WEST VIRGINIA

Your complete directory of West Virginia candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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- Charleston Daily Mail

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 2014
Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Independents): August 2014
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): September 2014
Primary: May 13, 2014

This page was last updated on May 15, 2013

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Earl Ray Tomblin (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2016.

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Natalie Tennant (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Glen Gainer (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
John Perdue (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Walt Helmick (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Patrick Morrisey (R)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Jay Rockefeller (D)* - Retiring in 2014. ]
Ralph Baxter (D) - Attorney & WV Workforce Investment Council Member
Mike Callaghan (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair
Robin Davis (D) - Supreme Court Justice
Nick Preservati (D) - Attorney
Natalie Tennant (D) - Sec. of State
Shelley Moore Capito (R) - Congresswoman
Rick Lemasters (R) - Retired USMC Officer & Ex-State Employee
Pat McGeehan (R) - Ex-State Del., USAF Veteran & '08/'12 State Sen. Nominee
Scott "Cody" Regan (R) - Arts Administrator, Minister, '10 State Sen. Candidate & '12 Gov. Candidate
Phil Hudok (Constitution) - Teacher & Frequent Candidate
Martin Staunton (Independent) - Retired TV News Anchor

Joe Manchin (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2018.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
David McKinley (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Glen Gainer (D) - State Auditor

District 2:
[ Shelley Moore Capito (R)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2014. ]
Larry V. Faircloth (R) - Ex-State Del., Real Estate Developer & Frequent Candidate
Robert Fluharty (R)
Steve Harrison (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Del. & Businessman
Alex Mooney (R) - Ex-Maryland GOP Chair, Ex-Maryland State Sen. & Ex-Congressional Aide
Jim Moss (R) - Mechanical Engineer
Patrick Morrisey (R) - Attorney General & Ex-Congressional Aide
Nick Casey (D) - Ex-Democratic State Chair, Attorney & Accountant
Matt Dunn (D) - Attorney
Steven Gower (D)
Doug Skaff (D) - State Del.
Rod Snyder (D) - Young Democrats of America President

District 3:
Nick Rahall (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Cole (R) - State Sen.
Rick Snuffer (R) - Ex-State Del., Building Contractor, Ex-Minister, '06 US Sen. Candidate & '04/'12 Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of West Virginia
West Virginia Democratic Party
Libertarian Party of West Virginia
Mountain Party of West Virginia (Green Party state affiliate)
West Virginia Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Beckley Register-Herald
Berkeley Springs Morgan Messenger
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Braxton Citizens' News
Change West Virgina Blog
Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston Gazette
Clarksburg Exponent and Telegram
Fairmont Times West Virginian
Hamlin Lincoln Journal
Hampshire Review
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Jackson Herald
Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune
Lewisburg Mountain Messenger
Logan Banner
Martinsburg Journal
Morgantown Dominion Post
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Putnam-Cabell Post
The State Journal (Business News)
Weirton Daily Times
West Virginia Metro News
West Virginia News
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Weston Democrat
West Virginia Blue
West Virginia Democratic Legislative Council
West Virginia Metro News
West Virginia Republican Club Blog
WVU Daily Athenaeum
Wheeling News-Register & Intelligencer
Williamson Daily News
YourVoteWV.com

WBOY TV-12 (NBC - Clarksburg)
WDTV TV-5 (CBS - Bridgeport/Weston)
WSAZ TV-3 (NBC - Charleston/Huntington) - (Political News)