2020 West Virginia Secretary of State election

See also: 2020 United States secretary of state elections

2020 West Virginia Secretary of State election
← 2016 November 3, 2020 2024 →
 
Nominee Mac Warner Natalie Tennant
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 447,537 320,650
Percentage 58.26% 41.74%
Warner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tennant:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
Secretary of State before election

Mac Warner
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Mac Warner
Republican

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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]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn
  • Tyrin Smith-Holmes[2]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Warner (incumbent) 176,915 100.0%
Total votes 176,915 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Natalie Tennant 175,600 100.0%
Total votes 175,600 100.0%

General election

This race was viewed as competitive as Natalie Tennent was considered to be a strong candidate.[4]

Debates

2022 West Virginia Secretary of State debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Mac Warner Natalie Tennant
1 Sep. 17, 2020 West Virginia
Public Broadcasting 		Dave Mistich [5] P P

Polling

Poll source Date(s)

administered

Sample

size[a]

Margin

of error

Mac

Warner (R)

Natalie

Tennant (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[b] 525 (RV) ± 4.3% 50% 43% 7%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Likely R June 25, 2020

Results

2020 West Virginia Secretary of State election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Warner (incumbent) 447,537 58.26%
Democratic Natalie Tennant 320,650 41.74%
Total votes 768,187 100.0%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Warner won all three congressional districts.[10]

District Warner Tennant Representative
1st 57% 43% David McKinley
2nd 57% 43% Alex Mooney
3rd 61% 39% Carol Miller

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight

Partisan clients

References

  1. ^ Staff REPORTS (November 3, 2020). "AP: Mac Warner wins re-election as West Virginia secretary of state". WCHS. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2020 candidates file early in West Virginia". Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Mistich, Dave (November 14, 2019). "Democrat Natalie Tennant Announces She's Seeking Return As West Virginia's Secretary Of State". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Warner-Tennant rematch for West Virginia Secretary of State". newsandsentinel.com/. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. ^ YouTube
  6. ^ Triton Polling and Research/WMOV
  7. ^ Triton Polling & Research/WMOV
  8. ^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Secretary of State Elections". Cook Political Report. June 25, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "West Virginia Election Results". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=873980