William Cleaveland

William Harrison "Bill" Cleaveland (born December 14, 1950) is an American politician and jurist. He was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2010–2012, representing the 17th district, which included parts of Botetourt and Roanoke Counties and the city of Roanoke in the western part of the state.[1] On January 30, 2013, he was sworn in as a judge of the General District Court of Botetourt and Craig Counties.[2]

Bill Cleaveland
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 17th district
In office
January 13, 2010 – January 11, 2012
Preceded byWilliam Fralin
Succeeded byChris Head
Personal details
Born
William Harrison Cleaveland

(1950-12-14) December 14, 1950
St. Mary's, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDeborah Overstreet
Alma materAlfred University
ProfessionLawyer
CommitteesCourts of Justice
Militia Police and Public Safety

Electoral history

Before the 2009 elections, longtime delegate William Fralin announced his retirement. Cleaveland won a June 2011 Republican primary against four opponents, then defeated Democrat Gwen Mason in the November general election, 62 to 37 percent.[3]

In 2011, Cleaveland opted not to run for re-election. He was replaced by Chris Head, who had finished second in the 2009 primary.

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 17th district
Jun 9, 2009[4] Republican primary Bill H. Cleaveland 893 28.04
Christopher T. Head 769 24.15
Michael A. "Mike" Wray 613 19.25
Josh C. Johnson 549 17.24
Melvin E. Williams 360 11.30
Nov 3, 2009[5] General Bill H. Cleaveland Republican 14,004 61.96
Gwen W. Mason Democratic 8,573 37.93
Write Ins 24 0.10
William Fralin retired; seat stayed Republican

References
  1. "Virginia House of Delegates; Session 2011; Cleaveland, William H. (Bill)". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  2. Benson, Cathy (2013-01-31). "Bill Cleaveland sworn-in as new judge in General District Court". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  3. "2009 Virginia Election Results: House of Delegates - 17th District". PilotOnline.com. 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  4. "2009 June Republican Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  5. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2013-05-23.

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