Mitch Roberts

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Mitch Roberts

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May 14, 2024

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Mitch Roberts (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

General election for Governor of West Virginia

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of West Virginia on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Morrisey (R)	62.0	459,300
		Steve Williams (D)	31.6	233,976
		Erika Kolenich (L)	2.9	21,228
		S. Marshall Wilson (Constitution Party)	2.3	16,828
		Chase Linko-Looper (Mountain Party)	1.3	9,596
	Submit photo	William Meadows (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	5
		Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	3
	Submit photo	Troy Green (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 740,938
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia

Steve Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Williams	100.0	89,576

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,576
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Morrisey	33.3	75,146
		Moore Capito	27.5	62,224
		Chris Miller	20.4	46,062
		Mac Warner	16.0	36,199
	Submit photo	Mitch Roberts	1.4	3,142
		Kevin Christian	1.4	3,093

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 225,866
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John B. McCuskey (R)
• Rashida Yost (R)

Mountain Party primary election

Mountain Party primary for Governor of West Virginia

Chase Linko-Looper advanced from the Mountain Party primary for Governor of West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chase Linko-Looper	100.0	382

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 382
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Roberts in this election.

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
	Submit photo	Mitch Roberts (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	152
		Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	6
	Submit photo	Kimberly Gross (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	6

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	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
	Submit photo	Douglas Hughes	4.8	9,201

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Doug Six	2.1	4,419
	Submit photo	Larry Brooke Lunsford	1.8	3,844
	Submit photo	Shelby Fitzhugh	1.3	2,762
		Charles Sheedy	1.2	2,535

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 211,843
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rebecca Henderson (R)

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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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Mitch Roberts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Mitch Roberts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Mitch Roberts campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Governor of West Virginia	Lost primary	$1,315	$1,315
Grand total			$1,315	$1,315
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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