James William Joseph Morefield (born January 10, 1984) is an

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of the

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Political career

On November 3, 2009, Will Morefield defeated Democratic incumbent

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in the race for Virginia's 3rd District in the

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. Morefield's election was considered the beginning of Southwest Virginia's shift from being an ancestral Democratic voting area to a solidly Republican voting area. In the 2016 election cycle Morefield endorsed former Florida Governor

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for president, but later switched his endorsement for U.S. Senator for Florida

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. After Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination for President in 2016, Morefield endorsed and supported Trump.

Electoral history

Notes

References

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*http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/morefield_upsets_bowling_to_take_3rd_district_seat/35200/ 1984 births Living people People from Tazewell, Virginia Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Midwestern State University alumni People from Bluefield, West Virginia 21st-century American politicians {{Virginia-delegate-stub