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1924 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1924 Governor race

Who won the 1924 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Howard Mason Gore won the 1924 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Howard Mason Gore received 302,987 popular votes (52.97%). The main challenger was Jake Fisher (45.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Gore and Fisher

Gore +7.2 pts · won by 41,141 votes
Howard Mason GoreRepublicanWINNER52.97%
302,987 votes
Jake FisherDemocratic45.77%
261,846 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.