West Virginia — 2020 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 gubernatorial electionWest Virginia · GovernorJusticeR+33.9
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Jim Justice ✓Republican | 64.8% | 497,944 |
|---|---|---|
| Ben SalangoDemocrat | 30.8% | 237,024 |
| Erika KolenichLibertarian | 2.9% | 22,527 |
2020gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour, WV | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Berkeley, WV | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Boone, WV | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Braxton, WV | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Brooke, WV | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Cabell, WV | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Calhoun, WV | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Clay, WV | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Doddridge, WV | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Fayette, WV | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Gilmer, WV | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Grant, WV | Republican | R+71.6 |
| Greenbrier, WV | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Hampshire, WV | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Hancock, WV | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Hardy, WV | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Harrison, WV | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Jackson, WV | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Jefferson, WV | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Kanawha, WV | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Lewis, WV | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Lincoln, WV | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Logan, WV | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Marion, WV | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Marshall, WV | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Mason, WV | Republican | R+42.8 |
| McDowell, WV | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Mercer, WV | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Mineral, WV | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Mingo, WV | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Monongalia, WV | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Monroe, WV | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Morgan, WV | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Nicholas, WV | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Ohio, WV | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Pendleton, WV | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Pleasants, WV | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Pocahontas, WV | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Preston, WV | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Putnam, WV | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Raleigh, WV | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Randolph, WV | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Ritchie, WV | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Roane, WV | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Summers, WV | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Taylor, WV | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Tucker, WV | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Tyler, WV | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Upshur, WV | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Wayne, WV | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Webster, WV | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Wetzel, WV | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Wirt, WV | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Wood, WV | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Wyoming, WV | Republican | R+68.5 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020R+38.9Governor 2020R+33.9vs. baselineD+5.0
West Virginia's 2020 governor race ran 5.0 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
West Virginia results by county
55 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | Jim Justice+3,364 | 4,78373.0% | 1,41921.7% | 3505.3% | 6,552 |
