2024 West Virginia State Auditor election explained

Election Name:	2024 West Virginia State Auditor election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Country:	West Virginia
Previous Election:	2020 West Virginia elections#Auditor
Previous Year:	2020
Next Election:	2028 West Virginia State Auditor election
Next Year:	2028
Nominee1:	Mark Hunt
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	488,737
Percentage1:	68.72%
Nominee2:	Mary Ann Claytor
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	222,491
Percentage2:	31.28%
Map Size:	250px
State Auditor
Before Election:	JB McCuskey
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Mark Hunt
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2024 West Virginia State Auditor election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next West Virginia state auditor. Incumbent Republican auditor JB McCuskey is not seeking re-election, instead opting to run for attorney general. Primary elections took place on May 14, 2024.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Hunt, state senator from the 8th district (2022–present)^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Caleb Hanna, former state delegate from the 44th district (2018–2024)^[3]
• Eric Householder, Majority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2023–present) from the 96th district (2010–present)^[4]
• Tricia Jackson, Jefferson County commissioner^[5]

Declined

• JB McCuskey, incumbent state auditor (running for attorney general)^[6]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary Ann Claytor, accountant and nominee for state auditor in 2016 and 2020^[7]

Results

General election

Results

External links

Official campaign websites

• Mary Ann Claytor (D) for State Auditor
• Mark Hunt (R) for State Auditor

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 State Primary Election Dates . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230817074608/https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/2024-state-primary-election-dates . August 17, 2023 . 2023-05-13 . www.ncsl.org.
2. Web site: Staff Reports . 2024-01-26 . State Sen. Mark Hunt joins race for West Virginia auditor . 2024-01-29 . WV News . en.
3. Web site: Associated Press . 2024-01-02 . Republican WV delegate Caleb Hanna resigns to focus on state auditor campaign . 2024-01-29 . . en-US.
4. News: Adams, Steven . September 9, 2023 . Householder Announces 2024 Run for West Virginia Auditor . January 28, 2024 . The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register.
5. News: January 28, 2024 . Jackson announces bid for state auditor seat. . Milbourne, Toni . August 1, 2023 .
6. News: McElhinny . Brad . 24 July 2023 . McCuskey pivots to attorney general's race, and Weld and Stuart say they won't back down . 24 July 2023 . West Virginia MetroNews.
7. News: . January 28, 2024 . Mary Ann Claytor Officially Files Candidacy for West Virginia State Auditor. January 17, 2024 .