Ron Stollings

Ronny Douglas Stollings (born April 24, 1955) is a Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate, who represented the 7th district from 2006 to 2022. The 7th District is based in Southern West Virginia, covering all of Boone, Lincoln, and Logan Counties and parts of Mingo and Wayne Counties. Stollings' success in the district is notable, considering Donald Trump won the district by a 78%-19% margin in 2016, which was Trump’s best performance in any of the state’s 17 Senate districts.[1]

Ron Stollings
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 7th district
In office
December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2022
Preceded byTracy Dempsey
Succeeded byMichael B. Stuart
Personal details
Born (1955-04-24) April 24, 1955
Madison, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWake Forest University
West Virginia University (BA, MS)
Marshall University (MD)

Politics

During his time in the Senate, Stollings has served as Vice Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Resources during the 78th and 79th Legislatures (2006-2010); Chair of the Committee on Confirmations during the 79th Legislature (2008-2010); and Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Resources during the 80th and 81st Legislatures (2010-2014).[2]

Stollings ran for governor in 2020, finishing third in the Democratic primary, behind Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango and community organizer Stephen Smith.[3]

Election results
2020 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Salango 74,805 38.68%
Democratic Stephen Smith 65,544 33.89%
Democratic Ron Stollings 25,782 13.33%
Democratic Jody Murphy 18,039 9.33%
Democratic Douglas Hughes 9,231 4.77%
Total votes 193,401 100.00%
West Virginia Senate District 7 (Position A) election, 2018[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Stollings (incumbent) 15,181 56.70%
Republican Jason Stephens 11,594 43.30%
Total votes 26,775 100.0%
West Virginia Senate District 7 (Position A) election, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Stollings (incumbent) 14,177 65.72%
Republican Gary Johngrass 7,394 34.28%
Total votes 21,571 100.0%
West Virginia Senate District 7 (Position A) election, 2010[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Stollings (incumbent) 18,188 100.0%
Total votes 18,188 100.0%

References
  1. Singer, Jeff (September 23, 2019). "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 9/23". Daily Kos.
  2. "Ron D. Stollings (D - Boone, 07) Biography".
  3. Croup, Josh (May 22, 2020). "Stollings takes campaign bus on the road in final weeks". 5 WDTV. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. "GOVERNOR - DEM". Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  5. "Statewide Results: General Election - November 6, 2018". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. "Statewide Results: General Election - November 4, 2014". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  7. "Statewide Results: General Election - November 2, 2010". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.


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