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Election 1912 Results

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1912 West Virginia governor election

Henry D. Hatfield (Republican) beat William R. Thompson (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1912, 47.7% to 44.5%, a margin of 3.3 points and 8,770 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1908, when William E. Glasscock won.

Republicans led in 34 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 21. The largest, Kanawha, cast 18,161 votes and went to the Republican by 1.6 points. The closest was Wirt, where 7 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
Henry D. Hatfield won Republican 128,062 47.7%
William R. Thompson Democratic 119,292 44.5%
Walter B. Hilton Socialist 15,048 5.6%
All other candidates 5,870 2.2%
Total268,272

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 7,120 39.2% 7,403 40.8% 3,638 18,161 R+1.6
Ohio 5,701 40.3% 6,646 46.9% 1,814 14,161 R+6.7
Fayette 4,262 38.3% 5,290 47.6% 1,567 11,119 R+9.2
Harrison 4,678 42.3% 4,698 42.5% 1,679 11,055 R+0.2
Cabell 5,301 50.9% 4,503 43.2% 620 10,424 D+7.7
Marion 4,707 48.1% 3,912 39.9% 1,175 9,794 D+8.1
McDowell 3,156 33.7% 6,158 65.7% 58 9,372 R+32.0
Wood 3,798 44.0% 4,327 50.1% 511 8,636 R+6.1
Mercer 4,343 53.5% 3,588 44.2% 185 8,116 D+9.3
Marshall 2,521 37.9% 3,328 50.0% 806 6,655 R+12.1
Raleigh 2,850 44.9% 3,056 48.1% 444 6,350 R+3.2
Preston 1,654 29.2% 3,601 63.5% 415 5,670 R+34.3
Berkeley 2,757 50.1% 2,483 45.1% 262 5,502 D+5.0
Monongalia 1,764 32.9% 2,807 52.4% 786 5,357 R+19.5
Greenbrier 2,776 52.1% 2,344 44.0% 212 5,332 D+8.1
Randolph 2,629 50.7% 2,085 40.2% 472 5,186 D+10.5
Braxton 2,638 52.0% 2,327 45.8% 111 5,076 D+6.1
Wayne 2,714 54.2% 2,192 43.8% 103 5,009 D+10.4
Wetzel 2,731 57.1% 1,813 37.9% 241 4,785 D+19.2
Mason 2,036 42.7% 2,379 49.9% 355 4,770 R+7.2
Jackson 2,042 44.9% 2,430 53.4% 78 4,550 R+8.5
Roane 2,102 46.3% 2,336 51.5% 99 4,537 R+5.2
Lewis 1,872 42.6% 2,086 47.5% 435 4,393 R+4.9
Mingo 1,861 42.8% 2,448 56.3% 36 4,345 R+13.5
Summers 2,272 53.2% 1,909 44.7% 89 4,270 D+8.5
Lincoln 1,948 46.3% 2,179 51.8% 78 4,205 R+5.5
Nicholas 2,105 50.4% 1,884 45.1% 188 4,177 D+5.3
Putnam 1,669 43.9% 1,737 45.7% 392 3,798 R+1.8
Taylor 1,437 38.0% 2,084 55.2% 256 3,777 R+17.1
Barbour 1,595 42.2% 2,008 53.2% 173 3,776 R+10.9
Jefferson 2,539 67.5% 1,139 30.3% 86 3,764 D+37.2
Upshur 922 24.7% 2,334 62.5% 481 3,737 R+37.8
Ritchie 1,324 35.8% 2,130 57.6% 246 3,700 R+21.8
Mineral 1,380 39.8% 1,894 54.7% 189 3,463 R+14.8
Tucker 1,254 37.2% 1,764 52.3% 355 3,373 R+15.1
Pocahontas 1,457 43.9% 1,650 49.7% 210 3,317 R+5.8
Tyler 1,272 39.0% 1,720 52.7% 273 3,265 R+13.7
Logan 1,883 58.5% 1,081 33.6% 254 3,218 D+24.9
Monroe 1,684 53.6% 1,418 45.2% 38 3,140 D+8.5
Doddridge 879 32.0% 1,775 64.6% 95 2,749 R+32.6
Brooke 839 32.5% 1,471 57.0% 271 2,581 R+24.5
Gilmer 1,505 59.9% 942 37.5% 65 2,512 D+22.4
Boone 1,126 45.3% 1,032 41.5% 328 2,486 D+3.8
Hampshire 1,807 72.9% 645 26.0% 26 2,478 D+46.9
Calhoun 1,370 56.8% 1,029 42.6% 14 2,413 D+14.1
Webster 1,356 61.8% 780 35.5% 59 2,195 D+26.2
Clay 982 45.9% 1,070 50.0% 87 2,139 R+4.1
Pendleton 1,161 55.2% 912 43.3% 32 2,105 D+11.8
Hancock 657 31.4% 1,171 56.0% 263 2,091 R+24.6
Wyoming 967 46.7% 1,085 52.4% 18 2,070 R+5.7
Wirt 964 48.7% 971 49.1% 43 1,978 R+0.4
Hardy 1,220 64.8% 642 34.1% 20 1,882 D+30.7
Morgan 566 31.6% 1,136 63.4% 91 1,793 R+31.8
Grant 348 19.8% 1,368 77.9% 40 1,756 R+58.1
Pleasants 791 46.3% 862 50.4% 56 1,709 R+4.2

Counties as they stood in 1912; 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