John Perdue

John Perdue (born June 22, 1950) served as the 24th State Treasurer of West Virginia, United States from 1997 to 2021.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election. Perdue is a member of the Democratic Party.

John Perdue
Treasurer of West Virginia
In office
January 13, 1997  January 18, 2021
GovernorCecil Underwood
Bob Wise
Joe Manchin
Earl Ray Tomblin
Jim Justice
Preceded byLarrie Bailey
Succeeded byRiley Moore
Personal details
Born (1950-06-22) June 22, 1950
Boone County, West Virginia,
U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Robin Perdue
Children2
EducationWest Virginia University (BA)

Perdue served as state treasurer for six terms, before losing reelection to Riley Moore in 2020.[2]

Electoral history

West Virginia Treasurer Election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue 341,395 60.60
Republican Stan Klos 222,071 39.40
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 468,870 100.00
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 433,229 62.94
Republican Bob Adams 255,046 37.06
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 520,406 100.00
West Virginia Governor Special Democratic Primary Election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Ray Tomblin 51,348 40.40
Democratic Rick Thompson 30,631 24.10
Democratic Natalie Tennant 22,106 17.39
Democratic John Perdue 15,995 12.58
Democratic Jeffrey Kessler 6,550 5.15
Democratic Arne Moltis 481 0.38
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 348,267 55.41
Republican Mike Hall 280,316 44.59
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 335,980 50.4
Republican Ann Urling 291,710 43.7
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 330,316 43.7
Republican Riley Moore 425,745 56.3

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References

Political offices
Preceded by
Larrie Bailey
Treasurer of West Virginia
1997–2021
Succeeded by
Riley Moore
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