Governor elections in West Virginia
● In officePatrick MorriseyRepublican
Elections won
R 18 · D 24 · Other 345 gubernatorial elections since 1863
Last decided by
30.4 pts2024, Patrick Morrisey over Steve Williams
Closest ever
0.06 pts1888, Nathan Goff Jr. over Aretas B. Fleming
Longest streak
6 in a rowDemocratic, 1932–1952
Next election
2028Tuesday, November 7, 2028
West Virginia's governor is Republican Patrick Morrisey; Morrisey won the most recent race by 30.4 points in 2024. Morrisey has held the office since 2024. The 2024 race put Morrisey ahead of Steve Williams, 30.4 points clear. Across 45 elections since 1863, Republicans have won 18 and Democrats 24, with 3 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1888, decided by 0.06 points; the widest 2008, by 44.1 points.
Patrick Morrisey R 459,300 · Steve Williams D 233,976
Jim Justice R 497,944 · Ben Salango D 237,024
Earl Ray Tomblin D 335,468 · Bill Maloney R 303,291
Earl Ray Tomblin D 149,202 · Bill Maloney R 141,656
Joe Manchin III D 492,697 · Russ Weeks R 181,612
Joe Manchin III D 472,758 · Monty Warner R 253,131
Bob Wise D 324,822 · Cecil H. Underwood R 305,926
Cecil H. Underwood R 324,518 · Charlotte Pritt D 287,870
Gaston Caperton D 382,421 · Arch A. Moore Jr. R 267,172
Arch A. Moore Jr. R 394,937 · Clyde M. See Jr. D 346,565
Jay Rockefeller D 401,863 · Arch A. Moore Jr. R 337,240
Jay Rockefeller D 495,661 · Cecil H. Underwood R 253,420
Arch A. Moore Jr. R 423,817 · Jay Rockefeller D 350,462
Arch A. Moore Jr. R 378,315 · James M. Sprouse D 365,530
Hulett C. Smith D 433,023 · Cecil H. Underwood R 355,559
Wally Barron D 446,755 · Harold E. Neely R 380,665
Cecil H. Underwood R 440,502 · Bob Mollohan D 377,131
William C. Marland D 454,898 · Rush Holt Sr. R 427,629
Okey Patteson D 438,752 · Herbert Stephenson Boreman R 329,309
Clarence W. Meadows D 395,122 · Daniel Boone Dawson R 330,649
Matthew M. Neely D 496,028 · Daniel Boone Dawson R 383,698
Homer Holt D 492,333 · Summers Sharp R 339,890
Herman G. Kump D 402,316 · Thomas Chasteene Townsend R 342,660
William G. Conley R 345,729 · J. Alfred Taylor D 296,637
Howard Mason Gore R 302,987 · Jake Fisher D 261,846
John J. Cornwell D 143,324 · Ira E. Robinson R 140,558
William E. Glasscock R 130,807 · Louis Bennett Sr. D 118,909
William M. O. Dawson R 121,540 · John J. Cornwell D 112,538
Albert B. White R 118,798 · John H. Holt D 100,233
George W. Atkinson R 105,588 · Cornelius Clarkson Watts D 93,558
William A. MacCorkle D 84,585 · Thomas E. Davis R 80,658
Nathan Goff Jr. R 78,904 · Aretas B. Fleming D 78,798
Emanuel Willis Wilson D 71,408 · Edwin Maxwell R 66,059
Henry M. Mathews D 56,206 · Nathan Goff Jr. R 43,477
John J. Jacob I 42,888 · Johnson N. Camden D 40,305
John J. Jacob D 29,097 · William E. Stevenson R 26,924
William E. Stevenson R 26,935 · Johnson N. Camden D 22,358
Arthur I. Boreman R 23,802 · Benjamin H. Smith D 17,158