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Election 1896 Results

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1896 West Virginia governor election

George W. Atkinson (Republican) beat Cornelius C. Watts (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1896, 52.4% to 46.4%, a margin of 6.0 points and 12,030 votes.

West Virginia changed party: in 1892 it went Democratic, for William A. MacCorkle.

Republicans led in 31 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 24. The largest, Ohio, cast 11,841 votes and went to the Republican by 14.0 points. The closest was Pleasants, where 24 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
George W. Atkinson won Republican 105,588 52.4%
Cornelius C. Watts Democratic 93,558 46.4%
All other candidates 2,326 1.2%
Total201,472

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ohio 5,056 42.7% 6,718 56.7% 67 11,841 R+14.0
Kanawha 4,857 41.1% 6,871 58.2% 87 11,815 R+17.0
Wood 3,393 44.8% 4,075 53.8% 103 7,571 R+9.0
Fayette 2,787 37.6% 4,515 61.0% 102 7,404 R+23.3
Marion 3,313 48.3% 3,417 49.8% 129 6,859 R+1.5
Cabell 3,065 49.3% 3,115 50.1% 42 6,222 R+0.8
Marshall 2,047 35.4% 3,582 61.9% 158 5,787 R+26.5
Mason 2,479 44.2% 3,077 54.9% 50 5,606 R+10.7
Harrison 2,384 43.2% 3,043 55.1% 96 5,523 R+11.9
Preston 1,311 26.8% 3,526 72.1% 56 4,893 R+45.3
Jackson 2,274 47.0% 2,534 52.4% 26 4,834 R+5.4
Berkeley 2,105 45.2% 2,523 54.2% 29 4,657 R+9.0
Mercer 2,116 46.7% 2,380 52.6% 32 4,528 R+5.8
Wayne 2,452 54.7% 2,010 44.8% 23 4,485 D+9.9
Tyler 1,787 42.1% 2,428 57.1% 34 4,249 R+15.1
Wetzel 2,362 55.8% 1,704 40.2% 170 4,236 D+15.5
Monongalia 1,477 35.1% 2,691 63.9% 42 4,210 R+28.8
Greenbrier 2,419 59.0% 1,658 40.4% 23 4,100 D+18.6
Roane 2,014 51.0% 1,883 47.7% 49 3,946 D+3.3
Ritchie 1,553 40.1% 2,222 57.4% 93 3,868 R+17.3
Jefferson 2,512 65.6% 1,290 33.7% 25 3,827 D+31.9
Putnam 1,701 46.0% 1,979 53.5% 18 3,698 R+7.5
Braxton 1,998 54.4% 1,466 39.9% 212 3,676 D+14.5
McDowell 1,001 27.6% 2,620 72.3% 1 3,622 R+44.7
Lewis 1,641 45.6% 1,886 52.4% 71 3,598 R+6.8
Randolph 1,978 57.9% 1,427 41.8% 10 3,415 D+16.1
Summers 1,736 51.6% 1,600 47.6% 27 3,363 D+4.0
Upshur 947 28.9% 2,284 69.6% 49 3,280 R+40.8
Barbour 1,649 51.2% 1,569 48.8% 3,218 D+2.5
Taylor 1,296 40.9% 1,839 58.0% 33 3,168 R+17.1
Doddridge 1,228 41.2% 1,753 58.8% 2,981 R+17.6
Mineral 1,310 45.0% 1,549 53.2% 52 2,911 R+8.2
Monroe 1,524 52.5% 1,341 46.2% 36 2,901 D+6.3
Lincoln 1,274 48.6% 1,344 51.3% 2 2,620 R+2.7
Hampshire 1,823 70.7% 680 26.4% 77 2,580 D+44.3
Tucker 1,105 46.4% 1,265 53.2% 9 2,379 R+6.7
Gilmer 1,353 57.0% 1,005 42.3% 17 2,375 D+14.7
Raleigh 1,141 50.5% 1,107 49.0% 11 2,259 D+1.5
Wirt 1,149 51.3% 1,070 47.8% 19 2,238 D+3.5
Nicholas 1,220 55.4% 901 40.9% 82 2,203 D+14.5
Calhoun 1,169 59.0% 813 41.0% 1,982 D+18.0
Pendleton 1,121 59.8% 755 40.2% 1,876 D+19.5
Mingo 1,208 65.7% 628 34.2% 2 1,838 D+31.6
Pleasants 915 50.4% 891 49.1% 9 1,815 D+1.3
Hardy 1,166 67.5% 548 31.7% 14 1,728 D+35.8
Brooke 765 44.8% 923 54.0% 20 1,708 R+9.3
Grant 371 21.9% 1,308 77.3% 13 1,692 R+55.4
Webster 967 57.6% 713 42.4% 1,680 D+15.1
Pocahontas 989 60.9% 632 38.9% 4 1,625 D+22.0
Morgan 452 28.4% 1,111 69.7% 30 1,593 R+41.4
Boone 812 54.4% 677 45.4% 3 1,492 D+9.0
Hancock 572 38.6% 860 58.1% 48 1,480 R+19.5
Logan 1,007 72.0% 389 27.8% 2 1,398 D+44.2
Wyoming 606 45.2% 734 54.8% 1,340 R+9.6
Clay 601 47.0% 659 51.5% 19 1,279 R+4.5

Counties as they stood in 1896; 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