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==Results==
==Results==
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 10 January 2024

For related races, see 1948 United States gubernatorial elections.

1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election
← 1944 November 2, 1948 1952 →
 
Nominee Okey Patteson Herbert Stephenson Boreman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 438,752 329,309
Percentage 57.12% 42.88%
County results
Patterson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Boreman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Governor before election

Clarence W. Meadows
Democratic

Elected Governor

Okey Patteson
Democratic

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The 1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948, to elect the governor of West Virginia.[1] James Kay Thomas unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.

Results

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West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1948[2][user-generated source]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Okey Patteson 438,752 57.12
Republican Herbert Stephenson Boreman 329,309 42.88
Total votes 768,061 100
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ J. Howard Myers (Ed.): West Virginia Blue Book 1951, Vol. 35.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 02, 1948". Retrieved May 23, 2016.


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