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H. Woody Thrasher
H. Woody Thrasher was the West Virginia Secretary of Commerce. He assumed office in 2017. He left office in 2018.
Thrasher (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.
Biography
Thrasher co-founded The Thrasher Group, and architecture and engineering firm, alongside his father in 1983. The organization grew to become the largest engineering firm in West Virginia and expanded with offices in Virginia, Ohio, and Maryland.[1]
Education
- Bachelor's degree, civil engineering, West Virginia University[2]
Political career
West Virginia Secretary of Commerce (2017-2018)
Thrasher was appointed to serve as the West Virginia secretary of commerce by Gov. Jim Justice (D) on December 27, 2016. He took office on January 16, 2017.[3] He resigned in June 2018 following problems with a flood recovery effort housed within his department.[4]
Elections/Appointments
2020
See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of West Virginia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Justice (R) | 63.5 | 497,944 |
 | Ben Salango (D) | 30.2 | 237,024 | |
 | Erika Kolenich (L)  | 2.9 | 22,527 | |
 | S. Marshall Wilson (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.9 | 15,120 | |
 | Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party) | 1.4 | 11,309 | |
 | Michael Folk (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 199 | |
| Mitch Roberts (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 152 | ||
 | Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
| Kimberly Gross (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 784,287 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Sartin (Independent)
- Larry Trent (Constitution Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia
Ben Salango defeated Stephen Smith, Ron Stollings, Jody Murphy, and Douglas Hughes in the Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Salango | 38.7 | 74,554 |
 | Stephen Smith | 33.8 | 65,056 | |
 | Ron Stollings | 13.3 | 25,686 | |
 | Jody Murphy | 9.3 | 17,968 | |
| Douglas Hughes | 4.8 | 9,201 | ||
| Total votes: 192,465 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cecil Silva (D)
- Edwin Ray Vanover (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Justice | 62.8 | 133,026 |
 | H. Woody Thrasher | 18.3 | 38,796 | |
| Michael Folk | 12.5 | 26,461 | |
| Doug Six | 2.1 | 4,419 | ||
| Larry Brooke Lunsford | 1.8 | 3,844 | ||
| Shelby Fitzhugh | 1.3 | 2,762 | ||
 | Charles Sheedy | 1.2 | 2,535 | |
| Total votes: 211,843 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of West Virginia
Erika Kolenich advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of West Virginia on April 8, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Kolenich (L) |
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Mountain Party convention
Mountain Party convention for Governor of West Virginia
Daniel Lutz Jr. advanced from the Mountain Party convention for Governor of West Virginia on June 20, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party) |
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2016
Thrasher was appointed to serve as the West Virginia secretary of commerce by Gov. Jim Justice (D) on December 27, 2016. Justice stated, “Woody totally shares my vision that what we need is a better marketing and economic opportunity surrounded by jobs, jobs, jobs for the people of West Virginia."[1]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
H. Woody Thrasher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, "Justice names Thrasher to secretary of commerce post," December 28, 2016
- ↑ NCWV Life, "'Life without a purpose isn't a real fulfilling life' — Woody Thrasher looks to give back to his beloved state as Secretary of Commerce," March 31, 2017
- ↑ West Virginia Metro News, "A look at the Justice Cabinet and other appointments," January 15, 2017
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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