Thomas 'Tom' Albert Azinger (born July 2, 1935, in

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) is an American politician and former

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member of the

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. He represented District 10 from January 1995 until his retirement in 2014.

Education

Azinger earned his BS degree from

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Elections

*2012 Azinger placed second in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary with 3,355 votes (35.4%), and placed first in the four-way three-position November 6, 2012 General election with 12,955 votes (27.1%) ahead of incumbent Republican Representative John Ellem, Democratic Representative

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, and Republican

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Frederick Gillespie, who had run for the seat in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. *1990s Azinger was initially elected in the 1994 Republican Primary and the November 8, 1994 General election, and re-elected in the November 5, 1996 General election. *1998 Azinger placed in the four-way 1998 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the seven-way three-position November 3, 1998 General election with Democratic incumbent J. D. Beane and Republican nominee Gene Modesitt. *2000 Azinger placed in the four-way 2000 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the six-way three-position November 7, 2000 General election with incumbents Beane (D) and Modesitt (R). *2002 Azinger placed in the five-way 2002 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the six-way three-position November 5, 2002 General election with incumbents Beane (D) and Ellem (R), who had been appointed to replace Modesitt. *2004 Azinger placed in the five-way 2004 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the six-way three-position November 2, 2004 General election with incumbents Beane (D) and Ellem (R). *2006 Azinger placed in the four-way 2006 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the six-way three-position November 7, 2006 General election with incumbents Beane (D) and Ellem (R). *2008 When Representative Beane left the Legislature and appointed Representative Daniel Poling (D) ran for re-election, Azinger placed first in the seven-way May 13, 2008 Republican Primary with 3,109 votes (23.9%), and placed first in the six-way three-position November 4, 2008 General election with 11,067 votes (19.2%) ahead of incumbent Representatives Ellem (R) and Poling (D). *2010 Azinger placed first in the eight-way May 11, 2010 Republican Primary with 2,613 votes (21.4%), and placed second in the four-way three-position November 2, 2010 General election with 9,853 votes (26.8%) behind incumbent Ellem (R) and ahead of incumbent Poling (D) and Republican nominee Frederick Gillespie.

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1935 births Living people Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Politicians from Parkersburg, West Virginia People from Vienna, West Virginia West Virginia University alumni 21st-century American politicians {{WestVirginia-politician-stub