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1988 West Virginia governor election
Gaston Caperton (Democrat) beat Arch A. Moore Jr. (Republican) in West Virginia in 1988, 58.9% to 41.1%, a margin of 17.7 points and 115,249 votes.
West Virginia changed party: in 1984 it went Republican, for Arch A. Moore Jr.
Democrats led in 43 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 12. The largest, Kanawha, cast 78,626 votes and went to the Democrat by 23.9 points. The closest was Randolph, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Caperton won | Democratic | 382,421 | 58.9% |
| Arch A. Moore Jr. | Republican | 267,172 | 41.1% |
| Total | 649,593 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 48,701 61.9% | 29,925 38.1% | 78,626 | D+23.9 | |
| Cabell | 17,607 54.4% | 14,775 45.6% | 32,382 | D+8.7 | |
| Wood | 16,462 50.9% | 15,897 49.1% | 32,359 | D+1.7 | |
| Harrison | 16,415 54.6% | 13,641 45.4% | 30,056 | D+9.2 | |
| Monongalia | 17,774 68.3% | 8,237 31.7% | 26,011 | D+36.7 | |
| Raleigh | 16,837 67.7% | 8,018 32.3% | 24,855 | D+35.5 | |
| Marion | 13,210 55.8% | 10,448 44.2% | 23,658 | D+11.7 | |
| Ohio | 10,240 49.8% | 10,323 50.2% | 20,563 | R+0.4 | |
| Mercer | 13,028 64.2% | 7,265 35.8% | 20,293 | D+28.4 | |
| Berkeley | 8,862 51.9% | 8,220 48.1% | 17,082 | D+3.8 | |
| Fayette | 12,138 74.5% | 4,163 25.5% | 16,301 | D+48.9 | |
| Logan | 11,334 71.9% | 4,440 28.1% | 15,774 | D+43.7 | |
| Wayne | 9,178 59.4% | 6,271 40.6% | 15,449 | D+18.8 | |
| Marshall | 6,906 46.4% | 7,981 53.6% | 14,887 | R+7.2 | |
| Putnam | 8,619 58.1% | 6,224 41.9% | 14,843 | D+16.1 | |
| Hancock | 9,663 70.2% | 4,109 29.8% | 13,772 | D+40.3 | |
| Greenbrier | 7,144 62.0% | 4,379 38.0% | 11,523 | D+24.0 | |
| Mason | 6,261 57.6% | 4,610 42.4% | 10,871 | D+15.2 | |
| Mingo | 8,087 77.7% | 2,319 22.3% | 10,406 | D+55.4 | |
| Brooke | 6,804 65.5% | 3,577 34.5% | 10,381 | D+31.1 | |
| Jackson | 5,100 49.3% | 5,255 50.7% | 10,355 | R+1.5 | |
| Randolph | 5,067 50.0% | 5,075 50.0% | 10,142 | R+0.1 | |
| Preston | 5,576 55.3% | 4,509 44.7% | 10,085 | D+10.6 | |
| Mineral | 5,365 53.3% | 4,704 46.7% | 10,069 | D+6.6 | |
| Wyoming | 6,502 67.1% | 3,193 32.9% | 9,695 | D+34.1 | |
| McDowell | 6,940 71.8% | 2,723 28.2% | 9,663 | D+43.6 | |
| Boone | 6,770 71.8% | 2,662 28.2% | 9,432 | D+43.6 | |
| Nicholas | 5,995 66.8% | 2,977 33.2% | 8,972 | D+33.6 | |
| Lincoln | 5,027 58.7% | 3,540 41.3% | 8,567 | D+17.4 | |
| Jefferson | 4,408 51.5% | 4,150 48.5% | 8,558 | D+3.0 | |
| Upshur | 3,574 45.1% | 4,342 54.9% | 7,916 | R+9.7 | |
| Wetzel | 4,055 54.9% | 3,336 45.1% | 7,391 | D+9.7 | |
| Lewis | 3,737 54.2% | 3,153 45.8% | 6,890 | D+8.5 | |
| Barbour | 3,344 53.2% | 2,942 46.8% | 6,286 | D+6.4 | |
| Taylor | 3,025 53.1% | 2,669 46.9% | 5,694 | D+6.3 | |
| Braxton | 3,619 66.2% | 1,849 33.8% | 5,468 | D+32.4 | |
| Hampshire | 3,096 57.5% | 2,292 42.5% | 5,388 | D+14.9 | |
| Roane | 2,680 49.8% | 2,699 50.2% | 5,379 | R+0.4 | |
| Summers | 3,157 59.3% | 2,171 40.7% | 5,328 | D+18.5 | |
| Monroe | 3,128 61.0% | 2,002 39.0% | 5,130 | D+21.9 | |
| Morgan | 2,224 49.6% | 2,263 50.4% | 4,487 | R+0.9 | |
| Ritchie | 1,594 36.9% | 2,731 63.1% | 4,325 | R+26.3 | |
| Hardy | 2,217 53.3% | 1,939 46.7% | 4,156 | D+6.7 | |
| Grant | 1,191 29.2% | 2,891 70.8% | 4,082 | R+41.6 | |
| Tyler | 1,703 44.1% | 2,160 55.9% | 3,863 | R+11.8 | |
| Clay | 2,468 64.2% | 1,378 35.8% | 3,846 | D+28.3 | |
| Pocahontas | 2,244 58.5% | 1,589 41.5% | 3,833 | D+17.1 | |
| Tucker | 1,804 49.8% | 1,815 50.2% | 3,619 | R+0.3 | |
| Pendleton | 1,934 55.7% | 1,539 44.3% | 3,473 | D+11.4 | |
| Webster | 2,213 68.9% | 999 31.1% | 3,212 | D+37.8 | |
| Pleasants | 1,707 53.9% | 1,458 46.1% | 3,165 | D+7.9 | |
| Calhoun | 1,773 57.8% | 1,293 42.2% | 3,066 | D+15.7 | |
| Gilmer | 1,741 57.0% | 1,313 43.0% | 3,054 | D+14.0 | |
| Doddridge | 1,047 37.2% | 1,765 62.8% | 2,812 | R+25.5 | |
| Wirt | 1,126 53.6% | 974 46.4% | 2,100 | D+7.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1988; 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 |