2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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The 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey was elected to his first term in office after defeating Democratic Huntington mayor Steve Williams in the general election.[1] Incumbent Republican Jim Justice was term-limited and was unable to seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office; he instead ran for the U.S. Senate.[2]
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First elected in 2016 as a Democrat by 6.8 percentage points, Justice switched parties in August 2017 and won re-election in 2020 as a Republican by 33.3 percentage points. Primary elections took place on May 14, 2024.[3] This is the first time since 1972 that Republicans won consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state.
A conservative rural southeastern state, West Virginia is considered extremely Republican at the federal and state levels; Republicans hold all statewide executive offices and supermajorities in both state legislative houses, and from 2015 until he became an Independent in 2024, Senator Joe Manchin had been the state's only congressional Democrat. In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump carried West Virginia by 38.93 percentage points.
With Jim Justice term-limited and unable to run for a third consecutive term as Governor, the Republican primary was expected to be competitive and crowded. Most analysts considered Republicans to be a heavy favorite, given the state's partisan lean and the margin from the previous election.[4]
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| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | ||||||||
| Morrisey | Capito | Miller | Warner | |||||
| 1 | Dec. 8, 2023 | MetroNews | Hoppy Kercheval | YouTube | A | P | P | P |
| 2 | Feb. 29, 2024 | Hoppy Kercheval | YouTube | P | P | P | P | |
| 3 | Apr. 30, 2024 | WSAZ-3 | WSAZ-3 | P | P | P | P | |
| Campaign finance reports as of April 28, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Patrick Morrisey (R) | $3,624,343 | $3,078,086 | $695,276 |
| Moore Capito (R) | $2,131,285 | $1,519,377 | $599,354 |
| Chris Miller (R) | $1,615,788 | $6,175,751 | $519,538 |
| Mac Warner (R) | $559,038 | $372,948 | $172,787 |
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State[25] | |||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Moore Capito |
Chris Miller |
Patrick Morrisey |
Mac Warner |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College[26] | May 2–5, 2024 | 558 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 29% | 21% | 33% | 15% | 3%[b] | – |
| Research America[27][A] | April 24 – May 1, 2024 | 407 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 24% | 25% | 32% | 10% | 3% | 6% |
| NMB Research[28][B] | April 20–22, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 31% | 14% | 23% | 13% | – | 18% |
| Research America[29][A] | April 3–9, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 29% | 16% | 31% | 12% | 3% | 10% |
| WPA Intelligence[30][C] | April 1–3, 2024 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 20% | 19% | 37% | 14% | – | 9% |
| Emerson College[31] | March 19–21, 2024 | 735 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 14% | 16% | 33% | 6% | – | 29% |
| WPA Intelligence[32][C] | November 27–29, 2023 | 507 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 23% | 10% | 39% | 14% | – | 14% |
| American Pulse Research & Polling (R)[33][D] |
November 13–14, 2023 | 414 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 23% | 10% | 31% | 14% | – | 23% |
| CAMP[34][E] | November 10–12, 2023 | 863 (LV) | ± 3.26% | 18% | 11% | 24% | 21% | 5% | 21% |
| Orion Strategies[35][F] | June 17–20, 2023 | 651 (LV) | ± 6.0% | 30% | 5% | 31% | 9% | 8%[c] | 17% |
| National Research Inc.[36] | February 23–28, 2023 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 15% | 6% | 28% | 11% | 6%[d] | 29% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Morrisey | 75,111 | 33.28% | |
| Republican | Moore Capito | 62,181 | 27.55% | |
| Republican | Chris Miller | 46,010 | 20.39% | |
| Republican | Mac Warner | 36,170 | 16.03% | |
| Republican | Mitch Roberts | 3,138 | 1.39% | |
| Republican | Kevin Christian | 3,088 | 1.37% | |
| Total votes | 225,698 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Williams | 89,545 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 89,545 | 100.00% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[45] | Solid R | June 13, 2024 |
| Inside Elections[46] | Solid R | July 14, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[47] | Safe R | June 4, 2024 |
| RCP[48] | Solid R | July 13, 2024 |
| Elections Daily[49] | Safe R | July 12, 2023 |
| CNalysis[50] | Solid R | August 17, 2024 |
Federal officials
Federal officials
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Morrisey | Williams | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 29, 2024 | MetroNews | Hoppy Kercheval | C-SPAN | P | P |
| Campaign finance reports as of October 25, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Patrick Morrisey (R) | $6,824,464 | $6,183,264 | $1,351,895 |
| Steve Williams (D) | $250,255 | $92,274 | $156,426 |
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State[53] | |||
Patrick Morrisey vs. Joe Manchin vs. Steve Williams
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Morrisey | 459,300 | 61.99% |  1.50% | |
| Democratic | Steve Williams | 233,976 | 31.58% |  1.36% | |
| Libertarian | Erika Kolenich | 21,228 | 2.87% |  | |
| Constitution | S. Marshall Wilson | 16,828 | 2.27% | N/A | |
| Mountain | Chase Linko-Looper | 9,596 | 1.30% | 0.14% | |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.00% | 0.05% | ||
| Total votes | 740,938 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Morrisey won both congressional districts.[60]
| District | Morrisey | Williams | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 60% | 34% | Carol Miller |
| 2nd | 63% | 30% | Alex Mooney (118th Congress) |
| Riley Moore (119th Congress) |
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