2024 West Virginia Attorney General election

See also: 2024 United States attorney general elections

2024 West Virginia Attorney General election

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Nominee  | JB McCuskey | Teresa Toriseva  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic

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Patrick Morrisey
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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 was eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term but has decided instead to run for governor.

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* JB McCuskey, West Virginia State Auditor (2017–present)[1]

#### Eliminated in primary

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* Michael B. Stuart, state senator from the 7th district (2022–present)[2]

#### Withdrawn

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* Ryan Weld, state senator from the 1st district (2016–present) (running for re-election)[3]

#### Declined

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* Patrick Morrisey, incumbent attorney general (2013–present) (running for governor)[4]

#### Endorsements

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JB McCuskey

Organizations

* West Virginia Chamber of Commerce[5]

Michael B. Stuart

U.S. Executive branch officials

* Matthew Whitaker, former acting U.S. Attorney General (2018–2019)[6]

Organizations

* West Virginia Coal Association[7]

### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[a] | Margin
of error  | JB
McCuskey  | Michael
Stuart  | Ryan
Weld  | Other  | Undecided

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| November 22, 2023  | Ryan Weld withdraws from the race
American Pulse Research
& Polling (R)[A] | November 13–14, 2023  | 414 (LV)  | ± 4.8%  | 16% | 11%  | 5%  | –  | 68%
Orion Strategies[B] | June 17–20, 2023  | 651 (LV)  | ± 6.0%  | –  | 20% | 14%  | 16%[b] | 50%

### Results

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Results by county:

McCuskey

* 50–60%

* 60–70%

* 70–80%

Stuart

* 50–60%

Republican primary results  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | JB McCuskey | 116,723  | 59.9%
| Republican | Michael Stuart | 78,293  | 40.1%
Total votes  | 195,016  | 100.0%

## Democratic primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Teresa Toriseva, attorney[8]

#### Eliminated in primary

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* Richie Robb, former mayor of South Charleston and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020[8]

### Results

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Results by county:

Toriseva

* 50–60%

* 60–70%

* 70–80%

* 80–90%

Robb

* 50–60%

* 60–70%

* 70–80%

* 80–90%

Democratic primary results  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Teresa Toriseva  | 50,167  | 52.7%
| Democratic | Richie Robb  | 45,106  | 47.3%
Total votes  | 95,273  | 100.0%

## General election

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### Results

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West Virginia Attorney General election, 2024  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | JB McCuskey |  |
| Democratic | Teresa Toriseva  |  |
Total votes  |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
2. ^ "Another candidate" with 16%

Partisan clients

1. ^ Poll commissioned by WMOV.
2. ^ Poll commissioned by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Patterson, Jessica (May 2, 2023). "State Senator Mike Stuart announces 2024 bid for West Virginia Attorney General". WOWK-TV. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
3. ^ "W.Va. Senate Majority Whip Weld withdraws from Attorney General's race to seek Senate re-election in 2024". WTOV-TV. November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
4. ^ "AG Morrisey announces 2024 run for Governor". WDTV. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
5. ^ WRITER, Charles Young SENIOR STAFF (April 1, 2024). "West Virginia Chamber PAC releases election endorsements". WV News. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "WV Coal Association Endorses Slate of Pro-Coal Candidates for 2024 Election". www.wvcoal.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
8. ^ a b "WV SOS - Elections - Candidate - Online Data Services". apps.sos.wv.gov. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

## External links

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Official campaign websites

* JB McCuskey (R) for Attorney General

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