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West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 15
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 21
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 9 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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| West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: January 25, 2020 |
| Primary: June 9, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Kent Leonhardt (R) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in West Virginia |
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West Virginia held an election for agriculture commissioner on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for June 9, 2020. The filing deadline was January 25, 2020.
Incumbent Kent Leonhardt won election in the general election for West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
West Virginia modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: All voters "concerned about their health and safety because of COVID-19" were eligible to vote absentee in the general election. An online absentee ballot request portal was created.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
General election candidates
- Kent Leonhardt (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Robert Beach (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Kent Leonhardt (Incumbent) ✔
- Roy L. Ramey
Past elections
2016
The general election for agriculture commissioner was held on November 8, 2016.
Kent Leonhardt defeated incumbent Walt Helmick and Buddy Guthrie in the West Virginia agriculture commissioner election.
| West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kent Leonhardt |
48.41% | 321,560 | |
| Democratic | Walt Helmick Incumbent | 41.28% | 274,191 | |
| Libertarian | Buddy Guthrie | 10.31% | 68,502 | |
| Total Votes | 664,253 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
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2012Incumbent Gus Douglass (D) did not seek re-election. Walt Helmick (D) defeated Kent Leonhardt (R) and write-in candidates Betty Quintana and Carl Waggoner in the November 6, 2012 general election.
2008On November 4, 2008, Gus R. Douglass won re-election to the office of West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture. He defeated James Michael Teets (R) in the general election.
2004On November 2, 2004, Gus R. Douglass won re-election to the office of West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture. He defeated Andrew Yost (R) in the general election.
2000On November 7, 2000, Gus R. Douglass won re-election to the office of West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture. He ran unopposed in the general election.
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See also
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