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Joe Ellington
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Republican Party

West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 27

Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Guilford College, 1981

Graduate

Duke University, 1983

Ph.D

Duke University, 1987

Medical

Wake Forest University, 1991

Personal
Birthplace
New York
Religion
Roman Catholic
Profession
Doctor
Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Joe Ellington (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 38. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Ellington (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 38. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Joe Ellington was born in Flusing, New York. Ellington earned a B.S. from Guilford College, an M.S. and Ph.D. from Duke University, and an M.D. from Wake Forest University. Ellington completed his residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His career experience includes working as a physician.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Ellington was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Ellington was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Ellington was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
• Finance
• Health and Human Resources, Chair
• Industry and Labor
• Interstate Cooperation
• Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ellington served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ellington served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ellington served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38

Incumbent Joe Ellington defeated Randa Faulkner in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Ellington
Joe Ellington (R)
 
75.3
 
5,389
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Randa Faulkner (D)
 
24.7
 
1,770

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 7,159
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38

Randa Faulkner advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Randa Faulkner
 
100.0
 
718

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 718
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38

Incumbent Joe Ellington advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Ellington
Joe Ellington
 
100.0
 
2,021

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,021
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ellington in this election.

2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38

Incumbent Joe Ellington defeated Tina Russell in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Ellington
Joe Ellington (R)
 
74.1
 
3,204
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Tina Russell (D)
 
25.9
 
1,117

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,321
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38

Tina Russell advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Tina Russell
 
100.0
 
488

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 488
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38

Incumbent Joe Ellington advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Ellington
Joe Ellington
 
100.0
 
959

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 959
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2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)

Doug Smith, Marty Gearheart, and incumbent Joe Ellington defeated Tina Russell in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Doug Smith
Doug Smith (R) Candidate Connection
 
28.3
 
12,964
✔
Image of Marty Gearheart
Marty Gearheart (R)
 
28.1
 
12,853
✔
Image of Joe Ellington
Joe Ellington (R)
 
27.0
 
12,370
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Tina Russell (D)
 
16.7
 
7,629

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 45,816
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)

Tina Russell advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Tina Russell
 
100.0
 
4,005

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,005
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)

Marty Gearheart, incumbent Joe Ellington, and Doug Smith defeated Jeremiah Nelson and incumbent Eric Porterfield in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marty Gearheart
Marty Gearheart
 
27.6
 
4,203
✔
Image of Joe Ellington
Joe Ellington
 
25.2
 
3,827
✔
Image of Doug Smith
Doug Smith Candidate Connection
 
20.1
 
3,053
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Jeremiah Nelson
 
13.8
 
2,100
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Eric Porterfield
 
13.3
 
2,022

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,205
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John H. Shott
John H. Shott (R)
 
23.3
 
9,749
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Eric Porterfield (R)
 
21.1
 
8,845
✔
Image of Joe Ellington
Joe Ellington (R)
 
20.9
 
8,757
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Carol Bailey (D)
 
14.5
 
6,084
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Phoebe Jeffries Meadows (D)
 
10.1
 
4,224
Image of Lacy Watson
Lacy Watson (D)
 
8.1
 
3,391
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Karen White (Mountain Party)
 
1.9
 
787

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 41,837
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)

Carol Bailey, Phoebe Jeffries Meadows, and Lacy Watson advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Carol Bailey
 
42.7
 
2,639
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Phoebe Jeffries Meadows
 
30.3
 
1,871
✔
Image of Lacy Watson
Lacy Watson
 
27.0
 
1,666

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 6,176
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)

Incumbent John H. Shott, incumbent Joe Ellington, and Eric Porterfield defeated Zane Lawhorn and Mike Swatts in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John H. Shott
John H. Shott
 
23.8
 
2,226
✔
Image of Joe Ellington
Joe Ellington
 
21.8
 
2,038
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Eric Porterfield
 
19.8
 
1,858
Image of Zane Lawhorn
Zane Lawhorn
 
19.8
 
1,850
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Mike Swatts
 
14.9
 
1,391

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 9,363
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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016.

The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 general election.[2][3]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joe Ellington Incumbent 21.05% 10,446
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Marty Gearheart Incumbent 20.60% 10,221
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John H. Shott Incumbent 25.25% 12,528
     Democratic Sabrina Shrader 10.33% 5,126
     Democratic Lacy Watson 7.48% 3,713
     Democratic Carol Bailey 15.28% 7,580
Total Votes 49,614
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


Sabrina Shrader, Lacy Watson and Carol Bailey were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 Democratic primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sabrina Shrader
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lacy Watson
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carol Bailey


Incumbent Joe Ellington, incumbent Marty Gearheart and incumbent John H. Shott were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 Republican primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joe Ellington Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Marty Gearheart Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png John H. Shott Incumbent


2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates 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. District 27 is represented by three delegates. Incumbents Joe Ellington, Marty Gearheart and John H. Shott were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ellington, Gearheart, and Shott defeated Carol Bailey (D) and Karen White (Mountain) in the general election.[6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn H. Shott Incumbent 28.1% 9,004
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Ellington Incumbent 26% 8,338
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMarty Gearheart Incumbent 25.2% 8,089
     Democratic Carol Bailey 16.7% 5,365
     Mountain Karen White 3.9% 1,248
Total Votes 32,044

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Ellington won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27. Ellington advanced unopposed in the May 8 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Ellington was elected as one of the two positions in District 25 on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. He was opposed in the general election by Republican Chuck Terry, Democrat Bill Morefield and Democrat incumbent John Frazier. Only the top two vote-getters were elected.

Thomas Porter died on September 27, 2010. His son, Mike accepted the appointment to finish his father's term. Republicans named Chuck Terry to run for the seat in the November 2, 2010, general election.[10][11][12][13][14]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 25 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png John Frazier (D) 6,095 34.48%
Green check mark transparent.png Joe Ellington, Jr. (R) 4,693 26.55%
Charles Terry, Jr. (R) 3,860 21.83%
Billy Joe Morefield (D) 3,031 17.14%


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 25 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Mike Porter (R) 1,161 15.58%
Green check mark transparent.png Joe Carey Ellington, Jr. (R) 747 10.03%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Joe Ellington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Joe Ellington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Joe Ellington campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia House of Delegates District 38Won general$8,500 $56,269
2022West Virginia House of Delegates District 38Won general$46,910 $47,323
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 27Won general$19,235 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27Won $19,650 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27Won $10,350 N/A**
2012West Virginia State House, District 27Won $14,284 N/A**
2010West Virginia State House, District 25Won $2,300 N/A**
2008West Virginia State House, District 25Lost $5,602 N/A**
2006West Virginia State House, District 25Lost $1,783 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Joe Ellington," accessed February 24, 2023
    2. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    6. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
    7. ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
    8. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
    9. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
    10. ↑ Charleston Gazette, "Mercer County GOP picks candidate for House seat," October 8, 2010 (dead link)
    11. ↑ Bluefield Daily Telegraph, "Porter Jr. proud to finish father’s term," October 8, 2010
    12. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
    13. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
    14. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014

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