Kris Warner

Kris Warner

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West Virginia Secretary of State

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November 5, 2024

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Kris Warner (Republican Party) is the West Virginia Secretary of State-elect. He assumes office on January 13, 2025.

Warner (Republican Party) ran for election for West Virginia Secretary of State. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Kris Warner's career experience includes working in real estate and finance. He was appointed by President Donald Trump (R) to lead the United States Department of Agriculture in West Virginia, and he was appointed by Governor Jim Justice (R) to lead the West Virginia Economic Development Authority.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia Secretary of State election, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia Secretary of State

Kris Warner defeated Thornton Cooper in the general election for West Virginia Secretary of State on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kris Warner (R)	72.3	446,815
		Thornton Cooper (D)	27.7	170,991

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 617,806
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia Secretary of State

Thornton Cooper advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia Secretary of State on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thornton Cooper	100.0	82,262

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,262
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia Secretary of State

Kris Warner defeated Douglas Skaff, Jr., Ken Reed, and Brian Wood in the Republican primary for West Virginia Secretary of State on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kris Warner	45.9	92,911
		Douglas Skaff, Jr.	21.0	42,515
		Ken Reed	16.8	34,101
		Brian Wood	16.3	33,083

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 202,610
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Kris Warner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Warner’s campaign website stated the following:

“	West Virginia Values Matter. Our values are what make West Virginia “Almost Heaven”. The principles we share, teach our children and defend are the driving force that makes our state Wild and Wonderful. As the world has changed to a place many of us can hardly recognize, I am committed to protecing those values and the freedoms they provide to every West Virginian Fair & Secure Elections WV has led the nation in election security. We must continue that work and protect it from those who want to make it easier for voter fraud and unfair elections. Easier To Do Business We must remove every barrier possible for new and existing businesses of every size to do business in the state. I will work to streamline the process and reduce those barriers. Fight Federal Overreach I’ll fight the Biden Administration’s crazed policies that threaten our West Virginia values and freedoms.	”
—Kris Warner’s campaign website (2024)

2014

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. Incumbent Robert Beach was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Kris Warner was unopposed in the Republican primary. Beach defeated Warner and Harry Bertram (American Freedom Party) in the general election.

West Virginia State Senate District 13, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bob Beach Incumbent	51.5%	12,055
	Republican	Kris Warner	45.2%	10,589
	American Freedom	Harry Bertram	3.3%	767
Total Votes				23,411

Campaign finance summary

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Kris Warner campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	West Virginia Secretary of State	Won general	$0	$0
Grand total			$0	$0
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

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Warner was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from West Virginia. Warner was one of 30 delegates from West Virginia bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention. As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from West Virginia, 2016 and Republican delegates from West Virginia, 2016

District-level and at-large delegates from West Virginia were elected directly by voters in the state's primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates were allowed to run as unpledged delegates or to designate a candidate to whom they wished to be bound at the national convention.

West Virginia primary results

See also: Presidential election in West Virginia, 2016

West Virginia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	77.1%	157,238	30
Ted Cruz	9%	18,301	0
John Kasich	6.7%	13,721	1
Ben Carson	2.2%	4,421	0
Marco Rubio	1.4%	2,908	0
Jeb Bush	1.1%	2,305	0
Rand Paul	0.9%	1,798	0
Mike Huckabee	0.9%	1,780	0
Chris Christie	0.4%	727	0
Carly Fiorina	0.3%	659	0
David Hall	0.1%	203	0
Totals		204,061	31
Source: The New York Times and West Virginia Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

West Virginia had 34 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts) and 22 served as at-large delegates. According to the Republican National Committee, West Virginia's district and at-large delegates were "elected on the primary ballot and [may have specified an] intention to be committed to a candidate."

In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.

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