AFT-WV Primary Election Endorsements
The AFT-WV Committee on Political Education has made the recommendations below for the 2024 primary election. Please note that there are no endorsed candidates for many districts or races. Also, some races or districts have an endorsed candidate, in addition to a candidate that the committee also voted to oppose based on their voting record.
Please remember that photo ID is required for 1st-time voters by WV law and cell phones are not permitted in the polling area, so be sure to take your endorsement list with you to vote for candidates who will support public education.
-WV Governor's race: Endorsed Steve Williams (D) ; No Action for all Republican candidates except Patrick Morrisey, where a No Endorsement motion was approved.
-Secretary of State: Endorsed Doug Skaff, Jr. (R)
-Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture: No Action for all candidates.
-Attorney General: Endorsed Teresa Toriseva (D); No Action on John J.B. McCuskey (R); No Endorsement on Mike Stuart (R)
District Endorsed Candidate Other Action
Senate 3 No endorsement OPPOSE Donna Boley-R
Senate 5 Rick Griffith -D
Senate 5 Josh Mathis -R
Senate 6 Randy Fowler -D OPPOSE Eric Porterfield-R
Senate 9 Christy Cardwell -D
Senate 11 Mandy Smith -D
Senate 11 Robbie Morris -R OPPOSE Robert Karnes-R
Senate 13 Joey Garcia -D
Senate 15 Anthony Murray -D
Senate 15 No endorsement OPPOSE Michael Folk -R
Senate 16 No endorsement OPPOSE Patricia Rucker -R
Senate 17 No endorsement OPPOSE Chris Pritt -R
House 2 Michele Slates -R
House 3 David Cantrell -D
House 4 Johnny Hott -D
House 4 Bill Flanagin -R
House 5 Shawn Fluharty -D
House 6 Jeff Stephens -R
House 6 Cody Cumpston -D
House 7 Devon Tennant -D
House 7 Charles Sheedy -R
House 15 Julianna Penfold -D
House 15 Erica Moore -R
House 19 Debbie Deweese -R OPPOSE Kathie Crouse -R
House 20 Jacob Losh -R
House 22 Aaron Holley -R
House 23 Evan Worrell -R
House 24 Billy Wray -D
House 25 Sean Hornbuckle -D
House 26 Mathew Rohrbach -R
House 27 Gina Milum -D
House 28 Samantha Stephens -R
House 29 Wayne Bug Williams -D
House 32 April Estep -D
House 33 Jordan Bridges -R
House 34 Mark Dean -R
House 35 Adam Vance -R
House 36 Tiffany Clemins -D
House 37 Polla McClellan -D
House 43 Chris Toney -R
House 44 Carl Bill Roop -R
House 46 Jeff Campbell -R
House 47 Roger Vannoy -D
House 47 Ray Canterbury -R
House 48 Devin Spinks -D
House 50 David Elliot Pritt -R
House 52 Greg Ingram -R
House 54 Mike Pushkin -D
House 56 Kayla Young -D
House 57 Hollis Lewis -D
House 58 Walter Hall -R
House 59 Andy Shamblin -R
House 60 Dana Ferrell -R
House 61 No endorsement OPPOSE Dean Jefferies-R
House 65 Mathew Kerner -D
House 67 Cody Thompson -D
House 70 Morgan A. Earp -D
House 73 Bryan Smith -R
House 74 Frankie Delapas -R
House 75 Stephanie Tomana -D
House 78 Diane Market Gaston -D
House 79 Evan Hansen -D
House 80 John Willimas -D
House 81 Anitra Hamilton -D
House 84 Justin Hough -R
House 88 Amanda Vincent -D
House 90 George Miller -R
House 95 Debi Carroll -D
House 97 Lucia Valentine -D
House 98 Troy N Miller -D
House 99 Mike Allers Jr. -R
House 100 Maria Russo -D