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2024 West Virginia State Auditor election

The 2024 West Virginia State Auditor election will take place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next West Virginia state auditor. Incumbent Republican auditor JB McCuskey is not seeking re-election, instead opting to run for attorney general. Primary elections took place on May 14, 2024.[1]

2024 West Virginia State Auditor election
← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →
 
Nominee Mark Hunt Mary Ann Claytor
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent State Auditor

JB McCuskey
Republican



Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Eliminated in primary edit

Declined edit

Results edit

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Hunt 74,912 39.26%
Republican Eric Householder 48,632 25.49%
Republican Tricia Jackson 37,039 19.41%
Republican Caleb Hanna 30,217 15.84%
Total votes 190,800 100.00%

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

  • Mary Ann Claytor, accountant and nominee for state auditor in 2016 and 2020[7]

Results edit

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Ann Claytor 84,124 100.00%
Total votes 84,124 100.00%

General election edit

Results edit

West Virginia State Auditor election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Hunt
Democratic Mary Ann Claytor
Total votes

References edit

  1. ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Staff Reports (January 26, 2024). "State Sen. Mark Hunt joins race for West Virginia auditor". WV News. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Associated Press (January 2, 2024). "Republican WV delegate Caleb Hanna resigns to focus on state auditor campaign". Fox News. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Adams, Steven (September 9, 2023). "Householder Announces 2024 Run for West Virginia Auditor". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Milbourne, Toni (August 1, 2023). "Jackson announces bid for state auditor seat". The Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  6. ^ McElhinny, Brad (July 24, 2023). "McCuskey pivots to attorney general's race, and Weld and Stuart say they won't back down". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Mary Ann Claytor Officially Files Candidacy for West Virginia State Auditor". The West Virginia Daily News. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

External links edit

Official campaign websites
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