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1892 West Virginia governor election
William A. MacCorkle (Democrat) beat Thomas E. Davis (Republican) in West Virginia in 1892, 49.4% to 47.1%, a margin of 2.3 points and 3,927 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1888, when A. Brooks Fleming won.
Democrats led in 32 of the 54 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 22. The largest, Ohio, cast 10,518 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.9 points. The closest was Putnam, where 1 vote separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| William A. MacCorkle won | Democratic | 84,585 | 49.4% |
| Thomas E. Davis | Republican | 80,658 | 47.1% |
| All other candidates | 6,081 | 3.5% | |
| Total | 171,324 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 5,223 49.7% | 5,128 48.8% | 167 | 10,518 | D+0.9 |
| Kanawha | 4,630 46.7% | 5,001 50.4% | 290 | 9,921 | R+3.7 |
| Wood | 2,972 46.5% | 3,229 50.5% | 193 | 6,394 | R+4.0 |
| Marion | 2,678 48.8% | 2,615 47.7% | 190 | 5,483 | D+1.1 |
| Cabell | 2,892 53.6% | 2,347 43.5% | 152 | 5,391 | D+10.1 |
| Fayette | 2,238 43.2% | 2,661 51.3% | 284 | 5,183 | R+8.2 |
| Harrison | 2,245 44.6% | 2,590 51.5% | 194 | 5,029 | R+6.9 |
| Mason | 2,257 45.5% | 2,607 52.5% | 97 | 4,961 | R+7.1 |
| Marshall | 1,794 36.6% | 2,588 52.8% | 516 | 4,898 | R+16.2 |
| Berkeley | 2,144 48.4% | 2,266 51.1% | 22 | 4,432 | R+2.8 |
| Preston | 1,320 30.2% | 2,878 65.9% | 168 | 4,366 | R+35.7 |
| Jackson | 1,893 44.1% | 2,131 49.6% | 270 | 4,294 | R+5.5 |
| Monongalia | 1,504 39.2% | 2,280 59.4% | 56 | 3,840 | R+20.2 |
| Wayne | 2,096 56.9% | 1,517 41.2% | 70 | 3,683 | D+15.7 |
| Jefferson | 2,527 69.4% | 1,096 30.1% | 18 | 3,641 | D+39.3 |
| Greenbrier | 2,302 63.6% | 1,251 34.6% | 64 | 3,617 | D+29.1 |
| Wetzel | 1,816 50.7% | 1,195 33.4% | 569 | 3,580 | D+17.3 |
| Mercer | 1,830 51.5% | 1,653 46.5% | 71 | 3,554 | D+5.0 |
| Ritchie | 1,351 38.3% | 1,784 50.6% | 388 | 3,523 | R+12.3 |
| Lewis | 1,656 49.4% | 1,592 47.5% | 107 | 3,355 | D+1.9 |
| Roane | 1,711 51.7% | 1,456 44.0% | 140 | 3,307 | D+7.7 |
| Putnam | 1,611 48.8% | 1,612 48.8% | 78 | 3,301 | level |
| Braxton | 1,787 56.2% | 1,119 35.2% | 273 | 3,179 | D+21.0 |
| Barbour | 1,516 49.7% | 1,508 49.5% | 25 | 3,049 | D+0.3 |
| Summers | 1,630 55.5% | 1,239 42.2% | 67 | 2,936 | D+13.3 |
| Upshur | 936 32.4% | 1,865 64.6% | 88 | 2,889 | R+32.2 |
| Taylor | 1,153 40.3% | 1,560 54.5% | 147 | 2,860 | R+14.2 |
| Mineral | 1,276 46.7% | 1,360 49.8% | 96 | 2,732 | R+3.1 |
| Tyler | 1,110 42.2% | 1,453 55.2% | 69 | 2,632 | R+13.0 |
| Monroe | 1,376 53.3% | 1,144 44.3% | 62 | 2,582 | D+9.0 |
| Doddridge | 1,156 45.5% | 1,326 52.2% | 56 | 2,538 | R+6.7 |
| Hampshire | 1,874 74.4% | 530 21.0% | 115 | 2,519 | D+53.4 |
| Randolph | 1,622 65.0% | 848 34.0% | 26 | 2,496 | D+31.0 |
| Lincoln | 1,081 48.0% | 835 37.0% | 338 | 2,254 | D+10.9 |
| Wirt | 1,118 54.0% | 921 44.5% | 31 | 2,070 | D+9.5 |
| Gilmer | 1,187 58.0% | 825 40.3% | 34 | 2,046 | D+17.7 |
| Logan | 1,521 75.9% | 482 24.1% | 2,003 | D+51.9 | |
| Nicholas | 1,073 55.6% | 743 38.5% | 115 | 1,931 | D+17.1 |
| McDowell | 613 32.7% | 1,264 67.3% | 1,877 | R+34.7 | |
| Raleigh | 965 51.9% | 874 47.0% | 20 | 1,859 | D+4.9 |
| Pendleton | 1,078 59.7% | 716 39.7% | 11 | 1,805 | D+20.1 |
| Tucker | 871 50.1% | 837 48.2% | 30 | 1,738 | D+2.0 |
| Calhoun | 991 59.8% | 609 36.8% | 57 | 1,657 | D+23.1 |
| Hardy | 1,216 75.6% | 374 23.3% | 18 | 1,608 | D+52.4 |
| Pleasants | 857 53.5% | 719 44.9% | 25 | 1,601 | D+8.6 |
| Brooke | 769 49.2% | 748 47.9% | 45 | 1,562 | D+1.3 |
| Grant | 402 25.8% | 1,149 73.7% | 9 | 1,560 | R+47.9 |
| Morgan | 582 38.6% | 911 60.5% | 13 | 1,506 | R+21.8 |
| Pocahontas | 947 62.9% | 542 36.0% | 17 | 1,506 | D+26.9 |
| Hancock | 591 41.4% | 695 48.6% | 143 | 1,429 | R+7.3 |
| Boone | 780 58.7% | 542 40.8% | 6 | 1,328 | D+17.9 |
| Wyoming | 577 48.5% | 591 49.7% | 22 | 1,190 | R+1.2 |
| Webster | 736 67.2% | 354 32.3% | 5 | 1,095 | D+34.9 |
| Clay | 504 49.6% | 498 49.0% | 14 | 1,016 | D+0.6 |
Counties as they stood in 1892; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |