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  Moore, Jr., Arch A.
CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationRepublican  
<-  1985-01-01  
 
NameArch A. Moore, Jr.
Address
Moundsville, West Virginia , United States
EmailNone
WebsiteNone
Born April 16, 1923
DiedJanuary 07, 2015 (91 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifedDavid
Apr 25, 2023 10:28pm
Tags Army - Convicted - Imprisoned - Methodist -
InfoMOORE, Arch Alfred, Jr., (Father of Shelley Moore Capito), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Moundsville, Marshall County, W. Va., April 16, 1923; attended, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., 1943; B.A., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.,1948; L.L.B., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va., 1951; lawyer, private practice; United States Army, 1943-1946; member of the West Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-1955; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1969); was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-first Congress in 1968; governor of West Virginia, 1969-1973; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1978; Governor of West Virginia, 1985-1989; unsuccessful candidate for reelection for governor of West Virginia in 1988; died on January 7, 2015, in Charleston, W. Va.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
FAVORABILITY POLLS
DateFirmFavorableUnfavorableDon't Know
09/01/2011-09/04/2011 Public Policy Polling 38.00% ( 0.0) 41.00% ( 0.0) 21.00% ( 0.0)

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NEWS
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DISCUSSION
Importance? 8.16670 Average

FAMILY
Son Arch "Kim" Moore, III 0000-
Grandson Riley M. Moore 1980-
Daughter Shelley Moore Capito 1953-
Grandson Moore Capito 1982-
Father Arch A. Moore, Sr. 1897-1980
Grandfather Forest T. Moore 1859-1950

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/08/1988 WV Governor Lost 41.13% (-17.74%)
  05/10/1988 WV Governor - R Primary Won 53.23% (+6.46%)
  11/06/1984 WV Governor Won 53.26% (+6.52%)
  11/04/1980 WV Governor Lost 45.44% (-8.71%)
  11/07/1978 WV US Senate Lost 49.52% (-0.96%)
  05/09/1978 WV US Senate- R Primary Won 90.57% (+81.14%)
  11/07/1972 WV Governor Won 54.74% (+9.47%)
  11/05/1968 WV Governor Won 50.86% (+1.72%)
  05/14/1968 WV Governor - R Primary Won 57.00% (+15.89%)
  11/08/1966 WV District 1 Won 70.91% (+41.83%)
  11/03/1964 WV District 1 Won 61.43% (+22.86%)
  11/06/1962 WV District 1 Won 59.89% (+19.79%)
  11/08/1960 WV District 1 Won 60.31% (+20.62%)
  11/04/1958 WV District 01 Won 54.59% (+9.18%)
  11/06/1956 WV District 01 Won 50.29% (+0.59%)
  05/08/1956 WV District 1 - R Primary Won 69.84% (+39.67%)
  11/02/1954 WV District 01 Lost 47.29% (-5.42%)
  11/04/1952 WV State House - Marshall Won 27.01% (+0.57%)
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