2024 West Virginia Governor: See Morrisey run

[NewYorkExpress]

Since it doesn't look like we have a megathread on this race yet.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2024-watch-west-virginias-moore-capito-launches-republican-gubernatorial-campaign

[NewYorkExpress]

Possible Manchin decides to switch to this race? He floated a return to the governorship in 2020 already and many times said he preferred this position to the senate. Tbh, I think his chances would be better here. Statewide race is less nationalized and it's an open seat.

Manchin would still lose the Governor's race. West Virginia is just too Republican now.

If he really wants to run for something, he should just run for reelection.

[NewYorkExpress]

Possible Manchin decides to switch to this race? He floated a return to the governorship in 2020 already and many times said he preferred this position to the senate. Tbh, I think his chances would be better here. Statewide race is less nationalized and it's an open seat.

Manchin betrayed West Virginia by voting for the Green New Deal Lite and getting nothing in return.
He is dead on arrival.

News flash:

He would have been DOA even he'd voted against it.

The (D) next to his name sinks him, not his voting record.

[NewYorkExpress]

Secretary of State Mac Warner is in.

Secretary of State Mac Warner became the latest candidate in a growing race for governor, emphasizing both public service and a battle against “woke” Washington, D.C.

Warner made his announcement at the state Capitol at the War Memorial, surrounded by a crowd of supporters that included many veterans.

“You see, leadership, dedication to duty, and service above self is what separates me – and all fellow patriots here today – from others who may seek the highest office in our state. We live in serious times, and serious times call for serious leaders,” Warner told the crowd.

Warner has been Secretary of State since 2017 after being beating then-incumbent Democrat Natalie Tennant. This, his second term, would end on Jan. 13, 2025, just as the next governor would be taking office.

[NewYorkExpress]

J.B McCuskey has dropped out of the Governor's race, and will run for Attorney General instead.

Two-term state Auditor J.B. McCuskey, who was competing in a crowded field for governor, has pivoted to the attorney general’s race instead.

McCuskey said on MetroNews’ “Talkline” that he had thought the timing was right to run for governor, but he soon realized he had entered a crowded, competitive field. “I was surrounded by candidates who were going to have significantly more resources than I did,” he said.

So he concluded that his executive branch tenure and legal background would be a better fit right now in the attorney general’s race. The attorney general is West Virginia government’s top lawyer, representing state agencies in court and taking the lead on lawsuits instigated by the state.


McCuskey, a former delegate from Kanawha County, has served as state auditor since 2017 and has said he believes in filling no more than two terms.

“My experience as the auditor and in the legal community makes a great fit for me to continue to serve in West Virginia as the attorney general,” McCuskey, a Republican, said on “Talkline.”

The attorney general’s race already has two Republican candidates in the primary. state senators Ryan Weld and Mike Stuart.

McCuskey has already drawn fire from at least one of his primary opponents on social media.

https://twitter.com/MikeStuartWV/status/1683479426267226112?s=20