2020 West Virginia Secretary of State election
The 2020 West Virginia Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Secretary of State of the U.S. state of West Virginia. Republican incumbent Mac Warner was elected with 48.52% of the vote in 2016, defeating Democratic incumbent Natalie Tennant. He is seeking re-election.
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| Elections in West Virginia |
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Republican primary
Declared
- Mac Warner, incumbent Secretary of State of West Virginia
Withdrawn
- Tyrin Smith-Holmes of Huntington[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mac Warner (incumbent) | 176,915 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 176,915 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Declared
- Natalie Tennant, former Secretary of State, candidate for Governor of West Virginia in 2011, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014[2]
Withdrawn
- Brent Pauley, journalist at EnAct West Virginia[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Natalie Tennant | 175,600 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 175,600 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[4] | Likely R | June 25, 2020 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Mac Warner (R) |
Natalie Tennant (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Polling and Research/WMOV | October 19–21, 2020 | 544 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 51% | 45% | 5% |
| Triton Polling & Research/WMOV | September 29–30, 2020[lower-alpha 2] | 525 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 50% | 43% | 5% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mac Warner (incumbent) | 447,537 | 58.26% | ||
| Democratic | Natalie Tennant | 320,650 | 41.74% | ||
| Total votes | 768,187 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
References
- https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2019/09/2020-candidates-file-early-in-west-virginia/
- https://ballotpedia.org/Natalie_Tennant
- http://enactwv.org/author/brent/
- "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Secretary of State Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "West Virginia", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "West Virginia: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of West Virginia". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- West Virginia at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites
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