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1976 West Virginia governor election
Jay Rockefeller (Democrat) beat Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) in West Virginia in 1976, 66.2% to 33.8%, a margin of 32.3 points and 242,241 votes.
West Virginia changed party: in 1972 it went Republican, for Arch A. Moore Jr.
Democrats led in 52 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 3. The largest, Kanawha, cast 95,174 votes and went to the Democrat by 29.7 points. The closest was Tyler, where 1 vote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Rockefeller won | Democratic | 495,661 | 66.2% |
| Cecil H. Underwood | Republican | 253,420 | 33.8% |
| All other candidates | 189 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 749,270 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 61,709 64.8% | 33,422 35.1% | 43 | 95,174 | D+29.7 |
| Cabell | 26,097 65.9% | 13,525 34.1% | 39,622 | D+31.7 | |
| Wood | 22,496 60.3% | 14,788 39.7% | 37,284 | D+20.7 | |
| Harrison | 24,020 66.1% | 12,334 33.9% | 10 | 36,364 | D+32.1 |
| Raleigh | 20,671 68.4% | 9,550 31.6% | 30,221 | D+36.8 | |
| Monongalia | 19,710 70.6% | 8,220 29.4% | 27,930 | D+41.1 | |
| Marion | 20,824 74.6% | 7,105 25.4% | 27,929 | D+49.1 | |
| Ohio | 17,788 67.2% | 8,663 32.8% | 26,451 | D+34.5 | |
| Mercer | 16,787 66.5% | 8,460 33.5% | 25,247 | D+33.0 | |
| Fayette | 16,013 76.5% | 4,911 23.5% | 20,924 | D+53.1 | |
| Berkeley | 8,765 51.5% | 8,269 48.5% | 17,034 | D+2.9 | |
| Logan | 13,632 80.4% | 3,332 19.6% | 16,964 | D+60.7 | |
| Hancock | 12,822 76.5% | 3,928 23.5% | 16,750 | D+53.1 | |
| Marshall | 11,146 67.5% | 5,366 32.5% | 16,512 | D+35.0 | |
| Wayne | 10,844 69.6% | 4,729 30.4% | 15,573 | D+39.3 | |
| Putnam | 9,422 64.6% | 5,154 35.4% | 14,576 | D+29.3 | |
| McDowell | 11,561 80.0% | 2,839 19.6% | 49 | 14,449 | D+60.4 |
| Greenbrier | 8,635 61.4% | 5,435 38.6% | 14,070 | D+22.7 | |
| Brooke | 9,735 75.4% | 3,183 24.6% | 1 | 12,919 | D+50.7 |
| Wyoming | 8,268 69.0% | 3,715 31.0% | 11,983 | D+38.0 | |
| Mason | 7,496 62.6% | 4,478 37.4% | 11,974 | D+25.2 | |
| Randolph | 8,466 70.9% | 3,473 29.1% | 11,939 | D+41.8 | |
| Boone | 8,779 75.8% | 2,805 24.2% | 3 | 11,587 | D+51.6 |
| Mingo | 8,868 77.5% | 2,485 21.7% | 83 | 11,436 | D+55.8 |
| Preston | 6,422 57.2% | 4,812 42.8% | 11,234 | D+14.3 | |
| Mineral | 6,841 62.6% | 4,085 37.4% | 10,926 | D+25.2 | |
| Jackson | 5,987 55.5% | 4,793 44.5% | 10,780 | D+11.1 | |
| Nicholas | 6,516 67.3% | 3,165 32.7% | 9,681 | D+34.6 | |
| Wetzel | 6,276 71.1% | 2,548 28.9% | 8,824 | D+42.2 | |
| Jefferson | 5,848 66.3% | 2,971 33.7% | 8,819 | D+32.6 | |
| Upshur | 4,527 54.7% | 3,748 45.3% | 8,275 | D+9.4 | |
| Lincoln | 5,170 64.2% | 2,889 35.8% | 8,059 | D+28.3 | |
| Lewis | 4,496 58.8% | 3,154 41.2% | 7,650 | D+17.5 | |
| Barbour | 3,746 54.7% | 3,103 45.3% | 6,849 | D+9.4 | |
| Taylor | 4,219 62.3% | 2,548 37.7% | 6,767 | D+24.7 | |
| Roane | 3,614 54.0% | 3,079 46.0% | 6,693 | D+8.0 | |
| Summers | 3,975 64.6% | 2,183 35.4% | 6,158 | D+29.1 | |
| Monroe | 3,249 54.0% | 2,764 46.0% | 6,013 | D+8.1 | |
| Braxton | 4,028 68.5% | 1,851 31.5% | 5,879 | D+37.0 | |
| Hampshire | 3,377 66.9% | 1,672 33.1% | 5,049 | D+33.8 | |
| Ritchie | 2,243 46.3% | 2,602 53.7% | 4,845 | R+7.4 | |
| Tyler | 2,178 50.0% | 2,177 50.0% | 4,355 | level | |
| Hardy | 2,601 61.1% | 1,658 38.9% | 4,259 | D+22.1 | |
| Grant | 1,576 37.4% | 2,643 62.6% | 4,219 | R+25.3 | |
| Morgan | 2,133 50.6% | 2,084 49.4% | 4,217 | D+1.2 | |
| Pocahontas | 2,535 62.7% | 1,511 37.3% | 4,046 | D+25.3 | |
| Clay | 2,710 69.0% | 1,220 31.0% | 3,930 | D+37.9 | |
| Webster | 2,916 75.3% | 956 24.7% | 3,872 | D+50.6 | |
| Tucker | 2,455 66.3% | 1,250 33.7% | 3,705 | D+32.5 | |
| Pendleton | 2,308 63.9% | 1,302 36.1% | 3,610 | D+27.9 | |
| Gilmer | 2,266 62.9% | 1,336 37.1% | 3,602 | D+25.8 | |
| Calhoun | 2,185 63.6% | 1,248 36.4% | 3,433 | D+27.3 | |
| Pleasants | 2,016 60.7% | 1,304 39.3% | 3,320 | D+21.4 | |
| Doddridge | 1,339 43.8% | 1,721 56.2% | 3,060 | R+12.5 | |
| Wirt | 1,355 60.8% | 874 39.2% | 2,229 | D+21.6 |
Counties as they stood in 1976; 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 |