West Virginia Auditor election, 2024

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West Virginia State Auditor
Election details
	Filing deadline: January 27, 2024
	Primary: May 14, 2024; General: November 5, 2024; Pre-election incumbent(s):; John B. McCuskey (R)
How to vote
	Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Voting in West Virginia
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West Virginia 2024 elections

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West Virginia held an election for state auditor on November 5, 2024. The primary was May 14, 2024. The filing deadline was January 27, 2024.

Mark Hunt won election in the general election for West Virginia State Auditor.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for West Virginia State Auditor

Mark Hunt defeated Mary Ann Claytor in the general election for West Virginia State Auditor on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Hunt (R)	68.7	488,737
	Mary Ann Claytor (D)	31.3	222,491

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 711,228
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Auditor

Mary Ann Claytor advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Auditor on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Ann Claytor	100.0	84,635

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,635
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Auditor

Mark Hunt defeated Eric Householder, Tricia Jackson, and Caleb Hanna in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Auditor on May 14, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Hunt	39.2	75,271
	Eric Householder	25.5	48,872
	Tricia Jackson	19.4	37,254
	Caleb Hanna	15.8	30,397

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 191,794
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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2012.

2020

See also: West Virginia Auditor election, 2020

General election candidates

John B. McCuskey (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Mary Ann Claytor (Democratic Party)

Democratic primary candidates

Mary Ann Claytor ✔

Republican primary candidates

John B. McCuskey (Incumbent) ✔

2016

See also: West Virginia Auditor election, 2016

The general election for auditor was held on November 8, 2016.

John B. McCuskey defeated Mary Ann Claytor and Brenton Ricketts in the West Virginia auditor election.

West Virginia Auditor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John B. McCuskey	58.48%	385,831
	Democratic	Mary Ann Claytor	34.56%	228,001
	Libertarian	Brenton Ricketts	6.96%	45,908
Total Votes				659,740
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

2012

See also: West Virginia down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Incumbent Glen Gainer (D) defeated Larry V. Faircloth (R) and write-in candidate John Klayton Miller in the November 6, 2012 general election.

West Virginia State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Glen Gainer Incumbent	57.5%	303,240
	Republican	Larry Faircloth	42.5%	224,517
Total Votes				527,757
Election results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

Statewide elections
State partisanship

Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in West Virginia and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for West Virginia, 2024
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
West Virginia's 1st	Carol Miller	Republican	R+23
West Virginia's 2nd	Alexander Mooney	Republican	R+22

2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, West Virginia^[1]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
West Virginia's 1st	28.8%	69.7%
West Virginia's 2nd	30.6%	67.6%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 100.0% of West Virginians lived in one of the state's 55 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020. Overall, West Virginia was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in West Virginia following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

West Virginia county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Republican	55	100.0%
Total voted Democratic	0	0.0%
Total voted Republican	55	100.0%

Historical voting trends

West Virginia presidential election results (1900-2020)

15 Democratic wins
16 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	R	D	D	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from West Virginia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in West Virginia.

U.S. Senate election results in West Virginia
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	70.3%	27.0%
2018	49.6%	46.3%
2014	62.1%	34.5%
2012	60.8%	36.5%
2010	53.5%	43.4%
Average	59.3	37.5

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of West Virginia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in West Virginia.

Gubernatorial election results in West Virginia
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	63.5%	30.2%
2016	49.1%	42.3%
2012	50.5%	45.7%
2011	49.6%	47.1%
2008	69.8%	25.7%
Average	56.5	38.2

See also: Party control of West Virginia state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of West Virginia's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from West Virginia
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	2	4
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	2	4

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in West Virginia's top three state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in West Virginia, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Jim Justice
Secretary of State	Mac Warner
Attorney General	Patrick Morrisey

State legislature

West Virginia State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	3
	Republican Party	31
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		34

West Virginia House of Delegates

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	11
	Republican Party	89
	Independent	0
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		100

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

West Virginia Party Control: 1992-2024
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas • Seven years of Republican trifectas

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D^[2]	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

The table below details demographic data in West Virginia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for West Virginia
	West Virginia	United States
Population	1,793,716	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	24,041	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	91.4%	65.9%
Black/African American	3.4%	12.5%
Asian	0.8%	5.8%
Native American	0.1%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Other (single race)	0.5%	6%
Multiple	3.7%	8.8%
Hispanic/Latino	1.8%	18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate	88.4%	89.1%
College graduation rate	22.7%	34.3%
Income
Median household income	$55,217	$75,149
Persons below poverty level	11.9%	8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

About state financial officers (SFO's)

Environmental, social, and corporate governance


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Different states have different names for state financial officers, but they all fall into three groups: treasurers, auditors, and controllers.

Broadly, these officials are responsible for things like auditing other government offices, managing payroll, and overseeing pensions. In some states, certain SFOs are also responsible for investing state retirement and trust funds, meaning they decide where that public money goes.

Because of the role SFOs play in managing public investments, they have been involved in debates over environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG). ESG refers to an investment or corporate governance approach that involves considering the extent to which corporations conform to certain standards related to environmental, social, and corporate governance issues (such as net carbon emission or corporate board diversity goals) and making business and investment decisions that promote those standards.

External links

Footnotes

↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023
↑ Gov. Jim Justice switched his registration to Republican on August 4, 2017.

[1] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023

[2] Gov. Jim Justice switched his registration to Republican on August 4, 2017.

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