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style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #3333FF;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okey_Patteson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Okey_Patteson.jpg/113px-Okey_Patteson.jpg" decoding="async" width="113" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Okey_Patteson.jpg/170px-Okey_Patteson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Okey_Patteson.jpg/226px-Okey_Patteson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1272" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Herbert_S_Boreman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>438,752</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">329,309 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>57.12%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">42.88% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1948_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/1948_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg/250px-1948_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png" 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href="/wiki/1868_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1880 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1884 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1892 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1896 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1900 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1908 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1916 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1920 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1924 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1928 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1932 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1936 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1948 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1952 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1960 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1964 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1984 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1988 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1992 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2004 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2008 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2016 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2020 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2024 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_primary" title="United States presidential primary">Presidential primaries</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party presidential primaries">Democratic</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2000_West_Virginia_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2000 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary">2000</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2004_West_Virginia_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2004 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary">2004</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_West_Virginia_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2008 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2012_West_Virginia_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2016 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_West_Virginia_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2020 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_West_Virginia_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary">2024</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party presidential primaries">Republican</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2000_West_Virginia_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2000 West Virginia Republican presidential primary">2000</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_West_Virginia_Republican_presidential_caucuses_and_primary" title="2008 West Virginia Republican presidential caucuses and primary">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia#Republican_primary" title="2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2016 West Virginia Republican presidential primary">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_West_Virginia_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2020 West Virginia Republican presidential primary">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_West_Virginia_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2024 West Virginia Republican presidential primary">2024</a></dd></dl></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1863_United_States_Senate_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1863 United States Senate elections in West Virginia">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1865 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1871 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1877 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1877 United States Senate special election in West Virginia">1877 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1883 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1887 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1888 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1889 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1893 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1893 United States Senate special election in West Virginia">1893 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1895 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1899 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1901 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1905 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1907 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1911 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1911 United States Senate special election in West Virginia">1911 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1913 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1922 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1934 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States Senate special election in West Virginia">1942 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1954 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia">1956 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1958 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1958 United States Senate special election in West Virginia">1958 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1960 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1964 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1970 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1972 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1976 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1982 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1988 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1990 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1994 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2000 United States Senate election in West Virginia">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2006 United States Senate election in West Virginia">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia">2010 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 United States Senate election in West Virginia">2026</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1863_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1863 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1866 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1870 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1872 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1874 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1876 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1880 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1882</a></li> <li>1883 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1883_West_Virginia%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1883 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1888 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1904</a></li> <li>1905 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1905_West_Virginia%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1905 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1912</a></li> <li>1913 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1913_West_Virginia%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1913 West Virginia's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1916</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1916_West_Virginia%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1922 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1926 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1932</a></li> <li>1933 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_West_Virginia%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1933 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1934 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1950</a></li> <li>1951 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1951_West_Virginia%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1951 West Virginia's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1980</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_West_Virginia%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="1986 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="1990 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="1992 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="1994 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="1998 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2000 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2024 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_West_Virginia" title="Government of West Virginia">State government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> General elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_West_Virginia_elections" title="2010 West Virginia elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_West_Virginia_elections" title="2012 West Virginia elections">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_West_Virginia_elections" title="2014 West Virginia elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_elections" title="2016 West Virginia elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_elections" title="2018 West Virginia elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_West_Virginia_elections" title="2020 West Virginia elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_West_Virginia_elections" title="2022 West Virginia elections">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_West_Virginia_elections" title="2024 West Virginia elections">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of West Virginia">Gubernatorial elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1863_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1863 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1864 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1866 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1868 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1870 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1872 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1876 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1880 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1884 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1888 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1892 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1896 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1900 