2020 West Virginia State Treasurer election

See also: 2020 United States state treasurer elections

2020 West Virginia State Treasurer election

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Nominee Riley Moore John Perdue Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 425,745 330,316 Percentage 56.31% 43.69%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Moore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Perdue:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%

State Treasurer before election John Perdue Democratic Elected State Treasurer Riley Moore Republican

The 2020 West Virginia State Treasurer election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the state treasurer of West Virginia. Incumbent Democrat John Perdue lost re-election to a seventh term to Republican nominee Riley Moore, who won 48 out of 55 counties. Primary elections were held on June 9. Perdue and Moore both won their primaries unopposed.

This was the first time since W. S. Johnson's victory in 1928 that a Republican was elected to the West Virginia state treasurer’s office.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Perdue, incumbent state treasurer^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Perdue (incumbent)	170,519	100.0%
Total votes			170,519	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Riley Moore, former state delegate^[3]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Riley Moore	166,977	100.0%
Total votes			166,977	100.0%

General election

Results

2020 West Virginia State Treasurer election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Riley Moore	425,745	56.31%
	Democratic	John Perdue (incumbent)	330,316	43.69%
Total votes			756,061	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

By congressional district

Moore won all three congressional districts.^[5]

District	Perdue	Moore	Representative
1st	41%	59%	David McKinley
2nd	46%	54%	Alex Mooney
3rd	45%	55%	Carol Miller

References

1. McElhinny, Brad (November 4, 2020). "Riley Moore knocks off 6-term Treasurer John Perdue, leading GOP sweep of executive offices". WV MetroNews. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
2. "West Virginia treasurer announces run for 7th term". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. July 9, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
3. Cottrill, Clarissa (November 22, 2018). "Riley Moore ponders run for State Treasurer". The Journal. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
4. "November 3, 2020 General Election - Official Results". West Virginia State - Clarity Elections. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
5. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=873986