2020 Election Profiles

Two farmers from north central West Virginia are vying for the position that guides and promotes the state’s agriculture industry. The Republican incumbent and the Democratic challenger both say they’re passionate about communication, which experts say is key, given the makeup and conditions of the industry in the Mountain State.

Republican U.S. Rep. Carol Miller is running for re-election in District 3 against Democratic and progressive challenger, Hilary Turner.

Fifty years ago West Virginia had five congressional districts -- meaning five representatives in Congress -- but over time with a population decline, the state has dropped to three. The second largest is District 1, which encompasses 20 counties in the northern part of the state that will be voting for their representation this year.

The candidates vying for West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District – Republican Rep. Alex Mooney and Democrat Cathy Kunkel – are offering starkly different visions for the sprawling territory that zig-zags across the Mountain State’s middle, touching the Eastern Panhandle, the state’s capitol, Charleston, and even the Ohio River.

One of West Virginia’s two U.S. Senate seats are on the ballot this year as the GOP fights nationally to retain its majority in Washington, D.C. Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito faces Democrat Paula Jean Swearengin. We bring you this profile of both candidates.

With rumors swirling during the summer of 2019 over a possible bid to return home to again run for governor, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin decided against trying to leave Washington. Despite that decision, Manchin has still drifted into the race between Republican incumbent Jim Justice and Democratic challenger Ben Salango.

In this year’s general election, two candidates with experience in the post are squaring off against one another: Republican Mac Warner and Democrat Natalie Tennant. The two differ significantly in their vision for the office, and the race between them has gotten personal.

In West Virginia, the attorney general’s race between incumbent Patrick Morrisey and challenger Sam Petsonk boils down to health care.

The West Virginia State Treasurer is one of the many ticket items on the ballot this year. The two candidates seeking the seat are incumbent John Perdue, a Democrat, and former House of Delegates member Riley Moore, a Republican.

West Virginians will choose whether to keep Republican incumbent John McCuskey as state auditor this November, or instead turn to Democrat Mary Ann Claytor to help maintain the state’s financial integrity.