1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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November 3, 1992
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The 1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1992. Incumbent Democratic governor Gaston Caperton won re-election by defeating former Republican U.S. representative Cleve Benedict and Democratic State Senator Charlotte Pritt, who ran as an independent write-in candidate after losing to Caperton in the Democratic primary. Benedict had defeated Vernon Criss for his party's nomination; this was the only election between 1964 and 2000 that the Republicans had nominated someone other than Arch A. Moore or Cecil H. Underwood. This was the last time until 2020 that West Virginia voted for the same party for governor and for president, as both elections are held concurrently in the state. This is the most recent time that Democrats won both races concurrently.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Gaston Caperton, incumbent
- Charlotte Pritt, state senator
- Mario Palumbo, incumbent attorney general
- Larry Butcher
- Rodger Belknap
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gaston Caperton (incumbent) | 142,261 | 42.68% | |
| Democratic | Charlotte Pritt | 115,498 | 34.65% | |
| Democratic | Mario Palumbo | 66,984 | 20.10% | |
| Democratic | Larry Butcher | 4,994 | 1.50% | |
| Democratic | Rodger Belknap | 3,590 | 1.08% | |
| Total votes | 333,327 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gaston Caperton (incumbent) | 368,302 | 56.01% | ||
| Republican | Cleve Benedict | 240,390 | 36.56% | ||
| Write-In | Charlotte Pritt (write-in) | 48,873 | 7.43% | ||
| Total votes | 657,565 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
[edit]| County[3] | Gaston Caperton Democratic |
Cleve Benedict Republican |
Charlotte Pritt Democratic write-in |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 3,805 | 55.71% | 2,699 | 39.52% | 326 | 4.77% | 1,106 | 16.19% | 6,830 |
| Berkeley | 9,969 | 52.71% | 8,605 | 45.50% | 338 | 1.79% | 1,364 | 7.21% | 18,912 |
| Boone | 6,543 | 70.56% | 2,069 | 22.31% | 661 | 7.13% | 4,474 | 48.25% | 9,273 |
| Braxton | 3,316 | 59.17% | 1,872 | 33.40% | 416 | 7.42% | 1,444 | 25.77% | 5,604 |
| Brooke | 6,322 | 63.75% | 3,190 | 32.17% | 405 | 4.08% | 3,132 | 31.58% | 9,917 |
| Cabell | 18,674 | 57.63% | 10,746 | 33.16% | 2,984 | 9.21% | 7,928 | 24.47% | 32,404 |
| Calhoun | 1,464 | 46.80% | 1,333 | 42.62% | 331 | 10.58% | 131 | 4.19% | 3,128 |
| Clay | 1,814 | 51.10% | 1,386 | 39.04% | 350 | 9.86% | 428 | 12.06% | 3,550 |
| Doddridge | 1,161 | 39.79% | 1,512 | 51.82% | 245 | 8.40% | −351 | −12.03% | 2,918 |
| Fayette | 8,908 | 58.99% | 4,395 | 29.11% | 1,797 | 11.90% | 4,513 | 29.89% | 15,100 |
| Gilmer | 1,554 | 50.52% | 1,250 | 40.64% | 272 | 8.84% | 304 | 9.88% | 3,076 |
| Grant | 1,356 | 32.69% | 2,739 | 66.03% | 53 | 1.28% | −1,383 | −33.34% | 4,148 |
| Greenbrier | 5,159 | 44.30% | 5,683 | 48.80% | 804 | 6.90% | −524 | −4.50% | 11,646 |
| Hampshire | 2,850 | 47.79% | 2,990 | 50.14% | 123 | 2.06% | −140 | −2.35% | 5,963 |
| Hancock | 8,700 | 61.93% | 4,927 | 35.08% | 420 | 2.99% | 3,773 | 26.86% | 14,047 |
| Hardy | 2,456 | 54.18% | 2,032 | 44.83% | 45 | 0.99% | 424 | 9.35% | 4,533 |
| Harrison | 18,335 | 62.55% | 8,195 | 27.96% | 2,784 | 9.50% | 10,140 | 34.59% | 29,314 |
| Jackson | 5,307 | 48.56% | 4,559 | 41.72% | 1,062 | 9.72% | 748 | 6.84% | 10,928 |
| Jefferson | 6,391 | 55.69% | 4,887 | 42.59% | 197 | 1.72% | 1,504 | 13.11% | 11,475 |
