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1920 West Virginia governor election
Ephraim F. Morgan (Republican) beat Arthur B. Koontz (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1920, 47.3% to 36.3%, a margin of 11.1 points and 56,575 votes.
West Virginia changed party: in 1916 it went Democratic, for John J. Cornwell.
Republicans led in 39 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 15 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Kanawha, cast 43,770 votes and went to the Republican by 9.6 points. The closest was Mingo, where 15 votes separated the top two.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ephraim F. Morgan won | Republican | 242,237 | 47.3% |
| Arthur B. Koontz | Democratic | 185,662 | 36.3% |
| Samuel B. Montgomery | Nonpartisan League | 81,330 | 15.9% |
| All other candidates | 2,695 | 0.5% | |
| Total | 511,924 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 14,125 32.3% | 18,317 41.8% | 11,328 | 43,770 | R+9.6 |
| Ohio | 7,242 27.2% | 12,092 45.5% | 7,270 | 26,604 | R+18.2 |
| Cabell | 12,243 46.6% | 12,205 46.5% | 1,824 | 26,272 | D+0.1 |
| Harrison | 7,536 29.8% | 10,950 43.3% | 6,777 | 25,263 | R+13.5 |
| Marion | 6,736 32.3% | 9,844 47.2% | 4,291 | 20,871 | R+14.9 |
| Fayette | 5,413 27.1% | 8,395 42.0% | 6,203 | 20,011 | R+14.9 |
| Wood | 7,573 38.7% | 9,438 48.3% | 2,541 | 19,552 | R+9.5 |
| McDowell | 3,857 22.3% | 11,573 66.9% | 1,875 | 17,305 | R+44.6 |
| Mercer | 6,281 37.5% | 6,861 40.9% | 3,616 | 16,758 | R+3.5 |
| Raleigh | 4,045 29.1% | 6,184 44.5% | 3,680 | 13,909 | R+15.4 |
| Marshall | 3,703 29.9% | 5,919 47.7% | 2,780 | 12,402 | R+17.9 |
| Monongalia | 3,127 29.5% | 6,304 59.4% | 1,179 | 10,610 | R+29.9 |
| Greenbrier | 4,879 48.8% | 4,671 46.7% | 453 | 10,003 | D+2.1 |
| Logan | 4,772 47.8% | 3,008 30.2% | 2,193 | 9,973 | D+17.7 |
| Randolph | 4,975 50.1% | 3,145 31.7% | 1,810 | 9,930 | D+18.4 |
| Berkeley | 3,969 41.2% | 4,708 48.8% | 968 | 9,645 | R+7.7 |
| Preston | 1,625 17.9% | 5,124 56.3% | 2,351 | 9,100 | R+38.5 |
| Mingo | 2,116 23.7% | 3,413 38.2% | 3,398 | 8,927 | R+14.5 |
| Braxton | 4,085 47.7% | 4,032 47.1% | 447 | 8,564 | D+0.6 |
| Wayne | 4,325 52.1% | 3,539 42.6% | 441 | 8,305 | D+9.5 |
| Mason | 2,942 35.9% | 4,568 55.7% | 693 | 8,203 | R+19.8 |
| Lewis | 3,153 39.0% | 3,992 49.4% | 937 | 8,082 | R+10.4 |
| Wetzel | 3,938 50.6% | 3,253 41.8% | 592 | 7,783 | D+8.8 |
| Nicholas | 3,407 45.8% | 3,165 42.5% | 869 | 7,441 | D+3.3 |
| Roane | 3,135 42.8% | 4,147 56.6% | 41 | 7,323 | R+13.8 |
| Jackson | 2,811 38.9% | 4,156 57.5% | 265 | 7,232 | R+18.6 |
| Summers | 3,115 43.4% | 3,276 45.6% | 792 | 7,183 | R+2.2 |
| Barbour | 2,315 34.9% | 2,971 44.8% | 1,341 | 6,627 | R+9.9 |
| Mineral | 2,002 30.8% | 3,106 47.7% | 1,400 | 6,508 | R+17.0 |
| Ritchie | 2,009 30.9% | 4,206 64.7% | 282 | 6,497 | R+33.8 |
| Upshur | 1,344 20.9% | 4,338 67.6% | 736 | 6,418 | R+46.7 |
| Taylor | 1,683 27.2% | 2,780 44.9% | 1,730 | 6,193 | R+17.7 |
| Jefferson | 3,958 64.5% | 2,114 34.5% | 62 | 6,134 | D+30.1 |
| Lincoln | 2,469 41.1% | 3,010 50.1% | 531 | 6,010 | R+9.0 |
| Putnam | 2,233 37.7% | 2,722 46.0% | 967 | 5,922 | R+8.3 |
| Monroe | 2,495 45.1% | 2,951 53.4% | 82 | 5,528 | R+8.2 |
| Tyler | 1,724 31.3% | 3,472 63.1% | 304 | 5,500 | R+31.8 |
| Brooke | 1,689 31.1% | 2,553 47.0% | 1,195 | 5,437 | R+15.9 |
| Pocahontas | 2,544 47.1% | 2,724 50.4% | 137 | 5,405 | R+3.3 |
| Boone | 1,697 31.9% | 1,782 33.5% | 1,837 | 5,316 | Others |
| Wyoming | 1,540 32.3% | 2,671 56.0% | 562 | 4,773 | R+23.7 |
| Tucker | 1,473 31.5% | 2,064 44.2% | 1,135 | 4,672 | R+12.6 |
| Doddridge | 1,146 26.7% | 2,912 67.7% | 241 | 4,299 | R+41.1 |
| Hancock | 1,352 34.8% | 2,267 58.4% | 263 | 3,882 | R+23.6 |
| Clay | 1,327 37.3% | 1,705 47.9% | 530 | 3,562 | R+10.6 |
| Hampshire | 2,238 64.6% | 1,178 34.0% | 47 | 3,463 | D+30.6 |
| Calhoun | 1,762 51.1% | 1,583 45.9% | 101 | 3,446 | D+5.2 |
| Gilmer | 1,846 53.9% | 1,452 42.4% | 127 | 3,425 | D+11.5 |
| Webster | 1,921 56.1% | 1,405 41.0% | 97 | 3,423 | D+15.1 |
| Pendleton | 1,818 53.5% | 1,572 46.2% | 10 | 3,400 | D+7.2 |
| Hardy | 2,028 60.1% | 1,311 38.9% | 33 | 3,372 | D+21.3 |
| Pleasants | 1,416 45.4% | 1,591 51.0% | 113 | 3,120 | R+5.6 |
| Wirt | 1,377 44.9% | 1,642 53.5% | 49 | 3,068 | R+8.6 |
| Grant | 436 14.9% | 2,246 76.8% | 244 | 2,926 | R+61.9 |
| Morgan | 692 26.9% | 1,630 63.3% | 255 | 2,577 | R+36.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1920; 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 |