2004 West Virginia Attorney General election

2004 West Virginia Attorney General election
November 2, 2004
 
Nominee Darrell McGraw Hiram Lewis IV
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 359,491 353,545
Percentage 50.42% 49.58%
County results
McGraw:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Lewis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election

Darrell McGraw
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Darrell McGraw
Democratic

The 2004 West Virginia Attorney General election took place on November 2, 2004, to elect the Attorney General of West Virginia.

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Darrell McGraw narrowly won re-election to a fourth term, beating Republican nominee and Morgantown attorney Hiram Lewis IV, 50.4% to 49.6%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darrell McGraw (incumbent) 213,389 100.00%
Total votes 213,389 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hiram Lewis IV 89,273 100.00%
Total votes 89,273 100.00%

General election

Results

2004 West Virginia Attorney General election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darrell McGraw (incumbent) 359,491 50.42%
Republican Hiram Lewis IV 353,545 49.58%
Total votes 713,036 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "West Virginia Blue Book - 2004 - Page 597" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
  2. ^ "Politics, GOP candidates, and other 'monkey' business". The Glenville Democrat. October 21, 2004.
  3. ^ "West Virginia Blue Book - 2004 - Page 622" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
  4. ^ "West Virginia Blue Book - 2005 - Page 799" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
  5. ^ "2004 General Election - Attorney General" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State.


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