David A. Evans (born May 3, 1945) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the

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representing District 4 from January 12, 2013 to December 31, 2016. He was soundly defeated by Democrat Joseph Canestrero. Evans was a teacher at Cameron High school in

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Education

Evans earned his BA in

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Elections

*2012 When District 4 Democratic Representative Scott Varner retired and left the seat open, Evans was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 2,157 votes, and placed second in the three-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 6,927 votes (31.2%) behind incumbent Democratic Representative

Michael Ferro Michael Thomas Ferro (born April 19, 1951) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 4 from January 2009 to 2018. Education Ferro earned his BA from West Liberty Stat ...

and ahead of Democratic nominee David Sidiropolis.

References

External links

Official page
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David Evans
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics 1945 births Living people Glenville State University alumni Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Kanawha County, West Virginia People from Cameron, West Virginia West Virginia University alumni 21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature {{WestVirginia-politician-stub