2020 United States presidential election in West Virginia
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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]
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.
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.[3]
Democratic primary
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| Pledged national convention delegates | |
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| Type | Del. |
| CD1 | 6 |
| CD2 | 7 |
| CD3 | 6 |
| PLEO | 3 |
| At-large | 6 |
| Total pledged delegates | 28 |
The 2020 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary was held on June 9, 2020 alongside the Georgia primary, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally scheduled for May 12, 2020, but was moved to June 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The West Virginia primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 34 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of whom 28 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
Former vice president and recently determined presumptive nominee Joe Biden swept the state and won all 28 delegates with 65% of the vote, winning all 55 counties.[5] Senator Bernie Sanders missed the delegate threshold with little more than 12%, a stark reversal from 2016 when he had won all 55 counties, and David Lee Rice, an army veteran and resident of Parkersburg, West Virginia, who did not appear on the ballot in any other state, received 8%.[6][7]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.[8]
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[9] | |||
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[10] | Safe R | July 23, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[11] | Safe R | July 17, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] | Safe R | July 14, 2020 |
| Politico[13] | Safe R | July 6, 2020 |
| RCP[14] | Safe R | August 3, 2020 |
| Niskanen[15] | Safe R | March 24, 2020 |
| CNN[16] | Safe R | August 3, 2020 |
| The Economist[17] | Safe R | August 7, 2020 |
| CBS News[18] | Likely R | August 9, 2020 |
| 270towin[19] | Safe R | August 2, 2020 |
| ABC News[20] | Safe R | July 31, 2020 |
| NPR[21] | Likely R | August 3, 2020 |
| NBC News[22] | Safe R | August 6, 2020 |
Polling
- Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Donald Trump (R) |
Joe Biden (D) |
Undecided |
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| WPA Intelligence/Club for Growth[A] | Jan 7–9, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 66% | 31% | 3% |
Former candidates
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Notes
- Partisan clients
- ^ a b The Club for Growth is a PAC supporting the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign
See also
- 2020 United States presidential election
- 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2020 Green Party presidential primaries
- 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
- 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2020 United States elections
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.
- ^ "Gov. Jim Justice announces WV Primary Election will move to June 9, schools will remain closed through April 30". WBOY-TV. April 1, 2020.
- ^ Lacie Pierson (April 1, 2020). "Gov. Justice delays WV primary election until June 9". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "West Virginia State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ "Incumbents file for reelection on second day of filing period". Charleston Gazette-Mail. January 14, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Obituary: David Lee Rice". WTAP. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Forecasting the US elections". The Economist. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "2020 Election Battleground Tracker". CBS News. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Presidential Election Interactive Map". 270 to Win.
- ^ "ABC News Race Ratings". CBS News. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Trump Slides, Biden Advantage Expands Over 270 Votes". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ "Biden dominates the electoral map, but here's how the race could tighten". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-08-06.