1876 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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1876 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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  Henry M. Mathews - Brady-Handy.jpg Nathan Goff, Jr. - Brady-Handy.jpg
Nominee Henry M. Mathews Nathan Goff Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote56,20643,477
Percentage56.20%43.47%
1876 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Mathews:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100%
Goff:     50-60%     60-70%
Governor before election

John J. Jacob
People's Independent

Elected Governor

Henry M. Mathews
Democratic

The 1876 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on October 10, 1876, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1876 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry M. Mathews 56,206 56.20
Republican Nathan Goff Jr. 43,47743.47
Greenback J. M. Laidley3320.33
Total votes100,015 100
Democratic gain from People's Independent

References

  1. ↑ "WV Governor 1876" . Retrieved October 16, 2016.


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