2004 West Virginia Attorney General election

2004 West Virginia Attorney General election

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Nominee Darrell McGraw Hiram Lewis IV Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 359,491 353,545 Percentage 50.42% 49.58%

Attorney General before election Darrell McGraw Democratic Elected Attorney General Darrell McGraw Democratic

The 2004 West Virginia Attorney General election took place on November 2, 2004, to elect the Attorney General of West Virginia.

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Darrell McGraw won re-election to a fourth term, beating Republican nominee and Morgantown attorney Hiram Lewis IV.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Darrell McGraw, incumbent Attorney General.

Results

Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darrell McGraw (incumbent)	213,389	100.00%
Total votes			213,389	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hiram "Bucky" Lewis IV, Morgantown attorney. ^[2]

Results

Republican primary ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Lewis IV	89,273	100.00%
Total votes			89,273	100.00%

General election

Results

2004 West Virginia Attorney General election ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darrell McGraw (incumbent)	359,491	50.42%
	Republican	Hiram Lewis IV	353,545	49.58%
Total votes			713,036	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "West Virginia Blue Book - 2004 - Page 597" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
2. "Politics, GOP candidates, and other 'monkey' business". The Glenville Democrat. October 21, 2004.
3. "West Virginia Blue Book - 2004 - Page 622" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
4. "West Virginia Blue Book - 2005 - Page 799" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
5. "2004 General Election - Attorney General" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State.