The 2024 West Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next attorney general of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of West Virginia. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey was eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term but has decided instead to run for governor. Republican state auditor JB McCuskey defeated Democratic attorney Teresa Toriseva with 70.02% of the vote.[1]
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Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- JB McCuskey, West Virginia State Auditor (2017–present)[2]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Michael B. Stuart, state senator from the 7th district (2022–present)[3]
Withdrawn
edit- Ryan Weld, state senator from the 1st district (2016–present) (running for re-election)[4]
Declined
edit- Patrick Morrisey, incumbent attorney general (2013–present) (running for governor)[5]
Endorsements
editJB McCuskey
- Organizations
- West Virginia Chamber of Commerce[6]
Michael B. Stuart
- U.S. Executive branch officials
- Matthew Whitaker, former acting U.S. Attorney General (2018–2019)[7]
Organizations
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
JB McCuskey |
Michael Stuart |
Ryan Weld |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Weld withdraws from the race | ||||||||
| American Pulse Research & Polling (R)[9][A] |
November 13–14, 2023 | 414 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 16% | 11% | 5% | – | 68% |
| Orion Strategies[10][B] | June 17–20, 2023 | 651 (LV) | ± 6.0% | – | 20% | 14% | 16%[b] | 50% |
Results
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McCuskey
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Stuart
- 50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | JB McCuskey | 117,263 | 59.83% | |
| Republican | Michael Stuart | 78,745 | 40.17% | |
| Total votes | 196,008 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Teresa Toriseva, attorney[12]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Richie Robb, former mayor of South Charleston and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020[12]
Results
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Toriseva
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
Robb
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Teresa Toriseva | 50,480 | 52.67% | |
| Democratic | Richie Robb | 45,356 | 47.33% | |
| Total votes | 95,836 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | JB McCuskey | 501,452 | 70.02% | 6.25 | |
| Democratic | Teresa Toriseva | 214,654 | 29.98% | −6.25 | |
| Total votes | 716,106 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
edit- Monongalia (largest city: Morgantown)
By congressional district
editMcCuskey won both congressional districts.[15]
| District | McCuskey | Toriseva | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 72% | 28% | Carol Miller |
| 2nd | 68% | 32% | Alex Mooney (118th Congress) |
| Riley Moore (119th Congress) |
Notes
editPartisan clients
References
edit- ^ Kersey, Lori (November 6, 2024). "McCuskey wins West Virginia attorney general seat • West Virginia Watch". West Virginia Watch. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Patterson, Jessica (May 2, 2023). "State Senator Mike Stuart announces 2024 bid for West Virginia Attorney General". WOWK-TV. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "W.Va. Senate Majority Whip Weld withdraws from Attorney General's race to seek Senate re-election in 2024". WTOV-TV. November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "AG Morrisey announces 2024 run for Governor". WDTV. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ WRITER, Charles Young SENIOR STAFF (April 1, 2024). "West Virginia Chamber PAC releases election endorsements". WV News. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ jarettlewis (September 19, 2023). "Mike Stuart, a candidate for state Attorney General, gets endorsement from Trump advisor". WCHS-TV. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "WV Coal Association Endorses Slate of Pro-Coal Candidates for 2024 Election". www.wvcoal.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ American Pulse Research
& Polling (R) - ^ Orion Strategies
- ^ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "WV SOS - Elections - Candidate - Online Data Services". apps.sos.wv.gov. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/122766/web.345435/#/detail/550
- ^ "2024 West Virginia Election Results by Congressional District".
External links
editOfficial campaign websites
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