Walt Helmick

Walt Helmick
Walt Helmick
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture
	In office; January 14, 2013 – January 16, 2017
Governor	Earl Ray Tomblin
Preceded by	Gus Douglass
Succeeded by	Kent Leonhardt
Member of the West Virginia Senate; from the 15th district
	In office; December 1, 1994 – January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Mike Withers
Succeeded by	Donald Cookman
Member of the West Virginia Senate; from the 12th district
	In office; December 1, 1990 – December 1, 1994
Preceded by	Larry Tucker
Succeeded by	Rebecca I. White
Personal details
Born	April 25, 1944 (age 80); Webster Springs, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Rita Fay
Children	Tim Helmick, Sam Helmick, Brian Helmick, Shelly Helmick
Alma mater	West Virginia University,; Montgomery

Walter D. Helmick (born April 25, 1944) is an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as the Commissioner of Agriculture of the state of West Virginia. He was elected to the position in 2012, defeating Republican nominee Kent Leonhardt. In 2016, Leonhardt defeated him in a rematch. Previously, he was a member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 15th district from 1990 to 2012. Earlier he was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1988 through 1989, served on the Pocahontas County Commission and on the Pocahontas County School Board.

Electoral history

West Virginia House of Delegates 27th District Democratic Primary Election, 1988
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Joe Martin	3,667	23.63
Democratic	Walt Helmick	3,065	19.75
Democratic	Bill Proudfoot	2,508	16.16
Democratic	"Stratt" Ogden Sr.	2,044	13.17
Democratic	Judith Seaman	1,669	10.75
Democratic	James "Ross" Ware	1,160	7.47
Democratic	Frank Rowe	888	5.72
Democratic	Katherine Wright Fagan	519	3.34

West Virginia House of Delegates 27th District Election, 1988
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Helmick	7,908	32.56
Democratic	Joe Martin	7,034	28.96
Republican	Jimmie Ryder Sr.	5,113	21.05
Republican	Phillip Cupp	4,232	17.42

West Virginia Senate 12th District Democratic Primary Election, 1990
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Helmick	8,646	50.79
Democratic	D. P. Given	4,916	28.88
Democratic	George "Geo." Kallai	3,461	20.33

West Virginia Senate 12th District Election, 1990
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Helmick	17,339	65.86
Republican	Ashley Morrissette	8,989	34.14

West Virginia Senate 15th District Election, 1994
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Helmick (inc.)	16,420	60.40
Republican	Aubry Wilson	10,766	39.60

West Virginia Senate 15th District Democratic Primary Election, 1998
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Helmick (inc.)	7,316	61.09
Democratic	Leslee McCarty	2,934	24.50
Democratic	Tom Jones	1,725	14.41

West Virginia Senate 15th District Election, 1998
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Helmick (inc.)	14,879	60.69
Republican	Les Shoemaker Jr.	9,638	39.31

West Virginia Senate 15th District Election, 2002
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Helmick (inc.)	14,630	55.70
Republican	Chris Davis	10,461	39.83
Mountain	Kit Patten	1,173	4.47

West Virginia Senate 15th District Election, 2006
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Helmick (inc.)	21,509	99.57
Write-in	Jeremy Donald Bauserman	92	0.43

West Virginia Senate 15th District Democratic Primary Election, 2010
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Dolph Helmick (inc.)	6,864	67.47
Democratic	Thomas Paul Ditty	3,310	32.53

West Virginia Senate 15th District Election, 2010
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Dolph Helmick (inc.)	19,192	57.01
Republican	Jeremy Donald Bauserman	14,470	42.99

West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Democratic Primary Election, 2012
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Helmick	59,376	32.89
Democratic	Sally Shepherd	44,454	24.62
Democratic	Steve Miller	39,130	21.67
Democratic	Joe Messineo	24,613	13.63
Democratic	Bob Tabb	12,976	7.19

West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Election, 2012
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walt Helmick	316,591	51.59
Republican	Kent Leonhardt	297,088	48.41

West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Kent Leonhardt	321,560	48.41
Democratic	Walt Helmick	274,191	41.28
Libertarian	Buddy A. Guthrie	68,502	10.31

External links

Project Vote Smart - Senator Walt Helmick (WV) profile
Follow the Money - Walt Helmick
- 2008 2006 2004 2002 1998 Senate campaign contributions

Party political offices
Preceded by Gus Douglass	Democratic nominee for Agriculture Commissioner of West Virginia 2012, 2016	Succeeded by Bob Beach

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