1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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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
| 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 | ||||
Results by county
| County | Okey Leonidas Patteson Democratic |
Herbert Stephenson Boreman Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 4,349 | 52.84% | 3,882 | 47.16% | 467 | 5.67% | 8,231 |
| Berkeley | 6,998 | 53.92% | 5,980 | 46.08% | 1,018 | 7.84% | 12,978 |
| Boone | 6,977 | 69.37% | 3,081 | 30.63% | 3,896 | 38.74% | 10,058 |
| Braxton | 4,387 | 58.21% | 3,150 | 41.79% | 1,237 | 16.41% | 7,537 |
| Brooke | 6,784 | 62.63% | 4,048 | 37.37% | 2,736 | 25.26% | 10,832 |
| Cabell | 25,408 | 57.68% | 18,639 | 42.32% | 6,769 | 15.37% | 44,047 |
| Calhoun | 2,076 | 52.69% | 1,864 | 47.31% | 212 | 5.38% | 3,940 |
| Clay | 2,893 | 53.88% | 2,476 | 46.12% | 417 | 7.77% | 5,369 |
| Doddridge | 1,254 | 33.56% | 2,483 | 66.44% | -1,229 | -32.89% | 3,737 |
| Fayette | 22,788 | 76.55% | 6,979 | 23.45% | 15,809 | 53.11% | 29,767 |
| Gilmer | 2,373 | 57.19% | 1,776 | 42.81% | 597 | 14.39% | 4,149 |
| Grant | 803 | 21.86% | 2,870 | 78.14% | -2,067 | -56.28% | 3,673 |
| Greenbrier | 7,707 | 59.94% | 5,151 | 40.06% | 2,556 | 19.88% | 12,858 |
| Hampshire | 2,901 | 68.26% | 1,349 | 31.74% | 1,552 | 36.52% | 4,250 |
| Hancock | 8,281 | 62.66% | 4,935 | 37.34% | 3,346 | 25.32% | 13,216 |
| Hardy | 2,580 | 63.88% | 1,459 | 36.12% | 1,121 | 27.75% | 4,039 |
| Harrison | 20,864 | 57.19% | 15,618 | 42.81% | 5,246 | 14.38% | 36,482 |
| Jackson | 2,605 | 37.18% | 4,402 | 62.82% | -1,797 | -25.65% | 7,007 |
| Jefferson | 3,998 | 65.15% | 2,139 | 34.85% | 1,859 | 30.29% | 6,137 |
| Kanawha | 53,523 | 55.40% | 43,081 | 44.60% | 10,442 | 10.81% | 96,604 |
| Lewis | 3,493 | 39.34% | 5,386 | 60.66% | -1,893 | -21.32% | 8,879 |
| Lincoln | 4,525 | 52.26% | 4,133 | 47.74% | 392 | 4.53% | 8,658 |
| Logan | 16,519 | 68.12% | 7,731 | 31.88% | 8,788 | 36.24% | 24,250 |
| Marion | 19,554 | 62.68% | 11,645 | 37.32% | 7,909 | 25.35% | 31,199 |
| Marshall | 8,283 | 52.88% | 7,381 | 47.12% | 902 | 5.76% | 15,664 |
| Mason | 4,616 | 45.32% | 5,569 | 54.68% | -953 | -9.36% | 10,185 |
| McDowell | 21,898 | 68.90% | 9,882 | 31.10% | 12,016 | 37.81% | 31,780 |
| Mercer | 15,690 | 60.32% | 10,323 | 39.68% | 5,367 | 20.63% | 26,013 |
| Mineral | 4,790 | 52.86% | 4,272 | 47.14% | 518 | 5.72% | 9,062 |
| Mingo | 11,046 | 68.54% | 5,070 | 31.46% | 5,976 | 37.08% | 16,116 |
| Monongalia | 12,394 | 56.42% | 9,574 | 43.58% | 2,820 | 12.84% | 21,968 |
| Monroe | 2,664 | 47.13% | 2,989 | 52.87% | -325 | -5.75% | 5,653 |
| Morgan | 1,252 | 35.80% | 2,245 | 64.20% | -993 | -28.40% | 3,497 |
| Nicholas | 5,105 | 59.50% | 3,475 | 40.50% | 1,630 | 19.00% | 8,580 |
| Ohio | 16,482 | 49.62% | 16,732 | 50.38% | -250 | -0.75% | 33,214 |
| Pendleton | 2,123 | 55.29% | 1,717 | 44.71% | 406 | 10.57% | 3,840 |
| Pleasants | 1,538 | 48.89% | 1,608 | 51.11% | -70 | -2.23% | 3,146 |
| Pocahontas | 2,854 | 53.59% | 2,472 | 46.41% | 382 | 7.17% | 5,326 |
| Preston | 3,926 | 39.06% | 6,124 | 60.94% | -2,198 | -21.87% | 10,050 |
| Putnam | 4,424 | 53.81% | 3,798 | 46.19% | 626 | 7.61% | 8,222 |
| Raleigh | 21,094 | 66.93% | 10,423 | 33.07% | 10,671 | 33.86% | 31,517 |
| Randolph | 6,511 | 59.69% | 4,397 | 40.31% | 2,114 | 19.38% | 10,908 |
| Ritchie | 1,756 | 31.30% | 3,854 | 68.70% | -2,098 | -37.40% | 5,610 |
| Roane | 3,762 | 46.62% | 4,308 | 53.38% | -546 | -6.77% | 8,070 |
| Summers | 4,639 | 61.14% | 2,949 | 38.86% | 1,690 | 22.27% | 7,588 |
| Taylor | 3,931 | 49.40% | 4,026 | 50.60% | -95 | -1.19% | 7,957 |
| Tucker | 2,698 | 55.77% | 2,140 | 44.23% | 558 | 11.53% | 4,838 |
| Tyler | 1,534 | 31.64% | 3,314 | 68.36% | -1,780 | -36.72% | 4,848 |
| Upshur | 2,379 | 32.02% | 5,051 | 67.98% | -2,672 | -35.96% | 7,430 |
| Wayne | 7,779 | 62.59% | 4,649 | 37.41% | 3,130 | 25.19% | 12,428 |
| Webster | 3,805 | 70.28% | 1,609 | 29.72% | 2,196 | 40.56% | 5,414 |
| Wetzel | 4,620 | 55.72% | 3,672 | 44.28% | 948 | 11.43% | 8,292 |
| Wirt | 1,223 | 47.20% | 1,368 | 52.80% | -145 | -5.60% | 2,591 |
| Wood | 13,387 | 45.70% | 15,905 | 54.30% | -2,518 | -8.60% | 29,292 |
| Wyoming | 6,909 | 62.44% | 4,156 | 37.56% | 2,753 | 24.88% | 11,065 |
| Totals | 438,752 | 57.12% | 329,309 | 42.88% | 109,443 | 14.25% | 768,061 |
References
- ^ J. Howard Myers (Ed.): West Virginia Blue Book 1951, Vol. 35.
- ^ "WV Governor Race — November 02, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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