2024 West Virginia Attorney General election
The 2024 West Virginia Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next attorney general of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of West Virginia. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term, but has decided instead to run for governor.
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Republican primary
Declared
- J.B. McCuskey, West Virginia State Auditor (2017–present)[1]
- Michael Stuart, state senator from the 7th district (2022–present)[2]
- Ryan Weld, state senator from the 1st district (2016–present)[3]
Declined
- Patrick Morrisey, incumbent attorney general (2013–present) (running for governor)[4]
Endorsements
Michael B. Stuart
- U.S. Executive branch officials
- Matthew Whitaker, former acting U.S. Attorney General (2018–2019)[5]
- Organizations
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Michael Stuart |
Ryan Weld |
Other | Undecided |
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| Orion Strategies[upper-alpha 1] | June 17–20, 2023 | 651 (LV) | ± 6.0% | 20% | 14% | 16%[lower-alpha 2] | 50% |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - "Another candidate" with 16%
- Partisan clients
- Poll commissioned by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
References
- McElhinny, Brad (July 24, 2023). "McCuskey pivots to attorney general's race, and Weld and Stuart say they won't back down". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- Patterson, Jessica (May 2, 2023). "State Senator Mike Stuart announces 2024 bid for West Virginia Attorney General". WOWK-TV. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- McElhinny, Brad (April 10, 2023). "Senator Ryan Weld announces run for Attorney General". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- "AG Morrisey announces 2024 run for Governor". WDTV. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- jarettlewis (September 19, 2023). "Mike Stuart, a candidate for state Attorney General, gets endorsement from Trump advisor". WCHS-TV. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- "WV Coal Association Endorses Slate of Pro-Coal Candidates for 2024 Election". www.wvcoal.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
External links
- Official campaign websites
- J.B. McCuskey (R) for Attorney General
- Michael Stuart (R) for Attorney General
- Ryan Weld (R) for Attorney General
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