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1956 West Virginia governor election
Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) beat Robert H. Mollohan (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1956, 53.9% to 46.1%, a margin of 7.8 points and 63,381 votes.
West Virginia changed party: in 1952 it went Democratic, for William C. Marland.
Republicans led in 39 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 16. The largest, Kanawha, cast 107,597 votes and went to the Republican by 15.5 points. The closest was Mercer, where 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil H. Underwood won | Republican | 440,502 | 53.9% |
| Robert H. Mollohan | Democratic | 377,121 | 46.1% |
| Total | 817,623 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 45,455 42.2% | 62,142 57.8% | 107,597 | R+15.5 | |
| Cabell | 17,707 38.0% | 28,872 62.0% | 46,579 | R+24.0 | |
| Harrison | 16,969 43.8% | 21,763 56.2% | 38,732 | R+12.4 | |
| Ohio | 16,024 45.8% | 18,964 54.2% | 34,988 | R+8.4 | |
| Wood | 12,978 38.2% | 21,000 61.8% | 33,978 | R+23.6 | |
| Raleigh | 15,984 49.7% | 16,167 50.3% | 32,151 | R+0.6 | |
| Marion | 16,769 52.5% | 15,168 47.5% | 31,937 | D+5.0 | |
| McDowell | 17,258 62.7% | 10,264 37.3% | 27,522 | D+25.4 | |
| Mercer | 13,711 50.0% | 13,715 50.0% | 27,426 | level | |
| Fayette | 15,249 58.3% | 10,906 41.7% | 26,155 | D+16.6 | |
| Logan | 14,658 58.3% | 10,476 41.7% | 25,134 | D+16.6 | |
| Monongalia | 11,111 45.0% | 13,594 55.0% | 24,705 | R+10.1 | |
| Hancock | 9,956 56.2% | 7,764 43.8% | 17,720 | D+12.4 | |
| Mingo | 10,191 57.7% | 7,476 42.3% | 17,667 | D+15.4 | |
| Marshall | 8,215 49.3% | 8,464 50.7% | 16,679 | R+1.5 | |
| Wayne | 7,561 48.0% | 8,207 52.0% | 15,768 | R+4.1 | |
| Berkeley | 5,807 40.2% | 8,646 59.8% | 14,453 | R+19.6 | |
| Greenbrier | 6,254 44.0% | 7,975 56.0% | 14,229 | R+12.1 | |
| Wyoming | 7,245 52.1% | 6,662 47.9% | 13,907 | D+4.2 | |
| Brooke | 7,233 56.6% | 5,550 43.4% | 12,783 | D+13.2 | |
| Boone | 6,681 55.3% | 5,390 44.7% | 12,071 | D+10.7 | |
| Preston | 3,517 31.8% | 7,535 68.2% | 11,052 | R+36.4 | |
| Randolph | 5,349 48.5% | 5,676 51.5% | 11,025 | R+3.0 | |
| Putnam | 4,376 43.0% | 5,809 57.0% | 10,185 | R+14.1 | |
| Nicholas | 4,539 45.6% | 5,413 54.4% | 9,952 | R+8.8 | |
| Mason | 3,646 36.8% | 6,272 63.2% | 9,918 | R+26.5 | |
| Lincoln | 4,978 50.5% | 4,877 49.5% | 9,855 | D+1.0 | |
| Mineral | 4,005 41.0% | 5,768 59.0% | 9,773 | R+18.0 | |
| Lewis | 3,133 33.8% | 6,143 66.2% | 9,276 | R+32.4 | |
| Wetzel | 4,065 46.6% | 4,652 53.4% | 8,717 | R+6.7 | |
| Barbour | 3,673 45.5% | 4,398 54.5% | 8,071 | R+9.0 | |
| Roane | 3,051 39.4% | 4,701 60.6% | 7,752 | R+21.3 | |
| Taylor | 3,223 41.6% | 4,516 58.4% | 7,739 | R+16.7 | |
| Upshur | 1,984 26.1% | 5,632 73.9% | 7,616 | R+47.9 | |
| Jackson | 2,527 33.6% | 4,997 66.4% | 7,524 | R+32.8 | |
| Summers | 3,665 49.2% | 3,781 50.8% | 7,446 | R+1.6 | |
| Braxton | 3,790 52.2% | 3,466 47.8% | 7,256 | D+4.5 | |
| Jefferson | 3,333 52.0% | 3,073 48.0% | 6,406 | D+4.1 | |
| Monroe | 2,707 43.3% | 3,547 56.7% | 6,254 | R+13.4 | |
| Ritchie | 1,393 25.0% | 4,174 75.0% | 5,567 | R+50.0 | |
| Pocahontas | 2,412 44.5% | 3,008 55.5% | 5,420 | R+11.0 | |
| Clay | 2,545 47.2% | 2,846 52.8% | 5,391 | R+5.6 | |
| Webster | 2,989 55.8% | 2,372 44.2% | 5,361 | D+11.5 | |
| Tyler | 1,284 25.9% | 3,675 74.1% | 4,959 | R+48.2 | |
| Hampshire | 2,594 53.6% | 2,242 46.4% | 4,836 | D+7.3 | |
| Tucker | 2,030 46.0% | 2,386 54.0% | 4,416 | R+8.1 | |
| Hardy | 2,142 49.7% | 2,169 50.3% | 4,311 | R+0.6 | |
| Calhoun | 2,100 51.0% | 2,014 49.0% | 4,114 | D+2.1 | |
| Morgan | 1,160 29.4% | 2,792 70.6% | 3,952 | R+41.3 | |
| Grant | 628 15.9% | 3,321 84.1% | 3,949 | R+68.2 | |
| Pendleton | 1,868 48.0% | 2,025 52.0% | 3,893 | R+4.0 | |
| Gilmer | 1,928 51.5% | 1,813 48.5% | 3,741 | D+3.1 | |
| Pleasants | 1,512 40.8% | 2,194 59.2% | 3,706 | R+18.4 | |
| Doddridge | 877 25.0% | 2,637 75.0% | 3,514 | R+50.1 | |
| Wirt | 1,082 43.4% | 1,413 56.6% | 2,495 | R+13.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1956; 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 |