2024 West Virginia State Auditor election

For related races, see 2024 United States state auditor elections.

2024 West Virginia State Auditor election

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Nominee Mark Hunt Mary Ann Claytor Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 488,737 222,491 Percentage 68.72% 31.28%

County results Congressional district results Hunt:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

State Auditor before election JB McCuskey Republican Elected State Auditor Mark Hunt Republican

The 2024 West Virginia State Auditor election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next West Virginia state auditor. Incumbent Republican auditor JB McCuskey did not seek re-election, instead opting to run for attorney general. Primary elections took place on May 14, 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Hunt, state senator from the 8th district (2022–present) ^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Caleb Hanna, former state delegate from the 44th district (2018–2024) ^[3]
• Eric Householder, Majority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2023–present) from the 96th district (2010–present) ^[4]
• Tricia Jackson, Jefferson County commissioner ^[5]

Declined

• JB McCuskey, incumbent state auditor (ran for attorney general) ^[6]

Results

Results by county:

  Hunt

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%

  Householder

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Jackson

•   30–40%
•   50–60%

  Hanna

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hunt	74,912	39.26%
	Republican	Eric Householder	48,632	25.49%
	Republican	Tricia Jackson	37,039	19.41%
	Republican	Caleb Hanna	30,217	15.84%
Total votes			190,800	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary Ann Claytor, accountant and nominee for state auditor in 2016 and 2020 ^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Ann Claytor	84,124	100.00%
Total votes			84,124	100.00%

General election

Results

General election results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hunt	488,737	68.72%
	Democratic	Mary Ann Claytor	222,491	31.28%
Total votes			711,228	100.00%
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Hunt won both congressional districts. ^[9]

District	Hunt	Claytor	Representative
1st	70%	30%	Carol Miller
2nd	68%	32%	Alex Mooney (118th Congress)
			Riley Moore (119th Congress)

References

1. "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
2. Staff Reports (January 26, 2024). "State Sen. Mark Hunt joins race for West Virginia auditor". WV News. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
3. Associated Press (January 2, 2024). "Republican WV delegate Caleb Hanna resigns to focus on state auditor campaign". Fox News . Retrieved January 29, 2024.
4. Adams, Steven (September 9, 2023). "Householder Announces 2024 Run for West Virginia Auditor". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register . Retrieved January 28, 2024.
5. Milbourne, Toni (August 1, 2023). "Jackson announces bid for state auditor seat". The Journal . Retrieved January 28, 2024.
6. 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.
7. "Mary Ann Claytor Officially Files Candidacy for West Virginia State Auditor". The West Virginia Daily News . January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
8. "November 5, 2024 General Election". Clarity Elections. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
9. "2024 West Virginia Election Results by Congressional District".

External links

Official campaign websites

• Mary Ann Claytor (D) for State Auditor
• Mark Hunt (R) for State Auditor