2020 United States presidential election in West Virginia
The 2020 United States presidential election in West Virginia is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate.[1] West Virginia voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of West Virginia has 5 electoral votes in the Electoral College.[2]
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By the time that the primary elections were held in the state on June 9, 2020, incumbent President Donald Trump was already the Republican Party's presumptive nominee, being the only viable declared major candidate left. On the Democratic Party's side, Vice President Joe Biden became the presumptive nominee after Senator Bernie Sanders, his last competitor, withdrew on April 8, 2020.
Green Party co-founder Howie Hawkins won the Mountain (Green) primary on May 12, 2020.[3] The Libertarian Party did not hold a primary in West Virginia; they nominated Jo Jorgensen for their presidential ticket on May 22 at the 2020 Libertarian National Convention.
Primary elections
The primary elections were originally scheduled for May 12, 2020. In April, they were moved to June 9 due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Democratic primary
Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
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Joe Biden | 122,468 | 65.35% | 28 |
Bernie Sanders (withdrawn) | 22,778 | 12.16% | |
David Lee Rice | 15,459 | 8.25% | |
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn) | 5,736 | 3.06% | |
Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn) | 4,161 | 2.22% | |
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn) | 3,758 | 2.01% | |
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) | 3,453 | 1.84% | |
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) | 3,009 | 1.61% | |
Andrew Yang (withdrawn) | 2,589 | 1.38% | |
Michael Bennet (withdrawn) | 1,864 | 0.99% | |
Tom Steyer (withdrawn) | 1,233 | 0.66% | |
Deval Patrick (withdrawn) | 882 | 0.47% | |
Total | 187,390 | 100.00% | 28 |
Republican primary
Incumbent President Donald Trump won the Republican primary, and received all of West Virginia's 35 delegates to the 2020 Republican National Convention.[6]
Mountain (Green) primary
West Virginia's Green Party affiliate conducted an online party-run primary, utilizing the state's original primary date of May 12, 2020 as its deadline.
West Virginia Mountain (Green) Party presidential primary[7] | |||
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Candidate | Percentage | National delegates | |
Howie Hawkins | 78.3% | 5 | |
David Rolde | 8.7% | 0 | |
Jesse Ventura (Write-in) | 8.7% | 0 | |
Dario Hunter | 4.3% | 0 | |
Total | 100.00% | 5 |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[8] | Safe R | June 19, 2020 |
Inside Elections[9] | Safe R | April 3, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe R | June 25, 2020 |
Politico[11] | Safe R | April 19, 2020 |
RCP[12] | Safe R | June 22, 2020 |
Niskanen[13] | Safe R | March 24, 2020 |
CNN[14] | Safe R | June 25, 2020 |
JHK Forecasts[15] | Safe R | June 27, 2020 |
Polling
- Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Donald Trump (R) |
Joe Biden (D) |
Undecided |
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WPA Intelligence/Club for Growth[upper-alpha 1] | January 7–9, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 66% | 31% | 3% |
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Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- The Club for Growth is a PAC supporting the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign
See also
References
- Kelly, Ben (August 13, 2018). "US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?". The Independent. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "Distribution of Electoral Votes". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "Results - 2020 Presidential Primary". Mountain Party. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "Gov. Jim Justice announces WV Primary Election will move to June 9, schools will remain closed through April 30". WBOY-TV. April 1, 2020.
- "Results – Democratic Contests". results.enr.clarityelections.com/. West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- "West Virginia Republican Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- "Results - 2020 Presidential Primary". Mountain Party. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "2020 POTUS Race ratings" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- "POTUS Ratings | Inside Elections". insideelections.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2020 President". crystalball.centerforpolitics.org. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
- "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
- 2020 Bitecofer Model Electoral College Predictions, Niskanen Center, March 24, 2020, retrieved: April 19, 2020
- David Chalian; Terence Burlij. "Road to 270: CNN's debut Electoral College map for 2020". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- "JHK Forecasts » 2020 President". JHK Forecasts. Retrieved 2020-06-27.