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Barbara Hatfield (West Virginia)

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Barbara Hatfield
Prior offices:
West Virginia House of Delegates District 30
Years in office: 1999 - 2012
Education
Other
RN, Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, Charlotte, 1958
Personal
Religion
First Presbyterian
Profession
Nurse
Contact

Barbara "Bobbie" Hatfield (b. December 17, 1935) was a2014Democratic candidate forDistrict 35 of theWest Virginia House of Delegates.[1]

Hatfield is a formerDemocratic member of theWest Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 30 from 1998 to 2012. Hatfield previously served in the House of Delegates from 1984 to 1990.

Biography

Hatfield earned her RN from Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in Charlotte in 1958. Her professional experience includes working as a registered nurse, rural health consultant, and as an adjunct professor at the following schools: Mountain State University, Mountain State College, Beckley, and the College of West Virginia, Beckley.[2]

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hatfield served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hatfield served on these committees:

Campaign themes

Hatfield's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

  • Children's health care
  • Reducing prescription drug costs
  • Assuring our schools are safe, healthy
  • Protecting the rights of senior citizens
  • Foster Care
  • Making health care available and affordable
  • Elimination of the state's debt

Elections

2014

See also:West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for theWest Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. In the 2014 election, District 35 was represented by four delegates.Andrew Byrd,Thornton Cooper,Barbara Hatfield andSherri Wong defeatedJohn Caudill, IV,David Harless,Bret Nida,Joe Wallace andGary Winter in the Democratic primary. IncumbentsJ.B. McCuskey,Eric Nelson, andSuzette Raines andChris Stansbury defeatedRichard McGinnis andMarie Sprouse-McDavid in the Republican primary. Byrd, McCuskey, Nelson, and Stansbury defeated Cooper, Hatfield, Wong, and Sprouse-McDavid in the general election. Raines withdrew from the race.[3] She was replaced by Sprouse-McDavid on the general election ballot.[1][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, General Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngEric NelsonIncumbent15.7%11,050
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngJ.B. McCuskeyIncumbent14.3%10,013
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngChris Stansbury12.7%8,897
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngAndrew Byrd12.6%8,852
    Republican Marie Sprouse-McDavid12%8,436
    Democratic Bobbie Hatfield12%8,401
    Democratic Sherri Wong11.4%8,039
    Democratic Thornton Cooper9.3%6,548
Total Votes70,236


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2014
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBobbie Hatfield21.2%3,601
Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Byrd14.8%2,510
Green check mark transparent.pngSherri Wong14.3%2,435
Green check mark transparent.pngThornton Cooper13.1%2,232
John Caudill, IV11.6%1,976
Bret Nida9%1,539
Gary Winter6.5%1,114
David Harless5%851
Joe Wallace4.4%753
Total Votes17,011
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35 Republican Primary, 2014
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEric NelsonIncumbent24.9%2,952
Green check mark transparent.pngSuzette RainesIncumbent21.6%2,563
Green check mark transparent.pngJ.B. McCuskeyIncumbent20.6%2,445
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Stansbury15.1%1,789
Marie Sprouse-McDavid10.8%1,285
Richard McGinnis6.9%819
Total Votes11,853

2012

See also:West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Hatfield ran for re-election in the2012 election forWest Virginia House of Delegates, District 35. Hatfield advanced past the May 8 primary election and was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35, General Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngDoug SkaffIncumbent15.8%14,891
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngSuzette Raines14.5%13,676
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngEric NelsonIncumbent14.2%13,397
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngJohn Mccuskey12%11,325
    Democratic Bobbie HatfieldIncumbent12%11,284
    Democratic Bonnie BrownIncumbent11.8%11,097
    Democratic Chris Morris10.4%9,792
    Republican Fred Joseph9.2%8,638
Total Votes94,100
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2012
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Skaff, Jr.Incumbent19.9%4,246
Green check mark transparent.pngBonnie BrownIncumbent18.7%3,982
Green check mark transparent.pngBobbie HatfieldIncumbent16.8%3,581
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Morris11.4%2,441
Thornton Cooper8.5%1,822
Fred Giggenbach7.6%1,625
John D. Caudill, IV7.2%1,540
Lisa Amoroso7.2%1,528
Gary Eugene Holstein2.7%574
Total Votes21,339

