The 2024 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next commissioner of agriculture. Incumbent Republican commissioner Kent Leonhardt was re-elected with 69% of the vote.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kent Leonhardt, incumbent commissioner of agriculture

Eliminated in primary Joshua Higginbotham, former state delegate from the 13th district (2016–2021) Roy Ramsey, farmer and candidate for commissioner of agriculture in 2020

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Deborah Stiles, farmer

Results

General election Results

By county CountyKent LeonhardtRepublicanDeborah StilesDemocraticMarginTotal#%#%#%Barbour4,47074.08%1,56425.92%2,90648.16%6,034Berkeley35,90667.42%17,35032.58%18,55634.84%53,256Boone5,26571.18%2,13228.82%3,13342.36%7,397Braxton3,49270.82%1,43929.18%2,05341.63%4,931Brooke6,12467.89%2,89632.11%3,22835.79%9,020Cabell19,71160.50%12,87139.50%6,84020.99%32,582Calhoun1,95474.87%65625.13%1,29849.73%2,610Clay2,20674.25%76525.75%1,44148.50%2,971Doddridge2,38685.52%40414.48%1,98271.04%2,790Fayette9,75867.39%4,72232.61%5,03634.78%14,480Gilmer1,63174.00%57326.00%1,05848.00%2,204Grant4,30085.13%75114.87%3,54970.26%5,051Greenbrier10,09671.08%4,10728.92%5,98942.17%14,203Hampshire7,70978.34%2,13221.66%5,57756.67%9,841Hancock8,60770.65%3,57529.35%5,03241.31%12,182Hardy4,58275.09%1,52024.91%3,06250.18%6,102Harrison19,15268.70%8,72431.30%10,42837.41%27,876Jackson9,35576.86%2,81623.14%6,53953.73%12,171Jefferson16,26058.54%11,51741.46%4,74317.08%27,777Kanawha40,49858.64%28,56341.36%11,93517.28%69,061Lewis5,23077.30%1,53622.70%3,69454.60%6,766Lincoln4,96575.64%1,59924.36%3,36651.28%6,564Logan7,40676.63%2,25923.37%5,14753.25%9,665Marion16,04768.15%7,49931.85%8,54836.30%23,546Marshall8,94171.51%3,56228.49%5,37943.02%12,503Mason7,46175.31%2,44624.69%5,01550.62%9,907McDowell3,26372.79%1,22027.21%2,04345.57%4,483Mercer16,68475.84%5,31624.16%11,36851.67%22,000Mineral9,43476.79%2,85223.21%6,58253.57%12,286Mingo5,78080.22%1,42519.78%4,35560.44%7,205Monongalia22,42456.80%17,05643.20%5,36813.60%39,480Monroe4,86580.32%1,19219.68%3,67360.64%6,057Morgan6,49376.49%1,99623.51%4,49752.97%8,489Nicholas7,09476.02%2,23823.98%4,85652.04%9,332Ohio10,95062.51%6,56837.49%4,38225.01%17,518Pendleton2,41476.20%75423.80%1,66052.40%3,168Pleasants2,42077.86%68822.14%1,73255.73%3,108Pocahontas2,61972.51%99327.49%1,62645.02%3,612Preston9,94873.13%3,65526.87%6,29346.26%13,603Putnam18,49372.36%7,06427.64%11,42944.72%25,557Raleigh21,26674.85%7,14525.15%14,12149.70%28,411Randolph7,05664.52%3,88035.48%3,17629.04%10,936Ritchie3,17385.00%56015.00%2,61370.00%3,733Roane3,92475.51%1,27324.49%2,65151.01%5,197Summers3,55373.50%1,28126.50%2,27247.00%4,834Taylor5,17774.16%1,80425.84%3,37348.32%6,981Tucker1,89654.62%1,57545.38%3219.25%3,471Tyler2,85682.95%58717.05%2,26965.90%3,443Upshur7,07076.05%2,22623.95%4,84452.11%9,296Wayne10,12172.39%3,86127.61%6,26044.77%13,982Webster2,09377.38%61222.62%1,48154.75%2,705Wetzel4,36176.03%1,37523.97%2,98652.06%5,736Wirt1,90080.00%47520.00%1,42560.00%2,375Wood24,76670.93%10,15029.07%14,61641.86%34,916Wyoming5,35980.09%1,33219.91%4,02760.19%6,691Totals490,96469.14%219,13130.86%271,83338.28%710,095 Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican Monongalia (largest city: Morgantown)

By congressional district Leonhardt won both congressional districts. District Leonhardt Stiles Representative 70% 30%Carol Miller69%31%Alex Mooney (118th Congress)Riley Moore (119th Congress)

References

External links Official campaign websites Kent Leonhardt (R) for Commissioner of Agriculture Deborah Stiles (D) for Commissioner of Agriculture