Election 1928 Results
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1928 West Virginia governor election
William G. Conley (Republican) beat J. Alfred Taylor (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1928, 53.7% to 46.1%, a margin of 7.6 points and 49,092 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1924, when Howard M. Gore won.
Republicans led in 35 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 20. The largest, Kanawha, cast 62,107 votes and went to the Republican by 4.2 points. The closest was Lewis, where 14 votes 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 G. Conley won | Republican | 345,729 | 53.7% |
| J. Alfred Taylor | Democratic | 296,637 | 46.1% |
| All other candidates | 1,124 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 643,490 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 29,716 47.8% | 32,351 52.1% | 40 | 62,107 | R+4.2 |
| Cabell | 17,482 47.5% | 19,307 52.4% | 22 | 36,811 | R+5.0 |
| Ohio | 12,863 39.5% | 19,658 60.3% | 84 | 32,605 | R+20.8 |
| Harrison | 14,168 46.6% | 16,149 53.1% | 84 | 30,401 | R+6.5 |
| Marion | 11,837 44.6% | 14,213 53.6% | 465 | 26,515 | R+9.0 |
| Fayette | 14,205 55.5% | 11,379 44.4% | 20 | 25,604 | D+11.0 |
| Mercer | 11,531 49.6% | 11,733 50.4% | 6 | 23,270 | R+0.9 |
| McDowell | 8,233 36.0% | 14,610 63.9% | 4 | 22,847 | R+27.9 |
| Raleigh | 11,599 53.1% | 10,242 46.9% | 21,841 | D+6.2 | |
| Wood | 9,197 42.4% | 12,453 57.5% | 25 | 21,675 | R+15.0 |
| Logan | 10,293 48.2% | 11,039 51.7% | 5 | 21,337 | R+3.5 |
| Monongalia | 6,631 37.9% | 10,795 61.7% | 74 | 17,500 | R+23.8 |
| Marshall | 5,344 38.4% | 8,556 61.4% | 33 | 13,933 | R+23.1 |
| Mingo | 6,709 49.4% | 6,878 50.6% | 6 | 13,593 | R+1.2 |
| Greenbrier | 7,137 56.6% | 5,469 43.3% | 11 | 12,617 | D+13.2 |
| Berkeley | 4,432 36.8% | 7,596 63.1% | 12 | 12,040 | R+26.3 |
| Wayne | 5,576 51.9% | 5,157 48.0% | 11 | 10,744 | D+3.9 |
| Preston | 2,282 22.3% | 7,920 77.5% | 15 | 10,217 | R+55.2 |
| Randolph | 5,750 59.8% | 3,837 39.9% | 24 | 9,611 | D+19.9 |
| Lewis | 4,635 50.0% | 4,621 49.9% | 12 | 9,268 | D+0.2 |
| Boone | 5,007 56.5% | 3,854 43.5% | 5 | 8,866 | D+13.0 |
| Braxton | 4,900 56.0% | 3,847 44.0% | 4 | 8,751 | D+12.0 |
| Wetzel | 4,665 55.0% | 3,813 44.9% | 10 | 8,488 | D+10.0 |
| Mineral | 2,960 36.0% | 5,247 63.8% | 15 | 8,222 | R+27.8 |
| Mason | 3,230 39.8% | 4,878 60.1% | 8 | 8,116 | R+20.3 |
| Summers | 4,361 56.0% | 3,423 44.0% | 7,784 | D+12.1 | |
| Brooke | 2,661 34.7% | 4,994 65.1% | 12 | 7,667 | R+30.4 |
| Barbour | 3,780 49.5% | 3,856 50.5% | 7,636 | R+1.0 | |
| Taylor | 3,151 41.5% | 4,437 58.4% | 11 | 7,599 | R+16.9 |
| Roane | 3,365 44.3% | 4,224 55.7% | 7,589 | R+11.3 | |
| Nicholas | 3,942 52.1% | 3,616 47.8% | 3 | 7,561 | D+4.3 |
| Lincoln | 3,628 49.3% | 3,727 50.7% | 7,355 | R+1.3 | |
| Hancock | 1,849 25.4% | 5,432 74.5% | 12 | 7,293 | R+49.1 |
| Wyoming | 3,252 44.7% | 4,023 55.3% | 7,275 | R+10.6 | |
| Upshur | 2,426 34.3% | 4,632 65.6% | 6 | 7,064 | R+31.2 |
| Jackson | 2,815 41.8% | 3,914 58.2% | 6,729 | R+16.3 | |
| Jefferson | 4,050 62.3% | 2,445 37.6% | 6 | 6,501 | D+24.7 |
| Putnam | 2,850 46.6% | 3,247 53.1% | 14 | 6,111 | R+6.5 |
| Ritchie | 2,187 36.5% | 3,805 63.4% | 6 | 5,998 | R+27.0 |
| Pocahontas | 2,913 51.1% | 2,789 48.9% | 1 | 5,703 | D+2.2 |
| Tyler | 1,895 34.3% | 3,626 65.6% | 6 | 5,527 | R+31.3 |
| Monroe | 2,622 48.0% | 2,843 52.0% | 2 | 5,467 | R+4.0 |
| Tucker | 2,346 48.9% | 2,413 50.3% | 34 | 4,793 | R+1.4 |
| Clay | 2,089 45.8% | 2,471 54.2% | 2 | 4,562 | R+8.4 |
| Webster | 2,477 58.1% | 1,785 41.9% | 3 | 4,265 | D+16.2 |
| Doddridge | 1,437 34.6% | 2,714 65.4% | 4,151 | R+30.8 | |
| Gilmer | 2,547 61.9% | 1,567 38.1% | 2 | 4,116 | D+23.8 |
| Calhoun | 2,342 58.7% | 1,640 41.1% | 6 | 3,988 | D+17.6 |
| Hampshire | 2,567 64.6% | 1,408 35.4% | 3,975 | D+29.2 | |
| Pendleton | 2,090 56.2% | 1,632 43.8% | 3,722 | D+12.3 | |
| Hardy | 2,138 59.4% | 1,461 40.6% | 3,599 | D+18.8 | |
| Morgan | 920 28.1% | 2,352 71.9% | 3,272 | R+43.8 | |
| Grant | 633 19.8% | 2,565 80.1% | 3 | 3,201 | R+60.4 |
| Pleasants | 1,431 46.4% | 1,654 53.6% | 3,085 | R+7.2 | |
| Wirt | 1,491 51.0% | 1,432 49.0% | 2,923 | D+2.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1928; 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 |