2024 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election

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2024 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 
 
Nominee Kent Leonhardt Deborah Stiles
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote490,964219,131
Percentage69.1%30.9%

2024 West Virginia agriculture commissioner election results map by county.svg
2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election results by congressional district.svg
Leonhardt:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Commissioner of Agriculture before election

Kent Leonhardt
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Agriculture

Kent Leonhardt
Republican

The 2024 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election will take place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next commissioner of agriculture. Incumbent Republican commissioner Kent Leonhardt was re-elected with 69% of the vote.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Results by county:
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Leonhardt
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Higginbotham
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Ramsey
30-40%
50-60%
60-70%
Tie
30-40% 2024 West Virginia Republican Commissioner of Agriculture primary election results by county map.svg
Results by county:
  Leonhardt
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Higginbotham
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Ramsey
  •   30–40%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Tie
  •   30–40%
Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kent Leonhardt (incumbent) 97,958 50.82%
Republican Joshua Higginbotham 57,95030.07%
Republican Roy Ramsey36,83119.11%
Total votes192,739 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Deborah Stiles, farmer [3]

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deborah Stiles 84,557 100.00%
Total votes84,557 100.00%

General election

Results

West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election, 2024 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kent Leonhardt (incumbent) 490,964 69.14%
Democratic Deborah Stiles219,13130.86%
Total votes710,095 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Leonhardt won both congressional districts. [6]

DistrictLeonhardtStilesRepresentative
1st 70%30% Carol Miller
2nd 69%31% Alex Mooney (118th Congress)
Riley Moore (119th Congress)

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References

  1. Adams, Steven (April 8, 2024). "Harvesting Votes: Leonhardt facing two challengers in GOP primary for third and final term as agriculture commissioner". The Parkersburg News and Sentinel . Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. "Commissioner of Agriculture - REP" . Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. Markland, Tom (April 30, 2024). "Stiles enters race for commissioner of agriculture". The Journal . Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. "Commissioner of Agriculture - DEM" . Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/122766/web.345435/#/detail/500
  6. "2024 West Virginia Election Results by Congressional District".

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