DemocratNot in office · last served 2014Last on a ballot: Nov 2014
Erik P. Wells
Last held office: West Virginia State Senate, District 8 (2006–2014). Ran in 4 elections between 2006 and 2014, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −9.9
- Lost 2014
- Elections
- 4
- 2006–2014
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Wells was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Wells has run
Margin: how far Wells finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | West Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Lost | Ed Gaunch (R), Mike Fisher (CST) | 43.1% | R+9.9 |
| 2014 | West Virginia State Senate, District 8 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2010 | West Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Brooks F. McCabe Jr. (D), Charles Minimah (R), Robert Clarence Ore (R) | 31.6% | D+3.7 |
| 2006 | West Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Brooks F. McCabe Jr. (D), Mark Plants (R), Ann Calvert (R) | 29.4% | R+0.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Wells has held
- West Virginia State Senate, District 8 · 2006–2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Wells has run against
- Ed Gaunch (R) · 2014 election, lost
- Brooks F. McCabe Jr. (D) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive