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1952 West Virginia governor election
William C. Marland (Democrat) beat Rush D. Holt (Republican) in West Virginia in 1952, 51.5% to 48.5%, a margin of 3.1 points and 27,269 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when Okey L. Patteson won.
Republicans led in 31 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 24. The largest, Kanawha, cast 111,580 votes and went to the Republican by 4.4 points. The closest was Greenbrier, where 26 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 C. Marland won | Democratic | 454,898 | 51.5% |
| Rush D. Holt | Republican | 427,629 | 48.5% |
| Total | 882,527 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 53,308 47.8% | 58,272 52.2% | 111,580 | R+4.4 | |
| Cabell | 22,965 45.9% | 27,029 54.1% | 49,994 | R+8.1 | |
| Harrison | 20,066 47.9% | 21,868 52.1% | 41,934 | R+4.3 | |
| Ohio | 18,009 48.2% | 19,326 51.8% | 37,335 | R+3.5 | |
| Raleigh | 21,747 58.7% | 15,312 41.3% | 37,059 | D+17.4 | |
| McDowell | 24,526 69.1% | 10,953 30.9% | 35,479 | D+38.3 | |
| Marion | 19,786 57.0% | 14,942 43.0% | 34,728 | D+13.9 | |
| Wood | 14,790 42.6% | 19,913 57.4% | 34,703 | R+14.8 | |
| Fayette | 22,203 70.0% | 9,536 30.0% | 31,739 | D+39.9 | |
| Mercer | 17,318 55.6% | 13,857 44.4% | 31,175 | D+11.1 | |
| Logan | 19,474 68.1% | 9,134 31.9% | 28,608 | D+36.1 | |
| Monongalia | 13,290 50.3% | 13,147 49.7% | 26,437 | D+0.5 | |
| Mingo | 13,178 66.0% | 6,775 34.0% | 19,953 | D+32.1 | |
| Marshall | 9,087 49.8% | 9,145 50.2% | 18,232 | R+0.3 | |
| Hancock | 9,660 58.5% | 6,866 41.5% | 16,526 | D+16.9 | |
| Wayne | 8,756 54.7% | 7,241 45.3% | 15,997 | D+9.5 | |
| Greenbrier | 7,817 49.9% | 7,843 50.1% | 15,660 | R+0.2 | |
| Wyoming | 9,062 59.2% | 6,244 40.8% | 15,306 | D+18.4 | |
| Berkeley | 7,399 48.5% | 7,846 51.5% | 15,245 | R+2.9 | |
| Brooke | 7,781 60.8% | 5,026 39.2% | 12,807 | D+21.5 | |
| Randolph | 6,872 54.1% | 5,841 45.9% | 12,713 | D+8.1 | |
| Boone | 8,100 64.8% | 4,407 35.2% | 12,507 | D+29.5 | |
| Preston | 4,403 35.4% | 8,037 64.6% | 12,440 | R+29.2 | |
| Mineral | 4,736 46.2% | 5,508 53.8% | 10,244 | R+7.5 | |
| Nicholas | 5,457 53.7% | 4,703 46.3% | 10,160 | D+7.4 | |
| Mason | 3,867 38.5% | 6,174 61.5% | 10,041 | R+23.0 | |
| Lincoln | 5,036 50.3% | 4,970 49.7% | 10,006 | D+0.7 | |
| Lewis | 2,810 28.3% | 7,136 71.7% | 9,946 | R+43.5 | |
| Putnam | 4,624 47.3% | 5,159 52.7% | 9,783 | R+5.5 | |
| Wetzel | 4,530 49.6% | 4,595 50.4% | 9,125 | R+0.7 | |
| Barbour | 4,394 48.2% | 4,728 51.8% | 9,122 | R+3.7 | |
| Roane | 3,558 41.7% | 4,974 58.3% | 8,532 | R+16.6 | |
| Taylor | 3,807 44.9% | 4,668 55.1% | 8,475 | R+10.2 | |
| Upshur | 2,423 28.7% | 6,023 71.3% | 8,446 | R+42.6 | |
| Summers | 4,203 52.5% | 3,805 47.5% | 8,008 | D+5.0 | |
| Braxton | 4,128 52.7% | 3,699 47.3% | 7,827 | D+5.5 | |
| Jackson | 2,628 35.0% | 4,889 65.0% | 7,517 | R+30.1 | |
| Jefferson | 4,322 60.1% | 2,875 39.9% | 7,197 | D+20.1 | |
| Monroe | 2,879 45.2% | 3,490 54.8% | 6,369 | R+9.6 | |
| Webster | 3,619 59.2% | 2,499 40.8% | 6,118 | D+18.3 | |
| Ritchie | 1,762 29.1% | 4,286 70.9% | 6,048 | R+41.7 | |
| Pocahontas | 2,714 48.2% | 2,916 51.8% | 5,630 | R+3.6 | |
| Clay | 2,661 48.7% | 2,799 51.3% | 5,460 | R+2.5 | |
| Tyler | 1,568 31.0% | 3,491 69.0% | 5,059 | R+38.0 | |
| Hampshire | 2,551 51.1% | 2,443 48.9% | 4,994 | D+2.2 | |
| Tucker | 2,455 50.4% | 2,417 49.6% | 4,872 | D+0.8 | |
| Hardy | 2,497 55.6% | 1,990 44.4% | 4,487 | D+11.3 | |
| Calhoun | 1,993 45.7% | 2,368 54.3% | 4,361 | R+8.6 | |
| Gilmer | 2,274 55.0% | 1,863 45.0% | 4,137 | D+9.9 | |
| Grant | 744 18.0% | 3,393 82.0% | 4,137 | R+64.0 | |
| Pendleton | 1,957 47.6% | 2,158 52.4% | 4,115 | R+4.9 | |
| Morgan | 1,262 30.9% | 2,821 69.1% | 4,083 | R+38.2 | |
| Doddridge | 1,047 26.9% | 2,841 73.1% | 3,888 | R+46.1 | |
| Pleasants | 1,705 47.5% | 1,886 52.5% | 3,591 | R+5.0 | |
| Wirt | 1,090 42.1% | 1,502 57.9% | 2,592 | R+15.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1952; 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 |