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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. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Mac Warner won re-election to a second term by a much larger margin than expected.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mac Warner (incumbent) | 176,915 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 176,915 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Natalie Tennant | 175,600 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 175,600 | 100.0% | ||
This race was viewed as competitive as Natalie Tennent was consider to be a strong candidate.[4]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| 1 | Sep. 17, 2020 | West Virginia Public Broadcasting |
Dave Mistich | YouTube | P | P |
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size[a] |
Margin
of error |
Mac
Warner (R) |
Natalie
Tennant (D) |
Undecided |
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| Triton Polling and Research/WMOV | October 19–21, 2020 | 544 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 51% | 45% | 5% |
| Triton Polling & Research/WMOV | September 29–30, 2020[b] | 525 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 50% | 43% | 7% |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[5] | Likely R | June 25, 2020 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Mac Warner (incumbent) | 447,537 | 58.26% | ||
| Democratic | Natalie Tennant | 320,650 | 41.74% | ||
| Total votes | 768,187 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
