West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2024

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West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture
Election details
Filing deadline: January 27, 2024
Primary: May 14, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Kent Leonhardt (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 held an election for agriculture commissioner on November 5, 2024. The primary was May 14, 2024. The filing deadline was January 27, 2024.

Incumbent Kent Leonhardt won election in the general election for West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Kent Leonhardt defeated Deborah Stiles in the general election for West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kent Leonhardt (R)	69.1	490,964
		Deborah Stiles (D)	30.9	219,131

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 710,095
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture

Deborah Stiles advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deborah Stiles	100.0	84,557

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,557
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Kent Leonhardt defeated Joshua Higginbotham and Roy L. Ramey in the Republican primary for West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kent Leonhardt	50.8	97,958
		Joshua Higginbotham	30.1	57,950
		Roy L. Ramey	19.1	36,831

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 192,739
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Deborah Stiles (D)

Most of West Virginia's farms are small family operations - but ALL, no matter their size, need our support. Challenges abound in West Virginia's agricultural and food system, but our potential is bound-less! I want to work to improve the bottom line (the profitability and success) of our farmers, while helping to ensure that all West Virginians can access more healthy food, fiber, and energy produced by our West Virginia farmers.

The job of the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture is, by code, a job that involves the protection of plant and animal health and the promotion of our agriculture both within and beyond West Virginia's borders. I want to do this by ensuring food safety while eliminating any unnecessary red tape/regulations so that our farmers can have successful, profitable businesses. Another key part of the job as head of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is to work with other state and federal partners to encourage and facilitate such initiatives as Farm to Table, Farm to School, expansion of 4-H, FFA and other related youth entrepreneurship, ag curricula-based and experiential programs, and protect farmland. This I will do.

West Virginia's economy can be re-vitalized through agricultural and rural enterprises that focus on what is called development of the re-use/recycle,/waste reduction and organic (as opposed to synthetic) elements of the "bioeconomy." (For more information, see https://www.usda.gov/topics/biotechnology/bioeconomy.) As Commissioner, I'd work to help lay the foundation of this new economy in the Mountain State through fruitful partnerships aligning local, state, federal and international partners and resources; and, through a thorough legal, policy and regulatory review in my first year in office, I'd help facilitate creation of West Virginia's bioeconomy.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Deborah Stiles (D)

Two things matter most to me: making sure our West Virginia farmers (and this includes ag, food, fiber, forestry and related businesses) have the legal, policy and regulatory "tools" they need for success; and that ALL West Virginians can access, affordably, all their food, fiber, goods and energy needs as well as a healthy food supply: made up primarily and predominantly of West Virginia producers.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

Deborah Stiles (D)

The Commissioner and the WVDA are rather unique in that the WVDA has multiple functions - regulatory, to be sure, but the Commissioner also works with the legislature quite closely (or should) to make sure that laws passed are carefully thought out if they pertain to farmers, farms, woodlands, and consumers.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Deborah Stiles (D)

My Dad, James Dale "Jim" Stiles (1930-2005), Harriet Tubman (1822-1913), Mary Shelley (1797-1851) and her mother the philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft(1759-1797), and poet, writer, and farmer Wendell Berry. These people are folks I've looked up to for a long time. My Dad was a kind, compassionate man who would rock me to sleep when I was a toddler when we lived in Calhoun county, and he later taught me so much about growing vegetables and fruit and raising livestock, as well as a whole host of things about agriculture more generally. Harriet Tubman had such courage - when she gained her freedom, she still went back to the South and risked everything to free more people who were enslaved. Mary Shelley wrote one of the best novels ever (Frankenstein) while also having multiple pregnancies, miscarriages, and losing all but one of her children in early childhood: she was fearless in a lot of ways, and had a quiet strength and fortitude that, when she lost her husband (poet Percy Shelley) very tragically, she not only supported herself and her child and other family members but also built the lasting positive reputation of her husband Percy Shelley. Nobody would be reading Shelley, I don't think, if it hadn't been for her efforts after his untimely death. Mary Wollstonecraft was an intrepid traveller (going from England to France and the French Revolution breaks out!) and passionate person and dedicated writer. I admire her qualities of courage and her dedication to the craft of writing, something she passed on to her daughter through her writings, as she died giving birth to her daughter Mary. Wendell Berry writings on agriculture and his poetry inform my own in so many ways. His essay, "The Future of Agriculture," is hanging, framed, on my wall, next to Dad's "Good Neighbor" Award that he got from the Tyler County Fair Association in 1973. Berry's essay should be read by everyone.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Deborah Stiles (D)

