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The 2024 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election will take place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next commissioner of agriculture. Incumbent Republican commissioner Kent Leonhardt was re-elected with 69% of the vote.
Kent Leonhardt (born April 2, 1954) is the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture. Having been elected in November 2016, [1] he took office January 2017. He is a member of the United States Republican Party. Leonhardt is a farmer operating a 380-acre (150 ha) farm in western Monongalia County, West Virginia. He raises sheep, cattle, and goats.
West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Republican Primary election, 2024 [18] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Kent Leonhardt (incumbent) 97,886: 50.8%: Republican: Joshua Higginbotham: 57,908 30.1% Republican: Roy L. Ramey 36,802 19.1% Total votes 192,596
Kent Leonhardt, West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture (2017–present) (ran for re-election) [11] Riley Moore, West Virginia State Treasurer (2021–present) and grandson of former governor Arch Moore (ran for U.S. House) [12]
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The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is managed by the agriculture commissioner, an elected official operating independently of the governor's authority. Kent Leonhardt has served as the commissioner of the department since January 2017. Previous commissioners have included Walt Helmick, Gus Douglass, and Cleve Benedict.
2024 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election; D. 2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary; G. 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election; H.