Elections / 1992 · Governor · WV
West Virginia — 1992 governor election
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Akashic1992 · GovernorWest Virginia · GovernorGaston CapertonD+19.5
Candidates
West Virginia 1992 governor — certified statewide results.
- Gaston Caperton✓Democratic368,30256.0%
- Cleve BenedictRepublican240,39036.6%
- Charlotte PrittIndependent48,8737.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1992D+13.0Governor 1992D+19.5vs. baselineD+6.4
West Virginia's 1992 governor race ran 6.4 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.