West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1892

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1892
November 8, 1892

 
Nominee William A. MacCorkle Thomas E. Davis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 84,585 80,658
Percentage 49.37 47.08

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William A. MacCorkle 84,585 49.37
Republican Thomas E. Davis 80,658 47.08
People's James Bassell 4,037 2.36
Prohibition Frank Burt 2,039 1.19
Other Others 5 0.00
Total votes 171,324 100
Democratic hold

References


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