The 2024 West Virginia Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next

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, and

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. Incumbent

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Attorney General

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is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term, but has decided instead to run for governor.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* J.B. McCuskey,

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, state senator from the 7th district (2022–present)

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, state senator from the

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(2016–present) ''( running for re-election)''

Declined

, incumbent

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(2013–present) ''( running for governor)''

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

*Richie Robb, former mayor of South Charleston and candidate for U.S. Senate in

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*Teresa Toriseva, attorney

Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
J.B. McCuskey (R) for Attorney GeneralMichael Stuart (R) for Attorney General

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