2010

See also:West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Hatfield was re-elected to theWest Virginia House of Delegates District 30. She was one of fourteen candidates running for the seven District 30 Delegate positions on the ballot in theNovember 2, 2010, general election. She was opposed in the general election by Republican candidatesDaniel "Rick" Barnett,Michael Scott Hall,Brian F. Hicks,Fred Joseph,Eric Nelson,Jim Strawn, andSteve Sweeney; Democratic incumbentsBonnie Brown,Nancy Guthrie,Mark Hunt,Douglas Skaff, Jr.,Sharon Spencer, andDanny Wells. The seven top vote-getters were elected.[8][9]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 30 General Election (2010)
CandidatesVotesPercent
Green check mark transparent.png Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D) 19,335 8.79%
Green check mark transparent.png Eric Nelson (R) 17,603 8.00%
Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Wells (D) 17,197 7.81%
Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Hatfield (D) 17,186 7.81%
Green check mark transparent.png Bonnie Brown (D) 16,920 7.69%
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Hunt (D) 16,498 7.50%
Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Guthrie (D) 16,301 7.41%
Sharon Spencer (D)15,6867.13%
Fred Joseph (R)15,3296.97%
Brian Hicks (R)15,0016.82%
Michael Hall(R)14,9236.78%
James Strawn (R)14,1806.44%
Daniel Barnett (R)12,1195.51%
Steven Sweeney (R)11,8085.37%
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 30 Democratic Primary (2010)
CandidatesVotesPercent
Green check mark transparent.png Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D) 6,520 9.26%
Green check mark transparent.png Bonnie Louise Brown (D) 6,485 9.21%
Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Ann Hatfield (D) 5,823 8.27%
Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Bundy Wells (D)5,447 7.74%
Green check mark transparent.png Sharon Marie Spencer (D)3,338 11.44%
Green check mark transparent.png Mark A. Hunt (D)5,158 7.33%
Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Peoples Guthrie (D)4,934 7.01%
E. C. "Bud" Anderson (D)2,4883.53%
Rod Harless (D)2,3743.37%
Joseph Andre Wallace(D)1,9612.79%
Steven Arlo Cook (D)1,6532.35%
Gary Eugene Holstein (D)1,4902.12%
Harold Verdayne Meade, Jr. (D)1,2731.81%

2008

See also:West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2008

In 2008, Hatfield was re-elected to the West Virginia House District 30. Douglas Skaff (D) finished with 24,625 votes and was followed by Danny Wells (D) with 24,019 votes, Bonnie Brown (D) with 23,353 votes, Barbara Hatfield (D) with 22,709 votes, Mark Hunt (D) with 21,635 votes, Sharon Spencer (D) with 21,541 votes, Nancy Guthrie (D) with 20,285 votes, Fred Joseph (R) with 18,653 votes, John Miller (R) with 17,992 votes, Bud Anderson (R) with 16,217 votes, Todd Carden (R) with 15,286 votes, Victoria Casey (R) with 14,250 votes, Edward Burgess (R) with 13,282 votes, Lance Vaughan (R) with 12,733 votes and John Welbourn (R) with 3,940 votes. Hatfield raised $47,956 for her campaign fund.[10]

West Virginia House District 30
CandidatesVotes
Green check mark transparent.pngDouglas Skaff (D)24,265
Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Wells (D)24,019
Green check mark transparent.pngBonnie Brown (D)23,353
Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Hatfield (D)22,709
Green check mark transparent.pngMark Hunt (D)21,635
Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Spencer (D)21,541
Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Guthrie (D)20,285
Fred Joseph (R)18,653
John Miller (R)17,992
Bud Anderson (R)16,217
Todd Carden (R)15,286
Victoria Casey (R)14,250
Edward Burgess (R)13,282
Lance Vaughan (R)12,733
John Welbourn (M)3,940

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Personal

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Hatfield is divorced and has three children.

Recent news

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑1.01.1West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
  2. ↑Project Vote Smart - Rep. Hatfield
  3. ↑Charleston Daily Mail, "Officials rule GOP can't replace Raines on ballot," August 13, 2014
  4. ↑West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014
  5. ↑WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012" accessed November 7, 2012
  6. ↑West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
  7. ↑West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
  8. ↑West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
  9. ↑West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
  10. ↑Campaign funds
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