John Shott

John Shott
John Shott
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates; from the 27th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 12, 2013
Member of the West Virginia Senate; from the 10th district
	In office; May 19, 2010 – January 2011 Serving with Ronald F. Miller
Preceded by	Don Caruth
Succeeded by	William Laird IV
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates; from the 24th district
	In office; January 2009 – May 19, 2010
Preceded by	Eustace Frederick
Succeeded by	Bill Cole
Personal details
Born	June 24, 1948 (age 76); Bluefield, West Virginia
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Bluefield, West Virginia
Alma mater	Davidson College; University of North Carolina School of Law
Profession	Attorney

John Headley Shott (born June 24, 1948 in Bluefield, West Virginia) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 27^[2] since January 12, 2013. Shott served non-consecutively from January 2009 in the District 24 seat until his appointment May 19, 2010 to the West Virginia Senate District 10 seat to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Don Caruth until January 2011.

Education

Shott earned his BS in psychology from Davidson College and his JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Elections

2012 Redistricted to District 27, Shott ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first by 5 votes with 1,586 votes (33.9%),^[3] and placed first in the six-way November 6, 2012 General election with 10,998 votes (22.2%) ahead of fellow Republican nominees Joe Ellington and Marty Gearheart and Democratic nominees Ryan Flanigan, Greg Ball, and Bill Morefield,^[4] who had run for a District 25 seat in 2006 and 2010.
2008 Initially in District 24, Shott ran in the four-way May 13, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 469 votes (65.4%);^[5] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 3,144 votes (53.6%) against Democratic nominee Mike Vinciguerra.^[6]

References

^ "John Shott". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "John Shott's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

External links

Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
Profile at Vote Smart
John Shott at Ballotpedia
John H. Shott at OpenSecrets

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[WVL-1] "John Shott". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[PVS-2] "John Shott's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[3] "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[4] "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[5] "Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[6] "Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

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