West Virginia — 1996 governor election
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Akashic1996 · GovernorWest Virginia · GovernorCecil UnderwoodR+5.8
Candidates
West Virginia 1996 governor — certified statewide results.
- Cecil Underwood✓Republican324,51851.6%
- Charlotte PrittDemocratic287,87045.8%
- Other candidatesOther16,1712.6%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+14.7Governor 1996R+5.8vs. baselineR+20.6
West Virginia's 1996 governor race ran 20.6 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.