# John Williams (West Virginia politician)

John Williams (born May 24, 1990) is an American politician, currently serving as a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 51st district.
In 2018, Democrats — including Williams — swept all five seats in the 51st district, the largest multi-member district in the House. As a result, the Monongalia County delegates, all Democrats, called themselves “The Fab Five” and frequently voted and worked together on bills. This was especially notable given that there was only one Democratic member of the delegation just four years earlier, after the 2014 elections. In 2020, fellow Delegate Rodney Pyles was defeated for re-election by former Republican Delegate Joe Statler, breaking the all-Democratic delegation.

## Personal life

Williams was born on May 24, 1990, in Morgantown, West Virginia to Jacques and Janet Williams. He obtained a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University.

## Electoral history
### 2018 election
#### Primary election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2018 Monongalia County, 51st District (Vote for 5) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) | 6,116 | 21.54% |
| | Democratic | Evan Hansen | 5,639 | 19.86% |
| | Democratic | Danielle Walker | 5,104 | 17.98% |
| | Democratic | John Williams (incumbent) | 4,994 | 17.59% |
| | Democratic | Rodney Pyles (incumbent) | 3,952 | 13.92% |
| | Democratic | Cory Kennedy | 2,585 | 9.11% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,390 | 100.00% |

#### General election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2018 Monongalia County, 51st District (Vote for 5) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) | 16,357 | 12.21% |
| | Democratic | Evan Hansen | 15,558 | 11.62% |
| | Democratic | John Williams (incumbent) | 15,045 | 11.23% |
| | Democratic | Danielle Walker | 14,725 | 10.99% |
| | Democratic | Rodney Pyles (incumbent) | 14,240 | 10.63% |
| | Republican | Joe Statler (incumbent) | 13,051 | 9.74% |
| | Republican | Cindy Frich (incumbent) | 12,601 | 9.41% |
| | Republican | Debbie Warner | 11,058 | 8.26% |
| | Republican | Roger Shuttlesworth | 8,885 | 6.63% |
| | Republican | Aaron Metz | 8,464 | 6.32% |
| | Libertarian | Buddy Guthrie | 3,011 | 2.25% |
| | American Freedom | Harry Bertram | 942 | 0.70% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 79 | 0.06% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,016 | 100.00% |

### 2020 election
#### Primary election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2020 Monongalia County, 51st District (Vote for 5) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Danielle Walker (incumbent) | 9,685 | 20.65% |
| | Democratic | Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) | 9,626 | 20.52% |
| | Democratic | Evan Hansen (incumbent) | 9,300 | 19.83% |
| | Democratic | John Williams (incumbent) | 8,065 | 17.19% |
| | Democratic | Rodney Pyles (incumbent) | 6,889 | 14.69% |
| | Democratic | Jeffrey Budkey | 3,343 | 7.13% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,908 | 100.00% |

#### General election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2020 Monongalia County, 51st District (Vote for 5) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) | 19,718 | 11.84% |
| | Democratic | Evan Hansen (incumbent) | 18,800 | 11.29% |
| | Republican | Joe Statler | 18,304 | 10.99% |
| | Democratic | Danielle Walker (incumbent) | 17,931 | 10.77% |
| | Democratic | John Williams (incumbent) | 17,737 | 10.65% |
| | Republican | Cindy Frich | 17,704 | 10.63% |
| | Democratic | Rodney Pyles (incumbent) | 17,689 | 10.63% |
| | Republican | Justin White | 14,187 | 8.52% |
| | Republican | Todd Stainbrook | 12,204 | 7.33% |
| | Republican | Zach Lemaire | 12,134 | 7.29% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 71 | 0.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 166,479 | 100.00% |