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1976 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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1976 West Virginia gubernatorial election
← 1972 November 2, 1976 1980 →
 
Nominee Jay Rockefeller Cecil H. Underwood
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 495,661 253,420
Percentage 66.15% 33.82%
County results
Rockefeller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Underwood:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

Jay Rockefeller
Democratic

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The 1976 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1976, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Democrat Jay Rockefeller, the nephew of the then current Vice President of the United States, Nelson Rockefeller, defeated Republican Cecil Underwood.

Results

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Democratic primary

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Primary results by county:
  Rockefeller
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Sprouse
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1976[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Rockefeller 206,732 49.68
Democratic James Marshall Sprouse 118,707 28.52
Democratic Ken Hechler 52,791 12.69
Democratic John G. Hutchinson 26,222 6.30
Democratic Ezra H. Graley 4,249 1.02
Democratic Powell Lane 3,536 0.85
Democratic H. John Rogers 2,345 0.56
Total votes 414,582 100

Republican primary

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West Virginia Republican gubernatorial primary, 1976[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cecil H. Underwood 97,671 64.36
Republican Ralph Albertazzie 44,393 29.25
Republican Melton Maloney 3,408 2.25
Republican Larry Lunsford 2,593 1.71
Republican John Lusher 2,442 1.61
Republican E. E. Cumptan 1,257 0.83
Total votes 151,764 100

General election

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West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1976[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Rockefeller 495,661 66.15
Republican Cecil H. Underwood 253,420 33.82
Other Write-ins 189 0.03
Total votes 749,270 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - D Primary Race - May 11, 1976". Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - R Primary Race - May 11, 1976". Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976". Retrieved May 8, 2016.


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