Works by Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Wendell Berry, Marilyn Waring, and Vandana Shiva inform my political philosophy, among many others.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Deborah Stiles (D)

*Commitment to impartial and fair public service;

• Kindness and compassion;
• Dedication and a willingness to do the necessary work;
• Ethics rooted in an understanding of the rules as well as the historical context in which West Virginia has operated and does operate, and a willingness to do the necessary work to facilitate change in order to make West Virginians' lives better when it's needed and supported by West Virginians on the whole.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Deborah Stiles (D)

I'm compassionate and a good listener. In meeting with West Virginians all over the state during my campaign, those qualities have come through, I think. I'd use them as well if I'm elected to try to find a way forward during difficult policy decisions. My aim in meeting with West Virginians in all 55 counties (in particular, with farmers) was to determine what they felt should be the priorities of the Commissioner of Agriculture and the WVDA. This built my platform, and people have responded positively to it, pretty much, for it reflects what I've been hearing from people. Other qualities I possess include being passionate about farming and rural life, and knowledgeable about both, from a personal experience standpoint but also as someone who's studied the subjects for most of my career. Too, my gregarious and inquisitive personality (and having a sense of humor) results in people sharing with me in a way that will help me do well in this position. I'm also detail oriented, which is important when we're talking about how to streamline regulations so that there's less red tape for farmers to have to wade through.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Deborah Stiles (D)

These are outlined in very broad terms by code: protect plant and animal health; advance the interests of West Virginia agriculture; and serve in appropriate roles in terms of the regulatory functions of the WVDA in food safety, human health and nutrition. All in all, the core responsibilities are to support our farmers and to help ensure (in partnership with other agencies) a safe and healthy food supply and a thriving ag and related sector.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Deborah Stiles (D)

I'd like to leave the farm that belonged to my grandparents in as good a shape as it was when they sold it to my Dad, and as good a shape as it was when he sold it to me. My other legacy are my publications (books of poetry, articles, fiction, etc.) and I'd like to finish up a few more of these projects before I leave this earth.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Deborah Stiles (D)

There is a local historical event that is my first memory, ever - and that is the last great fire in Grantsville, Calhoun County, WV. I was only four years old at the time, and recall that we had to leave town in the middle of the night, amid smoke and flames, to go to my Dad's cousins who lived in Glenville, in Gilmer county. We returned the next morning and while our house was singed and blackened, it did not burn; but many in the neighborhood were completely gone. We sometime later that year moved to Tyler County, where Dad I guess was transferred until the town could be restored in some fashion and the Cooperative Extension office re-established in Calhoun county. My other memory is incomplete; it was when I was in first grade, at Main Street Grade School. Someone came to the door of our classroom, I believe, and said something to our teacher, Mrs. Saunders. She appeared very upset; she said that someone very important, very kind, very caring (or something to that effect--I don't remember the words exactly) had been shot. The news had just gotten to us. It was the spring of 1968; and it was either Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s murder, or the murder of Robert Kennedy. The thing is, I do not actually remember which person it was...I just remember the sadness, and not really understanding; and that Mrs. Saunders asked that we lay our heads down on our desks, which we did.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Deborah Stiles (D)

