1892 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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1892 West Virginia gubernatorial election
  1888 November 8, 1892 1896  
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Nominee William A. MacCorkle Thomas E. Davis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote84,58580,658
Percentage49.37%47.08%

1892 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
MacCorkle:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Davis:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Governor before election

Aretas B. Fleming
Democratic

Elected Governor

William A. MacCorkle
Democratic

The 1892 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1892, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1892 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William A. MacCorkle 84,585 49.37
Republican Thomas E. Davis80,65847.08
Populist James Bassell4,0372.36
Prohibition Frank Burt2,0391.19
OtherOthers50.00
Total votes171,324 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 08, 1892" . Retrieved May 31, 2016.