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2004 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2004 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Joe Manchin III won the 2004 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Joe Manchin III received 472,758 popular votes (63.51%). The main challenger was Monty Warner (34%).

See the full head-to-head between III and Warner

III +29.5 pts · won by 219,627 votes
Joe Manchin IIIDemocraticWINNER63.51%
472,758 votes
Monty WarnerRepublican34%
253,131 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.