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Election 1872 Results

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1872 West Virginia governor election

John J. Jacob (People's Independent) beat Johnson N. Camden (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1872, 51.6% to 48.4%, a margin of 3.1 points and 2,583 votes.

John J. Jacob had won in 1870 as a Democratic.

Democrats led in 27 of the 54 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 27. The largest, Ohio, cast 5,492 votes and went to the other candidates by 5.1 points. The closest was Berkeley, where 3 votes separated the top two.

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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 People's Independent 42,888 51.6%
Johnson N. Camden Democratic 40,305 48.4%
Total83,193

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ohio 2,606 47.5% 0 0.0% 2,886 5,492 Others
Kanawha 1,545 36.2% 0 0.0% 2,720 4,265 Others
Wood 1,843 50.8% 0 0.0% 1,787 3,630 D+50.8
Harrison 1,340 41.7% 0 0.0% 1,877 3,217 Others
Marion 1,465 50.3% 0 0.0% 1,446 2,911 D+50.3
Mason 1,302 45.8% 0 0.0% 1,540 2,842 Others
Berkeley 1,343 49.9% 0 0.0% 1,346 2,689 Others
Jefferson 1,501 57.3% 0 0.0% 1,118 2,619 D+57.3
Marshall 1,033 40.9% 0 0.0% 1,490 2,523 Others
Preston 788 31.7% 0 0.0% 1,694 2,482 Others
Monongalia 895 37.8% 0 0.0% 1,475 2,370 Others
Greenbrier 1,254 61.7% 0 0.0% 779 2,033 D+61.7
Jackson 951 47.1% 0 0.0% 1,067 2,018 Others
Wayne 1,361 69.6% 0 0.0% 595 1,956 D+69.6
Barbour 943 49.1% 0 0.0% 976 1,919 Others
Taylor 782 41.9% 0 0.0% 1,086 1,868 Others
Lewis 703 38.4% 0 0.0% 1,128 1,831 Others
Ritchie 779 44.1% 0 0.0% 986 1,765 Others
Cabell 1,055 62.2% 0 0.0% 641 1,696 D+62.2
Monroe 834 49.9% 0 0.0% 839 1,673 Others
Wetzel 1,010 65.5% 0 0.0% 531 1,541 D+65.5
Upshur 424 29.0% 0 0.0% 1,036 1,460 Others
Putnam 776 53.2% 0 0.0% 682 1,458 D+53.2
Tyler 469 33.3% 0 0.0% 938 1,407 Others
Hampshire 437 33.0% 0 0.0% 886 1,323 Others
Roane 670 51.3% 0 0.0% 637 1,307 D+51.3
Braxton 699 56.0% 0 0.0% 550 1,249 D+56.0
Doddridge 508 44.1% 0 0.0% 643 1,151 Others
Mineral 347 30.9% 0 0.0% 777 1,124 Others
Randolph 714 65.8% 0 0.0% 371 1,085 D+65.8
Lincoln 686 64.9% 0 0.0% 371 1,057 D+64.9
Fayette 590 58.8% 0 0.0% 414 1,004 D+58.8
Pendleton 589 59.3% 0 0.0% 404 993 D+59.3
Logan 768 77.6% 0 0.0% 222 990 D+77.6
Hardy 232 23.8% 0 0.0% 741 973 Others
Wirt 489 50.6% 0 0.0% 477 966 D+50.6
Brooke 447 49.0% 0 0.0% 466 913 Others
Gilmer 552 62.8% 0 0.0% 327 879 D+62.8
Nicholas 521 60.7% 0 0.0% 337 858 D+60.7
Raleigh 387 45.2% 0 0.0% 469 856 Others
Boone 411 48.2% 0 0.0% 441 852 Others
Mercer 614 72.6% 0 0.0% 232 846 D+72.6
Morgan 304 37.6% 0 0.0% 505 809 Others
Grant 138 17.3% 0 0.0% 662 800 Others
Summers 480 62.3% 0 0.0% 290 770 D+62.3
Pocahontas 470 63.6% 0 0.0% 269 739 D+63.6
Pleasants 367 51.3% 0 0.0% 348 715 D+51.3
Hancock 286 40.6% 0 0.0% 419 705 Others
Calhoun 442 66.6% 0 0.0% 222 664 D+66.6
Wyoming 210 40.3% 0 0.0% 311 521 Others
Webster 330 87.8% 0 0.0% 46 376 D+87.8
Clay 202 53.9% 0 0.0% 173 375 D+53.9
Tucker 235 63.9% 0 0.0% 133 368 D+63.9
McDowell 178 68.5% 0 0.0% 82 260 D+68.5

Counties as they stood in 1872; 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