West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020

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West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020
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Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Governor

Jim Justice
Republican


The 2020 West Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Justice is eligible to run for re-election to a second term in office, but has not yet announced whether he will do so. Justice was elected as a Democrat, but later switched to the Republican Party. [1]

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Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

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References

  1. ↑ "West Virginia Undergoing Political, Generational Change". New York Times. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Jarvis, Jake (October 31, 2018). "WV Gov. Jim Justice says he's probably running again; British ambassador speaks at Clay County, WV, High School". WV News. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ Kabler, Phil (October 4, 2018). "BRIM adopts statement of support for pending settlements of Mac Warner lawsuits". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Warner also testified that he is interested in running for governor in 2020, but said he did not hire employees with GOP ties in order to bolster a future gubernatorial campaign.
  4. ↑ "Go out and rock the vote, West Virginia | News, Sports, Jobs - Weirton Daily Times". www.weirtondailytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Craig (November 7, 2018). "'You're Going to Know My Name! I'm Richard Ojeda!'". POLITICO.


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