Larry Brooke Lunsford

Larry Brooke Lunsford (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.

Lunsford also ran for West Virginia State Senate elections, 2018 to represent District 5. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

Larry Brooke Lunsford lives in Salt Rock, West Virginia.^[1] He graduated from Milton High School in 1985. He earned a B.S. in accounting from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 1989. Lunsford’s career experience includes working as an assistant district manager with Colonial Life and as a teacher with Lincoln County Schools.^[2]

Elections

2020

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)	63.5	497,944
	Ben Salango (D)	30.2	237,024
	Erika Kolenich (L)	2.9	22,527
	S. Marshall Wilson (Independent) (Write-in)	1.9	15,120
	Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party)	1.4	11,309
	Michael Folk (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	199
	Mitch Roberts (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	152
	Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	6
	Kimberly Gross (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	6

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 784,287
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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	38.7	74,554
	Stephen Smith	33.8	65,056
	Ron Stollings	13.3	25,686
	Jody Murphy	9.3	17,968
	Douglas Hughes	4.8	9,201

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 192,465
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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	62.8	133,026
	H. Woody Thrasher	18.3	38,796
	Michael Folk	12.5	26,461
	Doug Six	2.1	4,419
	Larry Brooke Lunsford	1.8	3,844
	Shelby Fitzhugh	1.3	2,762
	Charles Sheedy	1.2	2,535

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 211,843
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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)

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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)

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