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1996 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1996 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Cecil H. Underwood won the 1996 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Cecil H. Underwood received 324,518 popular votes (51.61%). The main challenger was Charlotte Pritt (45.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Underwood and Pritt

Underwood +5.8 pts · won by 36,648 votes
Cecil H. UnderwoodRepublicanWINNER51.61%
324,518 votes
Charlotte PrittDemocratic45.84%
287,870 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.5% 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.