2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2024 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 term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Chris Miller, businessman and son of U.S. Representative Carol Miller^[1]

Publicly Expressed Interest[]

JB McCuskey, Auditor of West Virginia^[2]

Potential[]

Bill Cole, former President of the West Virginia Senate and nominee for governor in 2016^[3]
David McKinley, U.S. Representative^[3]
Carol Miller, U.S. Representative^[3]
Alex Mooney, U.S. Representative^[3]
Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General of West Virginia^[3]
Mac Warner, Secretary of State of West Virginia^[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Potential[]

Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator^[3]
Ben Salango, Kanawha County commissioner and nominee for governor in 2020^[3]
Stephen Smith, community organizer and candidate for governor in 2020^[3]
Natalie Tennant, former Secretary of State of West Virginia and candidate for governor in 2011^[3]

References[]

^ Adams, Steven. "Chris Miller, Son of Congresswoman Carol Miller, Announces 2024 Run for West Virginia Governor". www.theintelligencer.net. The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
^ "Auditor McCuskey considers run for governor if conditions are right". 2 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "A Way-Too-Early Peek at the 2024 Governor's Race". West Virginia Metro News. January 25, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.

[1] Adams, Steven. "Chris Miller, Son of Congresswoman Carol Miller, Announces 2024 Run for West Virginia Governor". www.theintelligencer.net. The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[2] "Auditor McCuskey considers run for governor if conditions are right". 2 December 2021.

[Potential-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "A Way-Too-Early Peek at the 2024 Governor's Race". West Virginia Metro News. January 25, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.

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