The first job on the farm was helping pick sweet corn for my Dad to sell at the Wheeling market. I believe I was about eight years old. There were lots of (mostly unpaid, but well-paid in experience) jobs during my time as a young person working on the farm - haymaking, hoeing and weeding cane, strawberries, and vegetables, etc. My first couple of paying jobs off the farm were as a teenager, when I worked at a restaurant in Davis as a dishwasher, and busgirl, as a maid at a motel and as a front of the store employee at a fast food restaurant in Parsons. These jobs I held from approximately age 16-18.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Deborah Stiles (D)

To Kill a Mockingbird - it's simply just a beautifully written story. It also gave me my first glimpse of the complexities of race relations in the American South.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Deborah Stiles (D)

Hmmmmmm....Deanna Troi on Star Trek TNG!

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Deborah Stiles (D)

Hmmm....it was either the hymn "Count Your Blessings" or the alt-rock song from the '90s "Steal My Sunshine"

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Deborah Stiles (D)

Not achieving a work-life balance. Until the last ten years, I tended to have that quality that my Dad had--being a bit of a 'workaholic.' I've learned now to rest when I'm tired, and take care of myself better.Hmmm

What responsibilities of this office do you personally consider the most important?

Deborah Stiles (D)

Those responsibilities that connect to assisting farmers to make a decent livelihood. Too often, in the past few years, there's been a regulatory and policy environment that either "came down too hard" on farmers, or is non-responsive to their needs. It's achieving the appropriate balance in these regards that I'd be working on during my tenure.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

Deborah Stiles (D)

I'm not sure how much is known about how the WVDA and the Commissioner of Agriculture work (or should work) closely in tandem with their counterparts in the USDA or other federal entities and agencies to leverage resources and opportunities for West Virginians. This is something I'd like to educate folks about, should I be elected.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

Deborah Stiles (D)

No, not particularly, although I happen to have some experience in this realm(I was a researcher and professor at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, which, until its merger with the larger Dalhousie University, meant that I was a provincial [akin to a state] government employee).

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

Deborah Stiles (D)

*Real world experience in small-scale farming;

• Experience in managing budgets (I have, both at the farm level but also as a Director of a small research institute at Nova Scotia Agricultural College);
• The ability to bridge ideological divides (my work as an educator and advocate for farmers provided me with many opportunities in this regard)
• Background (education and experience) in the areas of soil science, agronomy, horticulture, animal science, pasture management, rural policy, etc. (I have these through two years of a ag/animal science degree at the university level, plus my research experience in several ag and rural policy fields during my career at the ag school from 1998-2020).

Tell us your favorite joke.

Deborah Stiles (D)

Why do melons always go to the courthouse to get married? Because they cantaloupe!

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Deborah Stiles (D)

Financial transparency and government accountability are vitally important. If elected I would work with the entire executive branch (in particular the auditor, the governor, attorney general and secretary of state) to ensure these important elements are prominent in our administration.

Would a state ballot initiative process be good or bad for your state?

Deborah Stiles (D)

This is not something I feel I need to speak to at this time.

Past elections

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

2020

See also: West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2020

General election candidates

• Kent Leonhardt  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Robert Beach  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Robert Beach ✔
• William Keplinger
• David Miller

Did not make the ballot:

• Patricia Bunner

 Republican primary candidates

• Kent Leonhardt (Incumbent) ✔
• Roy L. Ramey

2016

See also: West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2016

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

Kent Leonhardt defeated incumbent Walt Helmick and Buddy Guthrie in the West Virginia agriculture commissioner election.

West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kent Leonhardt	48.41%	321,560
	Democratic	Walt Helmick Incumbent	41.28%	274,191
	Libertarian	Buddy Guthrie	10.31%	68,502
Total Votes				664,253
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

2012

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

Incumbent Gus Douglass (D) did not seek re-election. Walt Helmick (D) defeated Kent Leonhardt (R) and write-in candidates Betty Quintana and Carl Waggoner in the November 6, 2012 general election.

West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Walt Helmick	51.5%	268,879
	Republican	Kent Leonhardt	48.5%	252,783
Total Votes				521,662
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
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	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.

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