Dave Pethtel

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

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| name = Dave Pethtel

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| state_delegate = West Virginia

| district = 5th{{cite web |url= http://www.legis.state.wv.us/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Pethtel |title= Dave Pethtel |publisher= West Virginia Legislature |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 8, 2014 |archive-date= June 10, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170610053251/http://www.legis.state.wv.us/house/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Pethtel |url-status= dead }}

| term_start = December 1, 1998

| term_end =

| predecessor = Charles H. Clements

| successor = New boundaries

| state_delegate3 = West Virginia

| district3 =

| term_start3 = December 1, 1988

| term_end3 = December 1, 1994

| predecessor3 = Robert Jones

| successor3 = Charles H. Clements

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|1|28}}

| birth_place = Wheeling, West Virginia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| party = Democratic

| spouse =

| children =

| residence = Hundred, West Virginia

| alma_mater = Glenville State College
West Virginia University

| profession =

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| website =

| termend = December 1, 2022

}}

David Lee Pethtel (born January 28, 1951, in Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American politician who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 5{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/26506 |title= David Pethtel's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= April 8, 2014}} from 1998 to 2022. Pethtel served non-consecutively from January 1989 until January 1995.

Education

Pethtel earned his AB from Glenville State College and his MA from West Virginia University.

Elections

  • 2012 Pethtel was unopposed for the May 8, 2012, Democratic Primary, winning with 2,856 votes,{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 8, 2014}} and returning 2002 and 2008 opponent Denzil Sloan ran as the Constitution Party candidate, setting up a rematch; Pethtel won the three-way November 6, 2012, General election with 4,596 votes (80.7%) against Mountain Party candidate Raymond Davis and Sloan.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 8, 2014}}
  • 1980s and early 1990s Pethtel was initially elected in the 1988 Democratic Primary and the November 8, 1988, General election and was re-elected in the general elections of November 6, 1990, and November 3, 1992.
  • 1998 When the District 5 seat was left open, Pethtel won the 1998 Democratic Primary and won the November 3, 1998, General election against Republican nominee Ed Amos.
  • 2000 Pethtel was unopposed for the 2000 Democratic Primary and won the November 7, 2000, General election against Republican nominee Charles Clements.
  • 2002 Pethtel was unopposed for the 2002 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 2002, General election against Constitution Party candidate Denzil Sloan.
  • 2004 Pethtel and returning 1998 Republican opponent Ed Amos both won their 2004 primaries, setting up a rematch; Pethtel won the November 2, 2004, General election against Amos.
  • 2006 Pethtel was unopposed for both the 2006 Democratic Primary and the November 7, 2006, General election.
  • 2008 Pethtel was unopposed for the May 13, 2008, Democratic Primary, winning with 3,672 votes,{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2008&eid=3&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 8, 2014}} returning 2002 challenger Denzil Sloan ran as the Constitution candidate, setting up a rematch; Pethtel won the November 4, 2008, General election with 5,025 votes (84.5%) against Sloan.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2008&eid=4&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 8, 2014}}
  • 2010 Pethtel was challenged in the May 11, 2010, Democratic Primary, winning with 2,029 votes (70.1%),{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=5&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 8, 2014}} and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010, General election, winning with 3,835 votes.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=6&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 8, 2014}}

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