1900 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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1900 West Virginia gubernatorial election
  1896 November 6, 1900 1904  
  Albert Blakeslee White wmm.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Albert B. White John H. Holt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote118,798100,233
Percentage53.84%45.43%

Governor before election

George W. Atkinson
Republican

Elected Governor

Albert B. White
Republican

The 1900 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1900, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1900 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Albert B. White 118,798 53.84
Democratic John H. Holt100,23345.43
Prohibition Thomas Carskadon 1,3150.60
Populist H. T. Houston3060.14
Total votes220,652 100
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 06, 1900" . Retrieved May 31, 2016.