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Brenton Ricketts
Brenton Ricketts was a Libertarian candidate for auditor of West Virginia in 2016.[1] He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Ricketts has 20 years of project management experience in various fields and is a former small business owner. He is married and lives in Jefferson County, West Virginia.[2]
Elections
2016
- Main article: West Virginia Auditor election, 2016
Ricketts ran as a Libertarian candidate in the 2016 election for West Virginia auditor of West Virginia.[1] He competed in the November general election with Mary Ann Claytor (D), who won her party's nomination in the May 10 primary election, and John B. McCuskey (R), who was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election results
John B. McCuskey defeated Mary Ann Claytor and Brenton Ricketts in the West Virginia auditor election.
| West Virginia Auditor, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John B. McCuskey |
58.48% | 385,831 | |
| Democratic | Mary Ann Claytor | 34.56% | 228,001 | |
| Libertarian | Brenton Ricketts | 6.96% | 45,908 | |
| Total Votes | 659,740 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/candidate-search/ Washington Secretary of State, "Candidate listing by office," accessed August 4, 2016]
- ↑ Libertarian Party of West Virginia, "Libertarian Party of West Virginia Announces Full Slate for Statewide Offices: Brenton Ricketts to Run for State Auditor," April 1, 2016
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