1888 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1888 Governor race

Who won the 1888 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Nathan Goff Jr. won the 1888 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Nathan Goff Jr. received 78,904 popular votes (49.27%). The main challenger was Aretas B. Fleming (49.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Fleming

Jr. +0.1 pts · won by 106 votes

Nathan Goff Jr.RepublicanWINNER49.27%

78,904 votes

Aretas B. Fleming Democratic49.21%

78,798 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.