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The 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election was 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.
Manchin was the only state-wide elected Democrat in West Virginia before he left the party and became an independent in early 2024. [6] Term-limited incumbent governor Jim Justice won the Republican party primary over U.S. representative Alex Mooney.
Capito, Miller, Morrisey and West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner are the top four candidates jostling to replace outgoing Gov. Jim Justice (R), who is looking to make a jump to the Senate ...
The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of ...
The West Virginia Democrat needs to decide whether to run as an independent for governor — or to keep his current Senate seat — by the weekend, at least 60 days before the Aug. 1 deadline for ...
West Virginia Republican Governor Jim Justice on Thursday launched his campaign to win incumbent Democratic senator Joe Manchin’s seat in 2024, kicking off what could be a competitive political ...
James Conley Justice II [2] (born April 27, 1951) is an American coal baron [3] [4] and politician serving as the junior United States senator from West Virginia since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 36th governor of West Virginia from 2017 to 2025.
“Donald Trump won West Virginia in a landslide,” former state lawmaker Moore Capito, another candidate for governor, said in response to a question from The Associated Press. “And I just wish that the rest of the country would run our elections like we do here in the state of West Virginia.” Other candidates hedge or do not answer directly.