2024 West Virginia State Auditor election

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2024 West Virginia State Auditor election
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November 5, 2024
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Nominee Mark Hunt Mary Ann Claytor
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote488,737222,491
Percentage68.72%31.28%
2024 West Virginia state auditor election results map by county.svg
2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by congressional district.svg
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]

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Results

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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
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Hunt 74,912 39.26%
Republican Eric Householder 48,63225.49%
Republican Tricia Jackson37,03919.41%
Republican Caleb Hanna 30,21715.84%
Total votes190,800 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary Ann Claytor 84,124 100.00%
Total votes84,124 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Hunt 488,737 68.72%
Democratic Mary Ann Claytor222,49131.28%
Total votes711,228 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

CountyMark Hunt
Republican		Mary Ann Claytor
Democratic
#%#%
Barbour 4,59577.62%1,32522.38%
Berkeley 35,46167.01%17,45332.99%
Boone 5,59573.98%1,96826.02%
Braxton 3,55872.70%1,33627.30%
Brooke 6,16268.35%2,85431.65%
Cabell 19,81560.09%13,15839.91%
Calhoun 2,02077.42%58922.58%
Clay 2,24474.53%76725.47%
Doddridge 2,29783.86%44216.14%
Fayette 10,16469.47%4,46630.53%
Gilmer 1,55572.09%60227.91%
Grant 4,34687.83%60212.17%
Greenbrier 9,86170.02%4,22229.98%
Hampshire 7,79979.72%1,98420.28%
Hancock 8,58470.51%3,59129.49%
Hardy 4,55375.86%1,44924.14%
Harrison 19,02968.51%8,74831.49%
Jackson 9,36576.89%2,81523.11%
Jefferson 16,05257.82%11,71042.18%
Kanawha 40,72957.42%30,20642.58%
Lewis 5,14877.03%1,53522.97%
Lincoln 5,06276.38%1,56523.62%
Logan 7,82878.90%2,09321.10%
Marion 14,28861.63%8,89638.37%
Marshall 8,76770.22%3,71829.78%
Mason 7,48475.19%2,47024.81%
McDowell 3,40475.08%1,13024.92%
Mercer 16,97676.82%5,12223.18%
Mineral 9,69878.80%2,60921.20%
Mingo 6,12382.67%1,28417.33%
Monongalia 20,09951.35%19,04448.65%
Monroe 4,75679.23%1,24720.77%
Morgan 6,45376.45%1,98823.55%
Nicholas 7,27477.81%2,07422.19%
Ohio 10,66060.75%6,88839.25%
Pendleton 2,37476.21%74123.79%
Pleasants 2,35575.87%74924.13%
Pocahontas 2,50570.94%1,02629.06%
Preston 10,06075.35%3,29124.65%
Putnam 18,28070.68%7,58229.32%
Raleigh 21,50875.36%7,03424.64%
Randolph 7,55070.15%3,21229.85%
Ritchie 3,05583.27%61416.73%
Roane 4,02276.73%1,22023.27%
Summers 3,50372.54%1,32627.46%
Taylor 5,03272.90%1,87127.10%
Tucker 2,31869.40%1,02230.60%
Tyler 2,70680.32%66319.68%
Upshur 7,09777.09%2,10922.91%
Wayne 10,22472.72%3,83627.28%
Webster 2,07577.08%61722.92%
Wetzel 4,07472.44%1,55027.56%
Wirt 1,87179.35%48720.65%
Wood 24,63770.62%10,24929.38%
Wyoming 5,50781.48%1,25218.52%
Totals488,73768.72%222,49131.28%

By congressional district

Hunt won both congressional districts. [9]

DistrictHuntClaytorRepresentative
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".

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