| Kanawha | 40,285 | 51.16% | 29,802 | 37.84% | 8,661 | 11.00% | 10,483 | 13.31% | 78,748 |
| Lewis | 4,009 | 62.18% | 2,175 | 33.74% | 263 | 4.08% | 1,834 | 28.45% | 6,447 |
| Lincoln | 4,158 | 53.96% | 2,857 | 37.08% | 691 | 8.97% | 1,301 | 16.88% | 7,706 |
| Logan | 10,460 | 68.73% | 3,378 | 22.19% | 1,382 | 9.08% | 7,082 | 46.53% | 15,220 |
| Marion | 15,989 | 64.84% | 6,098 | 24.73% | 2,572 | 10.43% | 9,891 | 40.11% | 24,659 |
| Marshall | 8,299 | 57.32% | 5,459 | 37.71% | 720 | 4.97% | 2,840 | 19.62% | 14,478 |
| Mason | 6,040 | 55.52% | 3,445 | 31.67% | 1,393 | 12.81% | 2,595 | 23.86% | 10,878 |
| McDowell | 7,227 | 77.83% | 1,685 | 18.15% | 374 | 4.03% | 5,542 | 59.68% | 9,286 |
| Mercer | 10,925 | 56.81% | 6,952 | 36.15% | 1,354 | 7.04% | 3,973 | 20.66% | 19,231 |
| Mineral | 5,278 | 49.98% | 5,241 | 49.63% | 41 | 0.39% | 37 | 0.35% | 10,560 |
| Mingo | 7,823 | 75.55% | 2,257 | 21.80% | 275 | 2.66% | 5,566 | 53.75% | 10,355 |
| Monongalia | 17,365 | 62.22% | 8,535 | 30.58% | 2,011 | 7.21% | 8,830 | 31.64% | 27,911 |
| Monroe | 2,590 | 48.93% | 2,456 | 46.40% | 247 | 4.67% | 134 | 2.53% | 5,293 |
| Morgan | 2,166 | 41.95% | 2,867 | 55.53% | 130 | 2.52% | −701 | −13.58% | 5,163 |
| Nicholas | 4,812 | 52.61% | 3,271 | 35.76% | 1,064 | 11.63% | 1,541 | 16.85% | 9,147 |
| Ohio | 12,148 | 60.37% | 7,196 | 35.76% | 777 | 3.86% | 4,952 | 24.61% | 20,121 |
| Pendleton | 1,834 | 52.75% | 1,610 | 46.30% | 33 | 0.95% | 224 | 6.44% | 3,477 |
| Pleasants | 1,580 | 48.41% | 1,481 | 45.37% | 203 | 6.22% | 99 | 3.03% | 3,264 |
| Pocahontas | 1,535 | 41.53% | 1,806 | 48.86% | 355 | 9.60% | −271 | −7.33% | 3,696 |
| Preston | 4,995 | 48.82% | 4,866 | 47.56% | 371 | 3.63% | 129 | 1.26% | 10,232 |
| Putnam | 7,567 | 44.69% | 7,538 | 44.52% | 1,827 | 10.79% | 29 | 0.17% | 16,932 |
| Raleigh | 12,840 | 54.40% | 8,281 | 35.08% | 2,484 | 10.52% | 4,559 | 19.31% | 23,605 |
| Randolph | 5,908 | 59.99% | 3,583 | 36.38% | 357 | 3.63% | 2,325 | 23.61% | 9,848 |
| Ritchie | 1,784 | 41.68% | 2,122 | 49.58% | 374 | 8.74% | −338 | −7.90% | 4,280 |
| Roane | 2,568 | 46.11% | 2,305 | 41.39% | 696 | 12.50% | 263 | 4.72% | 5,569 |
| Summers | 2,504 | 54.40% | 1,727 | 37.52% | 372 | 8.08% | 777 | 16.88% | 4,603 |
| Taylor | 3,477 | 57.24% | 2,275 | 37.45% | 322 | 5.30% | 1,202 | 19.79% | 6,074 |
| Tucker | 1,959 | 55.31% | 1,460 | 41.22% | 123 | 3.47% | 499 | 14.09% | 3,542 |
| Tyler | 2,108 | 51.28% | 1,735 | 42.20% | 268 | 6.52% | 373 | 9.07% | 4,111 |
| Upshur | 3,904 | 48.46% | 3,677 | 45.64% | 475 | 5.90% | 227 | 2.82% | 8,056 |
| Wayne | 8,959 | 58.51% | 5,256 | 34.33% | 1,097 | 7.16% | 3,703 | 24.18% | 15,312 |
| Webster | 2,081 | 59.53% | 1,005 | 28.75% | 410 | 11.73% | 1,076 | 30.78% | 3,496 |
| Wetzel | 4,622 | 62.81% | 2,489 | 33.82% | 248 | 3.37% | 2,133 | 28.98% | 7,359 |
| Wirt | 1,202 | 52.19% | 909 | 39.47% | 192 | 8.34% | 293 | 12.72% | 2,303 |
| Wood | 17,781 | 51.53% | 14,834 | 42.99% | 1,888 | 5.47% | 2,947 | 8.54% | 34,503 |
| Wyoming | 5,436 | 58.24% | 2,688 | 28.80% | 1,210 | 12.96% | 2,748 | 29.44% | 9,334 |
| Totals | 368,302 | 56.01% | 240,390 | 36.56% | 48,873 | 7.43% | 127,912 | 19.45% | 657,565 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "WV Governor - D Primary 1992". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ↑ Holmes, Darrell (1993). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF). p. 693. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
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