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Election 1870 Results

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1870 West Virginia governor election

John J. Jacob (Democrat) beat William E. Stevenson (Republican) in West Virginia in 1870, 51.9% to 48.1%, a margin of 3.9 points and 2,173 votes.

West Virginia changed party: in 1868 it went Republican, for William E. Stevenson.

Democrats led in 34 of the 53 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 19. The largest, Ohio, cast 4,680 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.7 points. The closest was Clay, where 6 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John J. Jacob won Democratic 29,097 51.9%
William E. Stevenson Republican 26,924 48.1%
Total56,021

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ohio 2,568 54.9% 2,112 45.1% 4,680 D+9.7
Kanawha 1,508 49.4% 1,542 50.6% 3,050 R+1.1
Wood 1,552 52.7% 1,392 47.3% 2,944 D+5.4
Harrison 1,424 50.4% 1,402 49.6% 2,826 D+0.8
Mason 1,322 55.9% 1,041 44.1% 2,363 D+11.9
Marshall 1,152 49.7% 1,166 50.3% 2,318 R+0.6
Marion 1,118 49.1% 1,157 50.9% 2,275 R+1.7
Monongalia 891 41.4% 1,262 58.6% 2,153 R+17.2
Preston 601 32.1% 1,270 67.9% 1,871 R+35.8
Berkeley 901 48.9% 940 51.1% 1,841 R+2.1
Taylor 807 52.9% 718 47.1% 1,525 D+5.8
Jackson 655 48.1% 708 51.9% 1,363 R+3.9
Lewis 733 55.6% 586 44.4% 1,319 D+11.1
Wetzel 840 70.5% 352 29.5% 1,192 D+40.9
Tyler 535 45.0% 653 55.0% 1,188 R+9.9
Barbour 648 55.2% 525 44.8% 1,173 D+10.5
Doddridge 568 49.4% 582 50.6% 1,150 R+1.2
Upshur 347 30.7% 785 69.3% 1,132 R+38.7
Jefferson 550 52.5% 498 47.5% 1,048 D+5.0
Brooke 517 54.1% 438 45.9% 955 D+8.3
Putnam 431 49.3% 443 50.7% 874 R+1.4
Roane 436 50.4% 429 49.6% 865 D+0.8
Wirt 452 54.3% 380 45.7% 832 D+8.7
Mineral 427 51.8% 397 48.2% 824 D+3.6
Wayne 541 67.0% 266 33.0% 807 D+34.1
Hancock 366 46.0% 430 54.0% 796 R+8.0
Mercer 507 65.3% 269 34.7% 776 D+30.7
Ritchie 289 37.8% 476 62.2% 765 R+24.4
Monroe 478 62.8% 283 37.2% 761 D+25.6
Cabell 406 61.9% 250 38.1% 656 D+23.8
Fayette 333 53.8% 286 46.2% 619 D+7.6
Pleasants 304 52.4% 276 47.6% 580 D+4.8
Hampshire 484 84.5% 89 15.5% 573 D+68.9
Gilmer 378 68.9% 171 31.1% 549 D+37.7
Braxton 262 48.4% 279 51.6% 541 R+3.1
Lincoln 302 56.6% 232 43.4% 534 D+13.1
Randolph 320 62.5% 192 37.5% 512 D+25.0
Morgan 175 35.9% 313 64.1% 488 R+28.3
Raleigh 248 51.3% 235 48.7% 483 D+2.7
Greenbrier 160 33.3% 320 66.7% 480 R+33.3
Grant 135 28.7% 336 71.3% 471 R+42.7
Nicholas 257 54.6% 214 45.4% 471 D+9.1
Pendleton 212 47.3% 236 52.7% 448 R+5.4
Hardy 341 78.4% 94 21.6% 435 D+56.8
McDowell 242 55.8% 192 44.2% 434 D+11.5
Boone 273 65.6% 143 34.4% 416 D+31.3
Calhoun 296 71.2% 120 28.8% 416 D+42.3
Logan 220 75.9% 70 24.1% 290 D+51.7
Tucker 163 69.4% 72 30.6% 235 D+38.7
Clay 114 51.4% 108 48.6% 222 D+2.7
Wyoming 124 71.7% 49 28.3% 173 D+43.4
Pocahontas 50 29.8% 118 70.2% 168 R+40.5
Webster 134 83.2% 27 16.8% 161 D+66.5

Counties as they stood in 1870; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

West Virginia governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Patrick Morrisey (R) R+30.4
2020 Jim Justice (R) R+33.3
2016 Jim Justice (D) D+6.8
2012 Earl Ray Tomblin (D) D+4.8
2011 Earl Ray Tomblin (D) D+2.5
2008 Joe Manchin (D) D+44.1
2004 Joe Manchin (D) D+29.5
2000 Robert Ellsworth Wise (D) D+2.9
1996 Cecil H. Underwood (R) R+5.8
1992 Gaston Caperton (D) D+19.5
1988 Gaston Caperton (D) D+17.7
1984 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) R+6.5
1980 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+8.7
1976 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+32.3
1972 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) R+9.5
1968 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) R+1.7
1964 Hulett Smith (D) D+9.8
1960 W. W. Barron (D) D+8.0
1956 Cecil H. Underwood (R) R+7.8
1952 William C. Marland (D) D+3.1
1948 Okey L. Patteson (D) D+14.2
1944 Clarence W. Meadows (D) D+8.9
1940 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+12.8
1936 Homer A. Holt (D) D+18.3
1932 Herman G. Kump (D) D+8.0
1928 William G. Conley (R) R+7.6
1924 Howard M. Gore (R) R+7.2
1920 Ephraim F. Morgan (R) R+11.1
1916 John J. Cornwell (D) D+1.0
1912 Henry D. Hatfield (R) R+3.3
1908 William E. Glasscock (R) R+4.6
1904 William M.O. Dawson (R) R+3.8
1900 Albert B. White (R) R+8.4
1896 George W. Atkinson (R) R+6.0
1892 William A. MacCorkle (D) D+2.3
1888 A. Brooks Fleming (D) R+0.1
1884 E. Willis Wilson (D) D+3.9
1880 Jacob B. Jackson (D) D+13.6
1876 Henry M. Mathews (D) D+12.7
1872 John J. Jacob (other)
1870 John J. Jacob (D) D+3.9
1868 William E. Stevenson (R) R+9.3
1866 Arthur I. Boreman (R) R+16.2