See also: 2020 United States secretary of state elections.
Election Name: | 2020 West Virginia Secretary of State election |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 West Virginia elections#Secretary of State |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2024 West Virginia Secretary of State election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
Nominee1: | Mac Warner |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 447,537 |
Percentage1: | 58.26% |
Nominee2: | Natalie Tennant |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 320,650 |
Percentage2: | 41.74% |
Map Size: | 275px |
Secretary of State | |
Before Election: | Mac Warner |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Mac Warner |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2020 West Virginia Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Secretary of State of West Virginia. It was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, along with elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Mac Warner won re-election to a second term by a much larger margin than expected.[1]
This race was viewed as competitive as Natalie Tennent was considered to be a strong candidate.[4]
Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize | Marginof error | MacWarner (R) | NatalieTennant (D) | Undecided | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Triton Polling and Research/WMOV[6] | October 19–21, 2020 | 544 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 51% | 45% | 5% | ||
Triton Polling & Research/WMOV[7] | September 29–30, 2020 | 525 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 50% | 43% | 7% |
Warner won all three congressional districts.[9]
District | Warner | Tennant | Representative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57% | 43% | David McKinley | ||||
57% | 43% | Alex Mooney | ||||
61% | 39% | Carol Miller |
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