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The secretary of state of West Virginia is an elected office within the U.S. state of West Virginia state government. The secretary of state is responsible for overseeing the state's election process, including voter registration and election results reporting. The current secretary of state is Republican Kris Warner.
The 2024 West Virginia Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next secretary of state of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of West Virginia.
The 2020 West Virginia Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Secretary of State of West Virginia.It was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, along with elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, as well as various state and local elections.
West Virginia held elections on November 3, 2020. The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.. The 2020 elections solidified West Virginia's rightward shift as Republican party candidates won all U.S. House seats, statewide executive offices and the U.S. Senate seat up for election (all with more than 56% of the vote) while also expanding their majorities ...
Manchin was the only state-wide elected Democrat in West Virginia before he left the party and became an independent in early 2024. [ 6 ] Term-limited incumbent governor Jim Justice won the Republican party primary over U.S. representative Alex Mooney .
Kris Warner (born 1961/1962) [1] is an American politician who is currently serving as the 31st Secretary of State of West Virginia since 2025. He was previously the director of the state’s Economic Development Authority and as the former chair of the West Virginia Republican Party.
Following the 2020 redistricting cycle, West Virginia lost one seat in the House of Representatives, leaving two seats up for election. Incumbents Carol Miller and Alex Mooney were re-elected to the 1st and 2nd districts respectively, while David McKinley of the old 1st District was defeated by Mooney in a primary.
17 of the 34 members of the West Virginia Senate were up for election. The state Senate consisted of 23 Democrats and 11 Republicans. Democrats won 14 of the 17 races. This meant Democrats retained control of the State Senate and expanded that majority resulting in a 26 to 8 Democratic advantage.