James Harry Butler is an American politician who served as a

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member of the

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from 14th district from 2012 to 2020. In 2022, he was elected to the House again from the 18th district.

Elections

*2012 With District 14 incumbent Republican Representative Troy Andes redistricted to District 15, Butler ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 710 votes (41.1%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,368 votes (54.2%) against Democratic nominee Jimmie Wood. *2022 After 2020 redistricting, Butler ran against Johnnie Wamsley, his 2020 successor, for the 18th district. Butler defeated Wamsley in a primary, and went unchallenged.

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External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
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Jim Butler
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Jim Butler
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Mason County, West Virginia United States Marines 21st-century American politicians 1965 births {{WestVirginia-politician-stub