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1904 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1908 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1912 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1916 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1920 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1924 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1928 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1932 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1936 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1944</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1956 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1968 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1972 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1976 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1980 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1984 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 West Virginia gubernatorial election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="2000 West Virginia gubernatorial election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="2004 West Virginia gubernatorial election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_special_election" title="2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election">2011 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="2020 West Virginia gubernatorial election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_attorneys_general_of_West_Virginia" title="List of attorneys general of West Virginia">Attorney General elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_West_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 West Virginia Attorney General election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 West Virginia Attorney General election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_West_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 West Virginia Attorney General election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_West_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" title="2024 West Virginia Attorney General election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_West_Virginia" title="Secretary of State of West Virginia">Secretary of State elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_West_Virginia_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2012 West Virginia Secretary of State election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_Secretary_of_State_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 West Virginia Secretary of State election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_West_Virginia_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2020 West Virginia Secretary of State election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_West_Virginia_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2024 West Virginia Secretary of State election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Auditor_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditor of West Virginia">Auditor elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_West_Virginia_State_Auditor_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 West Virginia State Auditor election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_State_Auditor_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 West Virginia State Auditor election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_West_Virginia_State_Auditor_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 West Virginia State Auditor election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_West_Virginia_State_Auditor_election" title="2024 West Virginia State Auditor election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Treasurer" title="West Virginia State Treasurer">Treasurer elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_West_Virginia_State_Treasurer_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 West Virginia State Treasurer election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_State_Treasurer_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 West Virginia State Treasurer election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_West_Virginia_State_Treasurer_election" title="2020 West Virginia State Treasurer election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_West_Virginia_State_Treasurer_election" title="2024 West Virginia State Treasurer election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="1998 West Virginia Senate election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2000 West Virginia Senate election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2002 West Virginia Senate election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2004 West Virginia Senate election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2006 West Virginia Senate election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2008 West Virginia Senate election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2010 West Virginia Senate election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2012 West Virginia Senate election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2014 West Virginia Senate election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2016 West Virginia Senate election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2018 West Virginia Senate election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2020 West Virginia Senate election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2022 West Virginia Senate election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_West_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2024 West Virginia Senate election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">House of Delegates elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 West Virginia House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2000 West Virginia House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 West Virginia House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2004 West Virginia House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 West Virginia House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2008 West Virginia House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 West Virginia House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 West Virginia House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 West Virginia House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016 West Virginia House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2018 West Virginia House of Delegates election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2020 West Virginia House of Delegates election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2024 West Virginia House of Delegates election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)">Local government</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia#Government" title="Charleston, West Virginia">Charleston</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Charleston,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mayors of Charleston, West Virginia">mayoral elections</a>)</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_Charleston,_West_Virginia_municipal_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2022 Charleston, West Virginia municipal election (page does not exist)">2022</a></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Huntington,_West_Virginia#Government" title="Huntington, West Virginia">Huntington</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Huntington,_West_Virginia" title="List of mayors of Huntington, West Virginia">municipal elections</a>)</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2020_Huntington_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2020 Huntington mayoral election (page does not exist)">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Huntington_mayoral_election" title="2024 Huntington mayoral election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia#Government" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="List of mayors of Wheeling, West Virginia">municipal elections</a>)</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Wheeling,_West_Virginia_municipal_election" title="2020 Wheeling, West Virginia municipal election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Wheeling,_West_Virginia_municipal_election" title="2024 Wheeling, West Virginia municipal election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar" style="padding:0;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output 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of West Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-blue_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blue-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/James_Kay_Thomas" title="James Kay Thomas">James Kay Thomas</a> unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1948<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" 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(February 2023)">user-generated source</span></a></i>]</sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Okey_Patteson" title="Okey Patteson">Okey Patteson</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>438,752 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>57.12 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Stephenson_Boreman" title="Herbert Stephenson Boreman">Herbert Stephenson Boreman</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">329,309 </td> <td style="text-align:right">42.88 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>768,061 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-blue-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-blue_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">J. 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title="1948 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Hawaii_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives election in Hawaii Territory">Hawaii Territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky">Kentucky</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1948_Kentucky%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Kentucky%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 Kentucky's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri">Missouri</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1948_Missouri%27s_10th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 Missouri's 10th congressional district special election">10th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_North_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">Texas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1948_Texas%27s_15th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 Texas's 15th congressional district special election">15th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 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Representatives elections in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1948 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Missouri_gubernatorial_election" title="1948 Missouri gubernatorial election">Missouri</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1948_Missouri_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1948 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1948 Montana gubernatorial election">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Nebraska_gubernatorial_election" title="1948 Nebraska gubernatorial election">Nebraska</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1948_Nebraska_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1948 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. 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