David Moran (West Virginia)

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David Moran
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Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Graduate

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ph.D

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Personal
Religion
Christian: Episcopalian
Profession
Farmer, Engineer
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David Moran (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

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Moran is a retired engineer and operates a sheep and alpaca farm in Preston County, West Virginia. He previously worked for the U.S. Navy as an oceanographer and ship designer and has taught at the U.S. Naval Academy, University of Iowa, George Washington University, and West Virginia University. He also served as the president of the National Technology Transfer Center at Wheeling Jesuit University.

Moran and his wife, Lori, have two children.[1]

Education

  • Ph.D. hydronomics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Justice
Jim Justice (R)
 
70.2
 
433,428
Image of Glenn Elliott
Glenn Elliott (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.2
 
161,538
Image of David Moran
David Moran (L)
 
3.6
 
22,446
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Lewie Andrews (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
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Tim Stevenski (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
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Joshua Standridge (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 617,412
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Glenn Elliott defeated Zachary Shrewsbury and Don Blankenship in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Glenn Elliott
Glenn Elliott Candidate Connection
 
45.4
 
46,176
Image of Zachary Shrewsbury
Zachary Shrewsbury Candidate Connection
 
36.1
 
36,754
Image of Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
 
18.5
 
18,778

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 101,708
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Justice
Jim Justice
 
61.8
 
138,307
Image of Alexander Mooney
Alexander Mooney
 
26.5
 
59,348
Image of Bryan Bird
Bryan Bird Candidate Connection
 
3.1
 
7,001
Image of Bryan McKinney
Bryan McKinney Candidate Connection
 
2.9
 
6,573
Image of Zane Lawhorn
Zane Lawhorn Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
4,517
Image of Janet McNulty
Janet McNulty Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
4,404
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Don Lindsay
 
1.6
 
3,503

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 223,653
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2020

U.S. Senate West Virginia

See also: United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2020

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito defeated Paula Jean Swearengin and David Moran in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito (R)
 
70.3
 
547,454
Image of Paula Jean Swearengin
Paula Jean Swearengin (D) Candidate Connection
 
27.0
 
210,309
Image of David Moran
David Moran (L)
 
2.7
 
21,155

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 778,918
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Paula Jean Swearengin defeated Richard Ojeda and Richie Robb in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Paula Jean Swearengin
Paula Jean Swearengin Candidate Connection
 
38.3
 
71,725
Image of Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
 
32.9
 
61,712
Image of Richie Robb
Richie Robb Candidate Connection
 
28.8
 
53,944

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 187,381
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito defeated Allen Whitt and Larry Butcher in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
 
83.3
 
173,331
Image of Allen Whitt
Allen Whitt Candidate Connection
 
9.6
 
19,972
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Larry Butcher
 
7.1
 
14,673

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 207,976
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U.S. House West Virginia District 1

See also: West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent David McKinley defeated Natalie Cline and Shawn Cosner in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David McKinley
David McKinley (R)
 
69.0
 
180,488
Image of Natalie Cline
Natalie Cline (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.0
 
81,177
Image of Shawn Cosner
Shawn Cosner (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 261,665
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Natalie Cline defeated Tom Payne in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Natalie Cline
Natalie Cline Candidate Connection
 
74.7
 
46,052
Image of Tom Payne
Tom Payne
 
25.3
 
15,559

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 61,611
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent David McKinley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David McKinley
David McKinley
 
100.0
 
64,511

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 64,511
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

David Moran advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on April 8, 2020.

Candidate
✔
Image of David Moran
David Moran (L)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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2016

See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2016

Moran ran as a Libertarian for governor of West Virginia.[2] He was the only Libertarian candidate to file. He competed in the November 8 general election with state Senate President Bill Cole (R) and coal executive Jim Justice (D)—who won their parties' nominations in the May 10 primary election—Mountain Party candidate Charlotte Jean Pritt, and Constitution Party candidate Phil Hudok.

General election results

Jim Justice defeated Bill Cole, Charlotte Jean Pritt, David Moran, and Phil Hudok in the West Virginia governor election.

West Virginia Governor, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jim Justice 49.09% 350,408
     Republican Bill Cole 42.30% 301,987
     Mountain Party Charlotte Jean Pritt 5.89% 42,068
     Libertarian David Moran 2.15% 15,354
     Constitution Party Phil Hudok 0.57% 4,041
Total Votes 713,858
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

2012

See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2012

Moran ran as a Libertarian candidate in the 2012 race for governor in West Virginia. Moran was defeated by incumbent Earl Ray Tomblin in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3]

Governor of West Virginia General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEarl Ray Tomblin Incumbent 50.4% 284,758
     Republican Bill Maloney 45.7% 258,376
     Mountain Jesse Johnson 2.6% 14,614
     Libertarian David Moran 1.4% 7,653
Total Votes 565,401
Election results via West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

David Moran did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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David Moran campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. Senate West VirginiaLost general$0 N/A**
2020U.S. Senate West VirginiaLost general$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ David Moran, accessed September 24, 2016
    2. ↑ Facebook, "David Moran for Governor of WV," accessed September 6, 2015
    3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results" accessed November 6, 2012


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