Elections / 1996 · Governor · WV
West Virginia — 1996 governor election
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Akashic1996 · GovernorWest Virginia · GovernorCecil UnderwoodR+6.0
Candidates
West Virginia 1996 governor — certified statewide results.
- Cecil Underwood✓Republican324,51853.0%
- Charlotte PrittDemocratic287,87047.0%
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 1996D+14.7Governor 1996R+6.0vs. baselineR+20.7
West Virginia's 1996 governor race ran 20.7 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1996WV
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.