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1972 West Virginia governor election
Arch A. Moore Jr. (Republican) beat Jay Rockefeller (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1972, 54.7% to 45.3%, a margin of 9.5 points and 73,355 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1968, when Arch A. Moore Jr. also won.
Republicans led in 40 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 15. The largest, Kanawha, cast 103,400 votes and went to the Republican by 8.5 points. The closest was Lincoln, where 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arch A. Moore Jr. won | Republican | 423,817 | 54.7% |
| Jay Rockefeller | Democratic | 350,462 | 45.3% |
| Total | 774,279 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 47,330 45.8% | 56,070 54.2% | 103,400 | R+8.5 | |
| Cabell | 20,778 46.6% | 23,846 53.4% | 44,624 | R+6.9 | |
| Wood | 16,192 41.5% | 22,785 58.5% | 38,977 | R+16.9 | |
| Harrison | 15,726 43.5% | 20,390 56.5% | 36,116 | R+12.9 | |
| Raleigh | 14,399 47.9% | 15,677 52.1% | 30,076 | R+4.2 | |
| Ohio | 11,217 37.8% | 18,482 62.2% | 29,699 | R+24.5 | |
| Marion | 14,715 52.1% | 13,506 47.9% | 28,221 | D+4.3 | |
| Monongalia | 14,029 50.4% | 13,810 49.6% | 27,839 | D+0.8 | |
| Mercer | 9,956 38.2% | 16,128 61.8% | 26,084 | R+23.7 | |
| Fayette | 12,412 55.7% | 9,860 44.3% | 22,272 | D+11.5 | |
| Logan | 11,688 57.4% | 8,687 42.6% | 20,375 | D+14.7 | |
| Marshall | 6,496 36.9% | 11,087 63.1% | 17,583 | R+26.1 | |
| Hancock | 8,292 48.2% | 8,896 51.8% | 17,188 | R+3.5 | |
| Wayne | 8,468 51.8% | 7,885 48.2% | 16,353 | D+3.6 | |
| McDowell | 8,490 52.5% | 7,681 47.5% | 16,171 | D+5.0 | |
| Berkeley | 4,878 31.2% | 10,754 68.8% | 15,632 | R+37.6 | |
| Greenbrier | 5,930 44.2% | 7,485 55.8% | 13,415 | R+11.6 | |
| Mingo | 6,354 47.6% | 6,994 52.4% | 13,348 | R+4.8 | |
| Putnam | 6,240 47.2% | 6,975 52.8% | 13,215 | R+5.6 | |
| Brooke | 6,046 46.2% | 7,043 53.8% | 13,089 | R+7.6 | |
| Wyoming | 5,824 46.5% | 6,712 53.5% | 12,536 | R+7.1 | |
| Boone | 6,485 56.3% | 5,031 43.7% | 11,516 | D+12.6 | |
| Mason | 5,566 48.9% | 5,822 51.1% | 11,388 | R+2.2 | |
| Preston | 3,985 36.5% | 6,934 63.5% | 10,919 | R+27.0 | |
| Randolph | 4,725 43.3% | 6,194 56.7% | 10,919 | R+13.5 | |
| Jackson | 4,273 40.5% | 6,287 59.5% | 10,560 | R+19.1 | |
| Mineral | 4,508 42.7% | 6,039 57.3% | 10,547 | R+14.5 | |
| Nicholas | 4,647 48.1% | 5,010 51.9% | 9,657 | R+3.8 | |
| Wetzel | 4,094 42.8% | 5,465 57.2% | 9,559 | R+14.3 | |
| Lincoln | 4,344 50.0% | 4,336 50.0% | 8,680 | D+0.1 | |
| Upshur | 2,359 28.4% | 5,952 71.6% | 8,311 | R+43.2 | |
| Lewis | 2,695 33.7% | 5,292 66.3% | 7,987 | R+32.5 | |
| Jefferson | 3,461 45.2% | 4,200 54.8% | 7,661 | R+9.6 | |
| Barbour | 2,472 36.5% | 4,305 63.5% | 6,777 | R+27.0 | |
| Roane | 2,774 41.5% | 3,911 58.5% | 6,685 | R+17.0 | |
| Taylor | 2,629 39.6% | 4,009 60.4% | 6,638 | R+20.8 | |
| Summers | 3,067 47.1% | 3,445 52.9% | 6,512 | R+5.8 | |
| Braxton | 3,134 52.3% | 2,864 47.7% | 5,998 | D+4.5 | |
| Monroe | 2,602 44.0% | 3,318 56.0% | 5,920 | R+12.1 | |
| Hampshire | 2,392 49.5% | 2,439 50.5% | 4,831 | R+1.0 | |
| Ritchie | 1,341 28.6% | 3,348 71.4% | 4,689 | R+42.8 | |
| Tyler | 1,625 35.4% | 2,965 64.6% | 4,590 | R+29.2 | |
| Webster | 2,505 59.1% | 1,731 40.9% | 4,236 | D+18.3 | |
| Hardy | 2,126 50.6% | 2,077 49.4% | 4,203 | D+1.2 | |
| Grant | 1,007 24.1% | 3,176 75.9% | 4,183 | R+51.9 | |
| Pocahontas | 1,972 47.2% | 2,209 52.8% | 4,181 | R+5.7 | |
| Morgan | 1,511 36.3% | 2,646 63.7% | 4,157 | R+27.3 | |
| Clay | 2,180 53.9% | 1,867 46.1% | 4,047 | D+7.7 | |
| Tucker | 1,730 46.6% | 1,984 53.4% | 3,714 | R+6.8 | |
| Pendleton | 1,794 50.1% | 1,784 49.9% | 3,578 | D+0.3 | |
| Calhoun | 1,872 52.9% | 1,670 47.1% | 3,542 | D+5.7 | |
| Gilmer | 1,647 47.6% | 1,811 52.4% | 3,458 | R+4.7 | |
| Pleasants | 1,655 50.5% | 1,623 49.5% | 3,278 | D+1.0 | |
| Doddridge | 845 28.4% | 2,128 71.6% | 2,973 | R+43.2 | |
| Wirt | 980 45.1% | 1,192 54.9% | 2,172 | R+9.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1972; 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 |