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1948 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1948 Governor race

Who won the 1948 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Okey Patteson won the 1948 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Okey Patteson received 438,752 popular votes (57.12%). The main challenger was Herbert Stephenson Boreman (42.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Patteson and Boreman

Patteson +14.2 pts · won by 109,443 votes
Okey PattesonDemocraticWINNER57.12%
438,752 votes
Herbert Stephenson BoremanRepublican42.88%
329,309 votes
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.