2020 West Virginia State Treasurer election

See also: 2020 United States state treasurer elections

The 2020 West Virginia State Treasurer election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the state treasurer of West Virginia. Incumbent Democratic treasurer John Perdue lost re-election to a seventh term by Republican nominee, former state delegate Riley Moore. Primary elections were held on June 9. Perdue and Moore both won their primaries unopposed.

2020 West Virginia State Treasurer election

November 3, 2020

Nominee Riley Moore John Perdue Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 425,745 330,316 Percentage 56.31% 43.69%

Moore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Perdue:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%

State Treasurer before election John Perdue Democratic Elected State Treasurer Riley Moore Republican

This was the first time since W. S. Johnson's victory in 1928 that a Republican was elected to the state treasures office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Perdue, incumbent state treasurer

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Perdue (incumbent)	170,519	100.0%
Total votes			170,519	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Riley Moore, former state delegate

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Riley Moore	166,977	100.0%
Total votes			166,977	100.0%

General election

Results

2020 West Virginia State Treasurer election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Riley Moore	425,745	56.31%
	Democratic	John Perdue (incumbent)	330,316	43.69%
Total votes			756,061	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

By congressional district

Moore won all three congressional districts.

District	Perdue	Moore	Representative
1st	41%	59%	David McKinley
2nd	46%	54%	Alex Mooney
3rd	45%	55%	Carol Miller