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1944 West Virginia governor election
Clarence W. Meadows (Democrat) beat Daniel Boone Dawson (Republican) in West Virginia in 1944, 54.4% to 45.6%, a margin of 8.9 points and 64,473 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1940, when Matthew M. Neely won.
Democrats led in 33 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 22. The largest, Kanawha, cast 84,313 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.6 points. The closest was Berkeley, where 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence W. Meadows won | Democratic | 395,122 | 54.4% |
| Daniel Boone Dawson | Republican | 330,649 | 45.6% |
| Total | 725,771 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 46,184 54.8% | 38,129 45.2% | 84,313 | D+9.6 | |
| Cabell | 23,073 53.0% | 20,496 47.0% | 43,569 | D+5.9 | |
| Ohio | 17,738 51.9% | 16,411 48.1% | 34,149 | D+3.9 | |
| Harrison | 18,207 55.5% | 14,593 44.5% | 32,800 | D+11.0 | |
| McDowell | 19,031 62.0% | 11,676 38.0% | 30,707 | D+24.0 | |
| Marion | 17,291 59.1% | 11,963 40.9% | 29,254 | D+18.2 | |
| Raleigh | 18,720 64.1% | 10,464 35.9% | 29,184 | D+28.3 | |
| Wood | 13,989 48.9% | 14,610 51.1% | 28,599 | R+2.2 | |
| Fayette | 17,489 67.1% | 8,566 32.9% | 26,055 | D+34.2 | |
| Mercer | 14,870 58.9% | 10,374 41.1% | 25,244 | D+17.8 | |
| Logan | 14,395 62.2% | 8,764 37.8% | 23,159 | D+24.3 | |
| Monongalia | 10,598 52.2% | 9,718 47.8% | 20,316 | D+4.3 | |
| Marshall | 7,356 48.2% | 7,902 51.8% | 15,258 | R+3.6 | |
| Mingo | 9,776 66.0% | 5,032 34.0% | 14,808 | D+32.0 | |
| Greenbrier | 7,425 60.9% | 4,771 39.1% | 12,196 | D+21.8 | |
| Berkeley | 5,984 49.9% | 6,002 50.1% | 11,986 | R+0.2 | |
| Wayne | 6,760 57.9% | 4,912 42.1% | 11,672 | D+15.8 | |
| Hancock | 6,832 58.9% | 4,777 41.1% | 11,609 | D+17.7 | |
| Wyoming | 6,726 60.6% | 4,380 39.4% | 11,106 | D+21.1 | |
| Randolph | 6,210 61.5% | 3,880 38.5% | 10,090 | D+23.1 | |
| Preston | 3,116 31.5% | 6,770 68.5% | 9,886 | R+37.0 | |
| Boone | 6,210 63.0% | 3,650 37.0% | 9,860 | D+26.0 | |
| Brooke | 5,922 60.4% | 3,878 39.6% | 9,800 | D+20.9 | |
| Mason | 3,741 39.8% | 5,651 60.2% | 9,392 | R+20.3 | |
| Mineral | 4,052 46.8% | 4,615 53.2% | 8,667 | R+6.5 | |
| Lewis | 3,608 41.8% | 5,027 58.2% | 8,635 | R+16.4 | |
| Roane | 3,864 45.1% | 4,701 54.9% | 8,565 | R+9.8 | |
| Wetzel | 4,649 56.4% | 3,596 43.6% | 8,245 | D+12.8 | |
| Putnam | 3,822 47.8% | 4,166 52.2% | 7,988 | R+4.3 | |
| Lincoln | 3,662 46.4% | 4,229 53.6% | 7,891 | R+7.2 | |
| Barbour | 3,756 48.1% | 4,055 51.9% | 7,811 | R+3.8 | |
| Taylor | 3,610 47.8% | 3,947 52.2% | 7,557 | R+4.5 | |
| Nicholas | 4,297 57.3% | 3,207 42.7% | 7,504 | D+14.5 | |
| Summers | 4,379 58.8% | 3,069 41.2% | 7,448 | D+17.6 | |
| Upshur | 2,094 28.3% | 5,312 71.7% | 7,406 | R+43.5 | |
| Braxton | 4,323 58.7% | 3,047 41.3% | 7,370 | D+17.3 | |
| Jackson | 2,465 35.6% | 4,459 64.4% | 6,924 | R+28.8 | |
| Jefferson | 3,982 67.7% | 1,898 32.3% | 5,880 | D+35.4 | |
| Monroe | 2,680 46.2% | 3,122 53.8% | 5,802 | R+7.6 | |
| Ritchie | 1,686 29.3% | 4,059 70.7% | 5,745 | R+41.3 | |
| Pocahontas | 2,948 55.9% | 2,323 44.1% | 5,271 | D+11.9 | |
| Tucker | 2,684 53.7% | 2,311 46.3% | 4,995 | D+7.5 | |
| Webster | 3,298 66.3% | 1,678 33.7% | 4,976 | D+32.6 | |
| Tyler | 1,501 30.4% | 3,429 69.6% | 4,930 | R+39.1 | |
| Clay | 2,358 52.1% | 2,167 47.9% | 4,525 | D+4.2 | |
| Gilmer | 2,605 61.6% | 1,621 38.4% | 4,226 | D+23.3 | |
| Hampshire | 2,782 66.4% | 1,406 33.6% | 4,188 | D+32.9 | |
| Calhoun | 2,315 57.7% | 1,696 42.3% | 4,011 | D+15.4 | |
| Pendleton | 2,177 54.3% | 1,833 45.7% | 4,010 | D+8.6 | |
| Hardy | 2,314 61.6% | 1,442 38.4% | 3,756 | D+23.2 | |
| Doddridge | 1,124 30.2% | 2,604 69.8% | 3,728 | R+39.7 | |
| Grant | 659 18.0% | 2,997 82.0% | 3,656 | R+63.9 | |
| Morgan | 1,011 31.1% | 2,240 68.9% | 3,251 | R+37.8 | |
| Pleasants | 1,549 49.2% | 1,599 50.8% | 3,148 | R+1.6 | |
| Wirt | 1,225 46.2% | 1,425 53.8% | 2,650 | R+7.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1944; 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 |