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Election 1936 Results

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1936 West Virginia governor election

Homer A. Holt (Democrat) beat Summers H. Sharp (Republican) in West Virginia in 1936, 59.2% to 40.8%, a margin of 18.3 points and 152,443 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when Herman G. Kump won.

Democrats led in 44 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, Kanawha, cast 86,416 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.9 points. The closest was Monroe, where 33 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
Homer A. Holt won Democratic 492,333 59.2%
Summers H. Sharp Republican 339,890 40.8%
Total832,223

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 50,511 58.5% 35,905 41.5% 86,416 D+16.9
Cabell 26,385 56.7% 20,110 43.3% 46,495 D+13.5
Harrison 23,922 62.3% 14,481 37.7% 38,403 D+24.6
Ohio 22,562 61.7% 14,006 38.3% 36,568 D+23.4
McDowell 23,384 66.3% 11,896 33.7% 35,280 D+32.6
Fayette 23,144 70.6% 9,642 29.4% 32,786 D+41.2
Marion 20,379 63.1% 11,924 36.9% 32,303 D+26.2
Raleigh 21,811 68.6% 9,978 31.4% 31,789 D+37.2
Wood 16,754 56.8% 12,749 43.2% 29,503 D+13.6
Mercer 18,175 62.1% 11,103 37.9% 29,278 D+24.2
Logan 17,271 68.0% 8,130 32.0% 25,401 D+36.0
Monongalia 13,003 57.8% 9,487 42.2% 22,490 D+15.6
Marshall 8,996 52.4% 8,181 47.6% 17,177 D+4.7
Mingo 10,872 64.0% 6,104 36.0% 16,976 D+28.1
Greenbrier 10,548 62.8% 6,238 37.2% 16,786 D+25.7
Berkeley 8,263 54.5% 6,888 45.5% 15,151 D+9.1
Wayne 8,664 59.4% 5,917 40.6% 14,581 D+18.8
Preston 5,489 42.4% 7,471 57.6% 12,960 R+15.3
Randolph 8,293 66.5% 4,183 33.5% 12,476 D+32.9
Hancock 7,408 64.1% 4,156 35.9% 11,564 D+28.1
Boone 7,476 66.5% 3,759 33.5% 11,235 D+33.1
Lewis 5,518 49.5% 5,626 50.5% 11,144 R+1.0
Mason 4,838 44.8% 5,968 55.2% 10,806 R+10.5
Wyoming 6,428 62.1% 3,925 37.9% 10,353 D+24.2
Wetzel 6,532 63.1% 3,818 36.9% 10,350 D+26.2
Roane 5,077 49.1% 5,266 50.9% 10,343 R+1.8
Nicholas 5,833 59.1% 4,042 40.9% 9,875 D+18.1
Mineral 5,202 52.7% 4,665 47.3% 9,867 D+5.4
Taylor 5,531 56.1% 4,331 43.9% 9,862 D+12.2
Brooke 6,249 64.6% 3,417 35.4% 9,666 D+29.3
Lincoln 5,026 52.8% 4,500 47.2% 9,526 D+5.5
Summers 5,720 60.5% 3,733 39.5% 9,453 D+21.0
Braxton 5,738 60.8% 3,707 39.2% 9,445 D+21.5
Barbour 5,077 55.2% 4,128 44.8% 9,205 D+10.3
Upshur 3,186 35.4% 5,806 64.6% 8,992 R+29.1
Putnam 4,698 53.9% 4,015 46.1% 8,713 D+7.8
Jackson 3,583 42.7% 4,817 57.3% 8,400 R+14.7
Jefferson 5,534 73.8% 1,961 26.2% 7,495 D+47.7
Ritchie 2,858 38.2% 4,630 61.8% 7,488 R+23.7
Tucker 3,713 50.9% 3,581 49.1% 7,294 D+1.8
Pocahontas 3,955 56.4% 3,060 43.6% 7,015 D+12.8
Monroe 3,371 50.2% 3,338 49.8% 6,709 D+0.5
Webster 4,531 67.9% 2,144 32.1% 6,675 D+35.8
Tyler 2,647 39.8% 4,010 60.2% 6,657 R+20.5
Clay 3,494 57.2% 2,614 42.8% 6,108 D+14.4
Hampshire 3,882 72.2% 1,498 27.8% 5,380 D+44.3
Gilmer 3,447 65.1% 1,850 34.9% 5,297 D+30.1
Calhoun 3,455 66.8% 1,715 33.2% 5,170 D+33.7
Doddridge 1,804 37.1% 3,058 62.9% 4,862 R+25.8
Hardy 3,055 65.9% 1,583 34.1% 4,638 D+31.7
Pendleton 2,624 58.9% 1,829 41.1% 4,453 D+17.9
Morgan 1,627 39.0% 2,545 61.0% 4,172 R+22.0
Grant 1,017 25.4% 2,987 74.6% 4,004 R+49.2
Pleasants 1,958 52.0% 1,810 48.0% 3,768 D+3.9
Wirt 1,815 53.1% 1,605 46.9% 3,420 D+6.1

Counties as they stood in 1936; 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