By Sarah Richardson
The Greenbrier County Clerk’s Office has released unofficial election results following a strong voter turnout in the 2024 General Election, which saw 65.17% of eligible voters participate. Of the county’s 23,207 registered voters, 15,125 ballots were cast between early voting and Election Day on Nov. 5.
Statewide, 759,815 ballots were cast, marking a turnout of 62.80% of West Virginia’s 1.2 million registered voters. It was a clear victory for former President Donald Trump with every county in the state of WV reporting Trump in the lead. Other statewide winners include Republican Gov. Jim Justice securing the senate seat, and two republicans, Carol Miller and Riley Moore, being elected to the House of Representatives.
With all 28 precincts across the county reporting, the following is a breakdown of Greenbrier County votes:
U.S. Presidential Race – In the race for U.S. President, former President Donald Trump (R) dominated Greenbrier County, earning 10,507 votes, or 70.19%. Vice President Kamala Harris (D) received 4,180 votes, or 27.92%.
U.S. Senate – Current Gov. Jim Justice (R) secured a solid victory with 9,667 votes (65.83%) over Democrat Glenn Elliott, who earned 4,500 votes (30.64%).
U.S. House of Representatives, 1st District – Republican Carol Miller earned 9,749 votes (68.80%) in her race for U.S. House, 1st Congressional District. Democrat Chris Bob Reed earned 3,674 votes (25.93%), and Independent Wes Holden received 748 votes (5.28%).
Statewide Offices:
In the race for Governor, current Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) led with 9,039 votes (61.74%), defeating Democrat Steve Williams, who garnered 4,930 votes (33.67%).
For Secretary of State, Republican Kris Warner received 10,248 votes (72%), while Democrat Thornton Cooper earned 3,985 votes (28%).
In the Auditor’s race, Mark Hunt (R) won with 9,851 votes (70.07%) over Democrat Mary Ann Roebuck Claytor, who received 4,208 votes (29.93%).
Larry Pack (R) ran uncontested for Treasurer and received 11,835 votes, while Kent Leonhardt (R) won the Commissioner of Agriculture race with 10,085 votes (71.13%) against Deborah Stiles (D), who earned 4,094 votes (28.87%).
In the race for Attorney General, Republican John “JB” McCuskey won with 10,118 votes (71.40%) to defeat Democrat Teresa Toriseva, who garnered 4,053 votes (28.60%).
Local Races:
In local elections, Greenbrier County saw a series of unopposed victories, including County Commissioner Tammy Shifflett-Tincher (R), who received 11,798 votes, and Prosecuting Attorney Nicole Graybeal (R), who earned 11,760 votes.
Sheriff Bart Baker (R) and Assessor Joseph Darnell (D) also ran unopposed, securing 12,517 votes and 10,871 votes, respectively.
For the House of Delegates, District 46 Republican Jeff Campbell received 4,532 votes (71.58%) to defeat Democrat Paul Detch, who earned 1,799 votes (28.42%). In District 47, Ray Canterbury (R) won with 5,485 votes (71.55%) over Democrat Kayla McCoy, who received 2,181 votes (28.45%).
In the 48th District, Thomas Clark (R) won with 346 votes (74.41%) over Democrat Devin C. Spinks, who received 119 votes (25.59%).
For Amendment 1: Protection of Persons Against Medically Assisted Suicide, there were 6,091 votes (48.83%) cast for the amendment, and 6,382 votes (51.17%) against. Statewide, there were 335,822 votes for the amendment, or 50.46%, and 329,742 against the amendment, or 49.54%, meaning that Amendment 1 will be adopted into West Virginia’s constitution, making it more difficult for any potential legislative efforts to legalize state-sanctioned medically assisted suicide.
The official results will be certified by the Greenbrier County Clerk’s Office in the coming weeks.