 203 | 0 | |
| Totals | 204,061 | 31 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
West Virginia had 34 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts) and 22 served as at-large delegates. According to the Republican National Committee, West Virginia's district and at-large delegates were "elected on the primary ballot and [may have specified an] intention to be committed to a candidate."[5][6]
In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[5][6]
Personal
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Maynard has one child. He is a chair of the Wayne County Republican Party.[1]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder West Virginia State Senate District 6 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed February 7, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Charleston Gazette Mail, "West Virginia Delegates to the Republican National Convention," May 11, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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West Virginia State Senate District 6 2015-Present |
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