William H. "Bill" Pownall is an American politician and former

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. A member of the Republican Party, Pownall represented the 52nd district in the

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from 2015 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in the House, Pownall was the Campbell County Sheriff from 2005 to 2015.

Elections

2014

Pownall challenged incumbent

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Representative Troy Mader in the Republican primary. Mader, who had been appointed to the seat after Representative

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died, ran for a full term. Pownall defeated Mader in the primary, 61% to 39%. He then won the general election unopposed.

2016

Pownall faced Nicholas DeLaat in the Republican primary and defeated DeLaat with 50.6% of the vote. He then defeated perennial Democratic candidate Duffy Jenniges with 81% of the vote.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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