2020 West Virginia elections

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Registered	802,726[1]
Turnout	63.25% ( 15.32%)

West Virginia held elections on November 3, 2020. TheDemocratic andRepublican party primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.

The 2020 elections solidified West Virginia's rightward shift as Republican party candidates won allU.S. House seats, statewide executive offices and theU.S. Senate seat up for election (all with more than 56% of the vote) while also expanding their majorities in both state legislative chambers. PresidentDonald Trump won every county in the state and 68.62% of the statewide vote in his re-election bid, for a statewide margin of 38.93%, even as he lost re-election nationwide.

Incumbent Republican Donald Trump easily carried West Virginia, capturing 68.62% of the vote. Trump captured every county in the state and it was his second-best showing, behind only Wyoming.

Incumbent senatorShelley Moore Capito was easily reelected. With a vote share of 70.3%, she was the first Republican senator to win reelection in West Virginia since1907.

All 3 Incumbent Republican U.S. Representatives were easily reelected, all increasing their vote share compared to 2018.

Incumbent Republican governorJim Justice won reelection to a second term over Democrat Ben Salango with 64.8% of the vote. Justice increased his vote margin substantially compared with his first election in2016, when he was the democratic candidate, receiving just 49.1% of the overall vote. This was the first time a Republican candidate carried every county in the state during a gubernatorial election.

17 of the 34 seats in theWest Virginia State Senate held elections, including 11 Republican-held seats and 6 Democratic-held seats. Four incumbents chose not to seek re-election due to retirement: DemocratsPaul Hardesty,Roman Prezioso, andCorey Palumbo and RepublicanKenny Mann. Republicans won 3 seats over Democratic candidates, increasing their majority in the chamber from 20 to 23 seats.^[2][3]

All 100 seats in theWest Virginia House of Delegates will have an election. Nineteen incumbents chose not to seek re-election: 11 Democrats and 8 Republicans. Republicans flipped 18 seats, increasing their majority in the chamber from 58 to 76 seats.^[4][5]

2020 West Virginia Attorney General election

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Nominee Patrick Morrisey Sam Petsonk Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 487,250 276,798 Percentage 63.77% 36.23%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Morrisey:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Petsonk:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%

Attorney General before election Patrick Morrisey Republican ElectedAttorney General Patrick Morrisey Republican

Republican incumbentPatrick Morrisey was re-elected with 51.63% of the vote in 2016 and successfully sought re-election.^[6]

• Patrick Morrisey, incumbentattorney general of West Virginia and nominee for U.S. Senate in2018^[7]

• Sam Petsonk, attorney^[8]
• Isaac Sponaugle, state delegate^[9]

Democratic incumbentJohn Perdue was re-elected with 50.33% of the vote in 2016, but lost re-election to Republican candidate Riley Moore.^[13]

2020 West Virginia State Auditor election

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Nominee JB McCuskey Mary Ann Claytor Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 496,845 244,427 Percentage 67.03% 32.97%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results McCuskey:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Claytor:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%

State Auditor before election JB McCuskey Republican ElectedState Auditor JB McCuskey Republican

Republican incumbentJB McCuskey was elected with 58.48% of the vote in 2016 and successfully sought re-election.^[15]

• JB McCuskey, incumbentWest Virginia State Auditor

• Mary Ann Claytor, accountant and auditor, nominee for West Virginia State Auditor in 2016, candidate forWest Virginia State Senate in 2018, and former candidate for theWest Virginia House of Delegates in 2020^[16]

2020 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election

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Nominee Kent Leonhardt Bob Beach Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 480,386 258,912 Percentage 64.98% 35.02%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Leonhardt:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Beach:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%

Secretary of State before election Kent Leonhardt Republican Elected Secretary of State Kent Leonhardt Republican

Republican incumbentKent Leonhardt was elected with 48.41% of the vote in 2016 and successfully sought re-election.^[17]

• Kent Leonhardt, incumbentWest Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture
• Roy Ramey, farm owner andAmerican Freedom nominee forWest Virginia State Senate in 2014^[18][19]

• Bob Beach, state senator^[20]
• William Keplinger, farmer and businessman^[21]
• Dave Miller, farmer^[22]

• Patricia Bunner, attorney^[23]

The incumbent wasTim Armstead, who was appointed to the court to replace JusticeMenis Ketchum, who resigned from the court shortly before being convicted on a felonyfraud charge. Armstead then won a 2018 special election to serve the remainder of Ketchum's term with 26.1% of the vote. He successfully won re-election to a full term.^[24][25]

• Tim Armstead, incumbent justice andchief justice of theWest Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals^[25]
• David Hummel Jr., circuit court judge on the SecondWest Virginia Circuit Court^[26]
• Richard Neely, former chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals^[27]

The incumbentMargaret Workman, did not seek re-election after controversies and the threat of possible impeachment. Bill Wooton, a former state senator, was elected with 31.0% of the vote.^[24][28]

• Jim Douglas, family court judge on the EleventhWest Virginia Circuit Court^[29]
• Kris Raynes,Putnam County assistant prosecuting attorney^[30]
• Joanna Tabit, circuit court judge on the ThirteenthWest Virginia Circuit Court^[31]
• William R. Wooton, former state senator and candidate for theWest Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in 2016^[32]

The incumbent wasJohn A. Hutchison, who was appointed to the court to replace justiceAllen Loughry, who resigned from the court in the midst of hisimpeachment trial. Hutchison successfully sought re-election to serve the remainder of Loughry's term.^[24][33][34]

• Lora Dyer, circuit court judge on the FifthWest Virginia Circuit Court^[35]
• John A. Hutchison, incumbent justice and former circuit court judge^[33]
• William Schwartz, attorney^[36]

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association,"West Virginia",Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "West Virginia: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links",Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of West Virginia". (State affiliate of the U.S.League of Women Voters)
• West Virginia atBallotpedia
• "Election Guides: West Virginia",Spreadthevote.org, archived fromthe original on October 4, 2020, retrievedOctober 7, 2020. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)
• "State Elections Legislation Database",Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.:National Conference of State Legislatures,State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020

Official campaign websites for Attorney General

• Patrick Morrisey (R) for Attorney GeneralArchived May 12, 2018, at theWayback Machine
• Sam Petsonk (D) for Attorney General

Official campaign websites for Secretary of State

• Natalie Tennant (D) for Secretary of State
• Mac Warner (R) for Secretary of State

Official campaign websites for Treasurer

• Riley Moore (R) for Treasurer
• John Perdue (D) for Treasurer

Official campaign websites for Auditor

• Mary Ann Claytor (D) for AuditorArchived June 19, 2020, at theWayback Machine
• JB McCuskey (R) for Auditor

Official campaign websites for Commissioner of Agriculture

• Bob Beach (D) for Commissioner
• Kent Leonhardt (R) for Commissioner

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