William Michael Hall (born November 3, 1948) is an American politician and

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to the governor of West Virginia

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. He previously was a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing

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between 2006 and 2017. Hall served six terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 14th district. In 2012, Hall was nominated by the Republican Party as its nominee for the office of

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. He was defeated in the general election by incumbent State Treasurer

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Elections

*2012 To challenge incumbent Democratic West Virginia Treasurer

, Hall won the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary with 49,433 votes (55.6%), but lost the November 6, 2012 General election to Perdue. *1990s Hall was initially elected to the District 14 seat in the 1994 Republican Primary and November 8, 1994 General election and re-elected in the general election of November 5, 1996. *1998 Hall placed in the five-way 1998 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the four-way two-position November 3, 1998 General election along with fellow Republican nominee Lisa Smith. *2000 Hall and Delegate Smith were unopposed for the 2000 Republican Primary and were re-elected in the four-way two-position November 7, 2000 General election. *2002 When Delegate Smith ran for West Virginia Senate and left a district seat open, Hall was joined in the 2002 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the three-way two-position November 5, 2002 General election with Republican nominee Patti Schoen. *2004 Hall and Delegate Schoen were unopposed for the 2004 Republican Primary and were re-elected in the four-way two-position November 2, 2004 General election. *2006 When Senator Smith left the Legislature and left a District 4 seat open, Hall was unopposed for the 2006 Republican Primary and won the November 7, 2006 General election narrowly against Democratic nominee Jim Lees, who had run for governor in 1996, 2000 and 2004. *2010 Hall was unopposed for both the May 11, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 5,874 votes, and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 27,072 votes.

References

External links

Official page
at the West Virginia Legislature
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