D.R. Jennings (Republican Party) (also known as Buck) is a member of theWest Virginia House of Delegates, representingDistrict 84. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Jennings (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theWest Virginia House of Delegates to representDistrict 84. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Jennings was assigned to the following committees:

• House Education Committee
• Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee
• Health and Human Resources Accountability Committee
• Jails and Prisons
• Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee,Chair

2021-2022

Jennings was assigned to the following committees:

• House Education Committee
• Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee
• House Health and Human Resources Committee
• Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee,Chair
• Workforce Development Committee

2019-2020

Jennings was assigned to the following committees:

• House Education Committee
• Industry and Labor Committee
• Political Subdivisions Committee
• Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee,Chair Homeland Security
• Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Committee,Vice-Chair

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 84

IncumbentD.R. Jennings won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 84 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	D.R. Jennings (R)	100.0	6,455

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 84

IncumbentD.R. Jennings defeatedJustin Hough in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 84 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	D.R. Jennings	54.1	1,688
	Submit photo	Justin Hough	45.9	1,433

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,121
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Endorsements

2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 84

IncumbentD.R. Jennings defeatedLisa Hyre in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 84 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	D.R. Jennings (R)	72.0	3,531
	Submit photo	Lisa Hyre (D)	28.0	1,372

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,903
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 84

Lisa Hyre advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 84 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lisa Hyre	100.0	759

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 759
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 84

IncumbentD.R. Jennings defeatedBrian Harris in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 84 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	D.R. Jennings	71.8	1,867
	Submit photo	Brian Harris	28.2	733

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,600
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2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53

IncumbentD.R. Jennings defeatedCory Chase in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	D.R. Jennings (R)	68.8	6,168
		Cory Chase (D)	31.2	2,798

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,966
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53

Cory Chase defeatedCandi Sisler in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cory Chase	56.8	1,135
	Submit photo	Candi Sisler	43.2	864

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,999
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53

IncumbentD.R. Jennings advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	D.R. Jennings	100.0	3,051

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2018

See also:West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53

IncumbentD.R. Jennings defeatedCory Chase andAustin Zuchowski in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	D.R. Jennings (R)	59.5	4,102
		Cory Chase (D)	34.3	2,363
	Submit photo	Austin Zuchowski (L)	6.2	428

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,893 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53

Cory Chase advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Cory Chase

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53

IncumbentD.R. Jennings defeatedCaleb Stutler in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	D.R. Jennings	73.4	1,794
	Submit photo	Caleb Stutler	26.6	649

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 2,443
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2016

See also:West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for theWest Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016.IncumbentRandy E. Smith (R) did not seek re-election.

Tony Lewis defeatedAl Tomson in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 general election.^[1][2]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 53, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tony Lewis	66.27%	5,153
	Democratic	Al Tomson	33.73%	2,623
Total Votes				7,776
Source:West Virginia Secretary of State

Al Tomson ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 53, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Al Tomson (unopposed)

Tony Lewis defeatedD.R. Buck Jennings in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 Republican primary.^[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 53, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tony Lewis	51.93%	1,469
	Republican	D.R. Buck Jennings	48.07%	1,360
Total Votes				2,829

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

D.R. Jennings did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

D.R. Jennings did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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