| Berkeley | Jim Justice+13,588 | 28,84160.2% | 15,25331.8% | 3,8037.9% | 47,897 |
| Boone | Jim Justice+2,936 | 5,76565.2% | 2,82932.0% | 2462.8% | 8,840 |
| Braxton | Jim Justice+2,307 | 3,79968.5% | 1,49226.9% | 2544.6% | 5,545 |
| Brooke | Jim Justice+3,876 | 6,84065.7% | 2,96428.5% | 6055.8% | 10,409 |
| Cabell | Jim Justice+6,599 | 20,75057.3% | 14,15139.1% | 1,2843.5% | 36,185 |
| Calhoun | Jim Justice+1,509 | 2,14174.2% | 63221.9% | 1133.9% | 2,886 |
| Clay | Jim Justice+1,636 | 2,37073.6% | 73422.8% | 1143.5% | 3,218 |
| Doddridge | Jim Justice+1,857 | 2,33078.6% | 47316.0% | 1615.4% | 2,964 |
| Fayette | Jim Justice+4,489 | 10,07662.1% | 5,58734.5% | 5513.4% | 16,214 |
| Gilmer | Jim Justice+1,150 | 1,77368.7% | 62324.1% | 1847.1% | 2,580 |
| Grant | Jim Justice+3,693 | 4,30283.4% | 60911.8% | 2464.8% | 5,157 |
| Greenbrier | Jim Justice+6,920 | 10,97370.8% | 4,05326.2% | 4693.0% | 15,495 |
| Hampshire | Jim Justice+5,276 | 7,11174.9% | 1,83519.3% | 5475.8% | 9,493 |
| Hancock | Jim Justice+5,127 | 8,99566.6% | 3,86828.6% | 6484.8% | 13,511 |
| Hardy | Jim Justice+2,893 | 4,36471.3% | 1,47124.0% | 2854.7% | 6,120 |
| Harrison | Jim Justice+10,296 | 19,07464.6% | 8,77829.7% | 1,6855.7% | 29,537 |
| Jackson | Jim Justice+5,514 | 8,93270.0% | 3,41826.8% | 4013.1% | 12,751 |
| Jefferson | Jim Justice+3,447 | 14,01052.2% | 10,56339.4% | 2,2458.4% | 26,818 |
| Kanawha | Jim Justice+4,209 | 41,31051.3% | 37,10146.1% | 2,0922.6% | 80,503 |
| Lewis | Jim Justice+4,014 | 5,40773.8% | 1,39319.0% | 5257.2% | 7,325 |
| Lincoln | Jim Justice+3,101 | 5,26569.5% | 2,16428.6% | 1492.0% | 7,578 |
| Logan | Jim Justice+6,384 | 9,43674.0% | 3,05223.9% | 2572.0% | 12,745 |
| Marion | Jim Justice+6,621 | 15,25360.2% | 8,63234.1% | 1,4555.7% | 25,340 |
| Marshall | Jim Justice+5,485 | 9,32467.6% | 3,83927.8% | 6404.6% | 13,803 |
| Mason | Jim Justice+4,621 | 7,51969.6% | 2,89826.8% | 3883.6% | 10,805 |
| McDowell | Jim Justice+3,540 | 4,86177.4% | 1,32121.0% | 981.6% | 6,280 |
| Mercer | Jim Justice+13,288 | 18,34075.6% | 5,05220.8% | 8523.5% | 24,244 |
| Mineral | Jim Justice+7,123 | 9,53575.7% | 2,41219.2% | 6425.1% | 12,589 |
| Mingo | Jim Justice+5,432 | 7,45477.0% | 2,02220.9% | 2082.1% | 9,684 |
| Monongalia | Jim Justice+394 | 19,85448.1% | 19,46047.1% | 1,9804.8% | 41,294 |
| Monroe | Jim Justice+3,480 | 4,76476.6% | 1,28420.6% | 1752.8% | 6,223 |
| Morgan | Jim Justice+4,098 | 5,94871.3% | 1,85022.2% | 5496.6% | 8,347 |
| Nicholas | Jim Justice+5,104 | 7,51873.6% | 2,41423.6% | 2872.8% | 10,219 |
| Ohio | Jim Justice+4,791 | 11,77559.9% | 6,98435.5% | 8954.6% | 19,654 |
| Pendleton | Jim Justice+1,890 | 2,66474.4% | 77421.6% | 1454.0% | 3,583 |
| Pleasants | Jim Justice+1,926 | 2,59676.5% | 67019.8% | 1263.7% | 3,392 |
| Pocahontas | Jim Justice+1,772 | 2,73771.1% | 96525.1% | 1493.9% | 3,851 |
| Preston | Jim Justice+6,783 | 10,02371.6% | 3,24023.1% | 7455.3% | 14,008 |
| Putnam | Jim Justice+8,420 | 17,25164.0% | 8,83132.8% | 8683.2% | 26,950 |
| Raleigh | Jim Justice+13,297 | 22,25969.3% | 8,96227.9% | 9122.8% | 32,133 |
| Randolph | Jim Justice+4,566 | 7,91567.5% | 3,34928.6% | 4543.9% | 11,718 |
| Ritchie | Jim Justice+2,569 | 3,23479.2% | 66516.3% | 1834.5% | 4,082 |
| Roane | Jim Justice+2,534 | 4,00770.8% | 1,47326.0% | 1803.2% | 5,660 |
| Summers | Jim Justice+2,271 | 3,77369.5% | 1,50227.7% | 1562.9% | 5,431 |
| Taylor | Jim Justice+3,289 | 5,05870.3% | 1,76924.6% | 3655.1% | 7,192 |
| Tucker | Jim Justice+1,684 | 2,62870.1% | 94425.2% | 1794.8% | 3,751 |
| Tyler | Jim Justice+2,001 | 2,74672.9% | 74519.8% | 2757.3% | 3,766 |
| Upshur | Jim Justice+5,036 | 6,95170.0% | 1,91519.3% | 1,06410.7% | 9,930 |
| Wayne | Jim Justice+6,531 | 11,07968.5% | 4,54828.1% | 5533.4% | 16,180 |
| Webster | Jim Justice+1,893 | 2,55276.4% | 65919.7% | 1283.8% | 3,339 |
| Wetzel | Jim Justice+2,832 | 4,55969.6% | 1,72726.4% | 2674.1% | 6,553 |
| Wirt | Jim Justice+1,464 | 1,94776.5% | 48319.0% | 1144.5% | 2,544 |
| Wood | Jim Justice+16,299 | 26,23269.7% | 9,93326.4% | 1,4513.9% | 37,616 |
| Wyoming | Jim Justice+5,701 | 6,94183.4% | 1,24014.9% | 1391.7% | 8,320 |
Same ballot, 2020WV
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.