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Mary Ann Claytor
Mary Ann Claytor (Democratic Party) ran for election for West Virginia State Auditor. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Mary Ann Claytor was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, and lives in St. Albans, West Virginia. She earned a B.S.B.A. in accounting from West Virginia State College and an M.A. in religion from Liberty University. Claytor’s career experience includes working as a compliance and financial auditor for over 20 years with the West Virginia State Auditor's Office.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia Auditor election, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia State Auditor
Mark Hunt defeated Mary Ann Claytor in the general election for West Virginia State Auditor on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Hunt (R) | 68.7 | 488,737 |
 | Mary Ann Claytor (D) | 31.3 | 222,491 | |
| Total votes: 711,228 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Auditor
Mary Ann Claytor advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Auditor on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Ann Claytor | 100.0 | 84,635 |
| Total votes: 84,635 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Auditor
Mark Hunt defeated Eric Householder, Tricia Jackson, and Caleb Hanna in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Auditor on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Hunt | 39.2 | 75,271 |
 | Eric Householder | 25.5 | 48,872 | |
 | Tricia Jackson | 19.4 | 37,254 | |
 | Caleb Hanna | 15.8 | 30,397 | |
| Total votes: 191,794 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Claytor in this election.
2020
State Auditor
See also: West Virginia Auditor election, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia State Auditor
Incumbent John B. McCuskey defeated Mary Ann Claytor in the general election for West Virginia State Auditor on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John B. McCuskey (R) | 67.0 | 496,845 |
| Mary Ann Claytor (D) | 33.0 | 244,427 | |
| Total votes: 741,272 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Auditor
Mary Ann Claytor advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Auditor on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Ann Claytor | 100.0 | 161,237 |
| Total votes: 161,237 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Auditor
Incumbent John B. McCuskey advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Auditor on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John B. McCuskey | 100.0 | 172,441 |
| Total votes: 172,441 | |||
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State House
Claytor declared her intentions to run for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 in 2020. She withdrew her candidacy on January 22, 2020, to run for state auditor instead.[3]
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 17
Incumbent Tom Takubo defeated Terrell Ellis in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Takubo (R) | 52.5 | 18,466 |
 | Terrell Ellis (D) | 47.5 | 16,735 | |
| Total votes: 35,201 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17
Terrell Ellis defeated Mary Ann Claytor and Justin Salisbury in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terrell Ellis | 52.0 | 5,317 |
| Mary Ann Claytor | 36.6 | 3,746 | |
 | Justin Salisbury | 11.4 | 1,161 | |
| Total votes: 10,224 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17
Incumbent Tom Takubo advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Takubo |
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2016
- See also: West Virginia Auditor election, 2016
Claytor ran for state auditor of West Virginia in 2016. She defeated Robin Righter and Jason Pizatella in the May 10 primary election and competed in the November 8 general election with state Rep. John B. McCuskey (R)—who was unopposed for his party's nomination—and Libertarian Brenton Ricketts.
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 | ||||
Primary election results
Mary Ann Claytor defeated Jason Pizatella and Robin Righter in the Democratic primary for auditor.
| Democratic primary for Auditor, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mary Ann Claytor |
43.95% | 93,790 |
| Jason Pizatella | 34.38% | 73,371 |
| Robin Righter | 21.67% | 46,257 |
| Total Votes (1,745 of 1,745 precincts reporting) | 213,418 | |
| Source: MetroNews | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mary Ann Claytor did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Claytor’s campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
A Commitment to Transformative Governance in West Virginia Transparency
Accountability
Integrity
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” |
| —Mary Ann Claytor’s campaign website (2024)[5] | ||
2020
Mary Ann Claytor did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Mary Ann Claytor participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mary Ann Claytor's responses follow below.[6]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Health Care |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Getting 100% of West Virginians covered by health insurance. Because quality health care should not just be for the wealthy.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
|
” |
2016
Claytor's campaign website pointed to her hands-on experience as a freelance auditor as a qualification for the office of state editor. It also stated her support for increasing government transparency, continuing to improve customer service in the state auditor's office, and "bridging the gap between local and state governments."[8]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mary Ann Claytor for WV Senate District 17, "Bio," accessed March 14, 2018
- ↑ Take a Stand with Mary Ann, "About," accessed March 14, 2018
- ↑ Facebook, "Mary Ann Claytor for WV State Auditor on January 22, 2020," accessed February 10, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mary Ann Claytor for WV State Auditor, “Platform,” accessed March 10, 2024
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Mary Ann Claytor's responses," April 6, 2018
- ↑ Mary Ann Clayton for WV State Auditor, "Bridging the gap between local and state governments," accessed April 16, 2016
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