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 County results Congressional district results Precinct resultsMoore: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Perdue: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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The2020 West Virginia State Treasurer election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect thestate treasurer of West Virginia. IncumbentDemocratJohn Perdue lost re-election to a seventh term toRepublican nomineeRiley Moore, who won 48 out of 55 counties. Primary elections were held on June 9. Perdue and Moore both won their primaries unopposed.
This was the first time since W. S. Johnson's victory in 1928 that a Republican was elected to the West Virginia state treasurer’s office.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Perdue (incumbent) | 170,519 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 170,519 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Riley Moore | 166,977 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 166,977 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Riley Moore | 425,745 | 56.31% | ||
| Democratic | John Perdue (incumbent) | 330,316 | 43.69% | ||
| Total votes | 756,061 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | |||||
| County | Riley Moore Republican | John Perdue Democratic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Barbour | 3,942 | 61.58% | 2,459 | 38.42% |
| Berkeley | 33,165 | 66.39% | 16,791 | 33.61% |
| Boone | 3,695 | 42.60% | 4,979 | 57.40% |
| Braxton | 2,549 | 47.79% | 2,785 | 52.21% |
| Brooke | 6,049 | 60.36% | 3,973 | 39.64% |
| Cabell | 16,488 | 46.56% | 18,925 | 53.44% |
| Calhoun | 1,549 | 56.47% | 1,194 | 43.53% |
| Clay | 1,537 | 47.97% | 1,667 | 52.03% |
| Doddridge | 2,120 | 72.35% | 810 | 27.65% |
| Fayette | 8,441 | 52.58% | 7,612 | 47.42% |
| Gilmer | 1,303 | 51.89% | 1,208 | 48.11% |
| Grant | 4,002 | 80.33% | 980 | 19.67% |
| Greenbrier | 8,848 | 57.84% | 6,450 | 42.16% |
| Hampshire | 7,176 | 75.35% | 2,347 | 24.65% |
| Hancock | 8,387 | 64.11% | 4,696 | 35.89% |
| Hardy | 3,958 | 64.99% | 2,132 | 35.01% |
| Harrison | 16,397 | 56.13% | 12,817 | 43.87% |
| Jackson | 7,145 | 55.23% | 5,792 | 44.77% |
| Jefferson | 15,973 | 59.53% | 10,857 | 40.47% |
| Kanawha | 30,612 | 38.84% | 48,201 | 61.16% |
| Lewis | 4,330 | 59.99% | 2,888 | 40.01% |
| Lincoln | 3,828 | 52.20% | 3,505 | 47.80% |
| Logan | 5,692 | 48.70% | 5,996 | 51.30% |
| Marion | 12,733 | 51.38% | 12,051 | 48.62% |
| Marshall | 8,530 | 63.95% | 4,809 | 36.05% |
| Mason | 5,885 | 55.12% | 4,792 | 44.88% |
| McDowell | 3,297 | 57.72% | 2,415 | 42.28% |
| Mercer | 15,518 | 64.27% | 8,627 | 35.73% |
| Mineral | 9,259 | 75.53% | 2,999 | 24.47% |
| Mingo | 5,130 | 57.23% | 3,834 | 42.77% |
| Monongalia | 18,307 | 45.59% | 21,850 | 54.41% |
| Monroe | 3,985 | 64.53% | 2,190 | 35.47% |
| Morgan | 6,211 | 75.26% | 2,042 | 24.74% |
| Nicholas | 5,646 | 56.05% | 4,428 | 43.95% |
| Ohio | 10,797 | 56.66% | 8,260 | 43.34% |
| Pendleton | 2,108 | 62.22% | 1,280 | 37.78% |
| Pleasants | 2,128 | 64.56% | 1,168 | 35.44% |
| Pocahontas | 2,163 | 57.77% | 1,581 | 42.23% |
| Preston | 9,299 | 68.24% | 4,375 | 31.76% |
| Putnam | 14,087 | 51.51% | 13,260 | 48.49% |
| Raleigh | 19,391 | 61.45% | 12,164 | 38.55% |
| Randolph | 6,457 | 55.27% | 5,226 | 44.73% |
| Ritchie | 2,868 | 71.66% | 1,134 | 28.34% |
| Roane | 3,009 | 54.50% | 2,512 | 45.50% |
| Summers | 2,852 | 54.43% | 2,388 | 45.57% |
| Taylor | 4,249 | 59.65% | 2,874 | 40.35% |
| Tucker | 2,204 | 60.40% | 1,445 | 39.60% |
| Tyler | 2,639 | 70.79% | 1,089 | 29.21% |
| Upshur | 6,072 | 61.95% | 3,729 | 38.05% |
| Wayne | 8,493 | 54.41% | 7,115 | 45.59% |
| Webster | 1,753 | 56.38% | 1,356 | 43.62% |
| Wetzel | 3,742 | 59.79% | 2,517 | 40.21% |
| Wirt | 1,582 | 63.10% | 925 | 36.90% |
| Wood | 23,034 | 62.39% | 13,887 | 37.61% |
| Wyoming | 5,031 | 63.20% | 2,930 | 36.80% |
| Totals | 425,745 | 56.31% | 330,316 | 43.69% |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Moore won all three congressional districts.[5]
| District | Perdue | Moore | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 41% | 59% | David McKinley |
| 2nd | 46% | 54% | Alex Mooney |
| 3rd | 45% | 55% | Carol Miller |
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