1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1948 United States gubernatorial elections.

1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Okey Patteson Herbert Stephenson Boreman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 438,752 329,309 Percentage 57.12% 42.88%

County results Patterson:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Boreman:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Clarence W. Meadows Democratic Elected Governor Okey Patteson Democratic

The 1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948, to elect the governor of West Virginia. ^[1] James Kay Thomas unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1948 ^{[2] [ user-generated source ]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Okey Patteson	438,752	57.12
	Republican	Herbert Stephenson Boreman	329,309	42.88
Total votes			768,061	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. J. Howard Myers (Ed.): West Virginia Blue Book 1951, Vol. 35.
2. "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 02, 1948" . Retrieved May 23, 2016.