Political Experience ofH. Woody Thrasher
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2020 (? - Present)
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of West Virginia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate%Votes✔ Jim Justice (R) 63.5497,944 Ben Salango (D) 30.2237,024 Erika Kolenich (L) 2.922,527 S. Marshall Wilson (Independent) (Write-in) 1.915,120 Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party) 1.411,309 Michael Folk (Independent) (Write-in) 0.0199 Mitch Roberts (Independent) (Write-in) 0.0152 Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) (Write-in) 0.06 Kimberly Gross (Independent) (Write-in) 0.06 Total votes: 784,287 = candidate completed the survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Sartin (Independent)
- Larry Trent (Constitution Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia
Ben Salango defeated Stephen Smith, Ron Stollings, Jody Murphy, and Douglas Hughes in the Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate%Votes✔ Ben Salango 38.774,554 Stephen Smith 33.865,056 Ron Stollings 13.325,686 Jody Murphy 9.317,968 Douglas Hughes 4.89,201 Total votes: 192,465 = candidate completed the survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cecil Silva (D)
- Edwin Ray Vanover (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate%Votes✔ Jim Justice 62.8133,026 H. Woody Thrasher 18.338,796 Michael Folk 12.526,461 Doug Six 2.14,419 Larry Brooke Lunsford 1.83,844 Shelby Fitzhugh 1.32,762 Charles Sheedy 1.22,535 Total votes: 211,843 = candidate completed the survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rebecca Henderson (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of West Virginia
Erika Kolenich advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of West Virginia on April 8, 2020.
Candidate✔ Erika Kolenich (L) = candidate completed the survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
Mountain Party convention
Mountain Party convention for Governor of West Virginia
Daniel Lutz Jr. advanced from the Mountain Party convention for Governor of West Virginia on June 20, 2020.
Candidate✔ Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party) = candidate completed the survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
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2016 (? - Present)
Thrasher was appointed to serve as the West Virginia secretary of commerce by Gov. Jim Justice (D) on December 27, 2016. Justice stated, “Woody totally shares my vision that what we need is a better marketing and economic opportunity surrounded by jobs, jobs, jobs for the people of West Virginia."
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Lost, 2020 West Virginia Governor, Primary election, June 9, 2020
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West Virginia Secretary of Commerce (2017 - 2018)
Thrasher was appointed to serve as the West Virginia secretary of commerce by Gov. Jim Justice (D) on December 27, 2016. He took office on January 16, 2017. He resigned in June 2018 following problems with a flood recovery effort housed within his department.
Elections/Appointments
