1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election
The 1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1952, to elect the governor of West Virginia. E. H. Hedrick unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.
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 County results Marland: 50–60% 60–70% Holt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William C. Marland | 454,898 | 51.55 | |
| Republican | Rush Holt Sr. | 427,629 | 48.46 | |
| Total votes | 882,527 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county
| County | William Casey Marland Democratic |
Rush D. Holt Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 4,394 | 48.17% | 4,728 | 51.83% | -334 | -3.66% | 9,122 |
| Berkeley | 7,399 | 48.53% | 7,846 | 51.47% | -447 | -2.93% | 15,245 |
| Boone | 8,100 | 64.76% | 4,407 | 35.24% | 3,693 | 29.53% | 12,507 |
| Braxton | 4,128 | 52.74% | 3,699 | 47.26% | 429 | 5.48% | 7,827 |
| Brooke | 7,781 | 60.76% | 5,026 | 39.24% | 2,755 | 21.51% | 12,807 |
| Cabell | 22,965 | 45.94% | 27,029 | 54.06% | -4,064 | -8.13% | 49,994 |
| Calhoun | 1,993 | 45.70% | 2,368 | 54.30% | -375 | -8.60% | 4,361 |
| Clay | 2,661 | 48.74% | 2,799 | 51.26% | -138 | -2.53% | 5,460 |
| Doddridge | 1,047 | 26.93% | 2,841 | 73.07% | -1,794 | -46.14% | 3,888 |
| Fayette | 22,203 | 69.95% | 9,536 | 30.05% | 12,667 | 39.91% | 31,739 |
| Gilmer | 2,274 | 54.97% | 1,863 | 45.03% | 411 | 9.93% | 4,137 |
| Grant | 744 | 17.98% | 3,393 | 82.02% | -2,649 | -64.03% | 4,137 |
| Greenbrier | 7,817 | 49.92% | 7,843 | 50.08% | -26 | -0.17% | 15,660 |
| Hampshire | 2,551 | 51.08% | 2,443 | 48.92% | 108 | 2.16% | 4,994 |
| Hancock | 9,660 | 58.45% | 6,866 | 41.55% | 2,794 | 16.91% | 16,526 |
| Hardy | 2,497 | 55.65% | 1,990 | 44.35% | 507 | 11.30% | 4,487 |
| Harrison | 20,066 | 47.85% | 21,868 | 52.15% | -1,802 | -4.30% | 41,934 |
| Jackson | 2,628 | 34.96% | 4,889 | 65.04% | -2,261 | -30.08% | 7,517 |
| Jefferson | 4,322 | 60.05% | 2,875 | 39.95% | 1,447 | 20.11% | 7,197 |
| Kanawha | 53,308 | 47.78% | 58,272 | 52.22% | -4,964 | -4.45% | 111,580 |
| Lewis | 2,810 | 28.25% | 7,136 | 71.75% | -4,326 | -43.49% | 9,946 |
| Lincoln | 5,036 | 50.33% | 4,970 | 49.67% | 66 | 0.66% | 10,006 |
| Logan | 19,474 | 68.07% | 9,134 | 31.93% | 10,340 | 36.14% | 28,608 |
| Marion | 19,786 | 56.97% | 14,942 | 43.03% | 4,844 | 13.95% | 34,728 |
| Marshall | 9,087 | 49.84% | 9,145 | 50.16% | -58 | -0.32% | 18,232 |
| Mason | 3,867 | 38.51% | 6,174 | 61.49% | -2,307 | -22.98% | 10,041 |
| McDowell | 24,526 | 69.13% | 10,953 | 30.87% | 13,573 | 38.26% | 35,479 |
| Mercer | 17,318 | 55.55% | 13,857 | 44.45% | 3,461 | 11.10% | 31,175 |
| Mineral | 4,736 | 46.23% | 5,508 | 53.77% | -772 | -7.54% | 10,244 |
| Mingo | 13,178 | 66.05% | 6,775 | 33.95% | 6,403 | 32.09% | 19,953 |
| Monongalia | 13,290 | 50.27% | 13,147 | 49.73% | 143 | 0.54% | 26,437 |
| Monroe | 2,879 | 45.20% | 3,490 | 54.80% | -611 | -9.59% | 6,369 |
| Morgan | 1,262 | 30.91% | 2,821 | 69.09% | -1,559 | -38.18% | 4,083 |
| Nicholas | 5,457 | 53.71% | 4,703 | 46.29% | 754 | 7.42% | 10,160 |
| Ohio | 18,009 | 48.24% | 19,326 | 51.76% | -1,317 | -3.53% | 37,335 |
| Pendleton | 1,957 | 47.56% | 2,158 | 52.44% | -201 | -4.88% | 4,115 |
| Pleasants | 1,705 | 47.48% | 1,886 | 52.52% | -181 | -5.04% | 3,591 |
| Pocahontas | 2,714 | 48.21% | 2,916 | 51.79% | -202 | -3.59% | 5,630 |
| Preston | 4,403 | 35.39% | 8,037 | 64.61% | -3,634 | -29.21% | 12,440 |
| Putnam | 4,624 | 47.27% | 5,159 | 52.73% | -535 | -5.47% | 9,783 |
| Raleigh | 21,747 | 58.68% | 15,312 | 41.32% | 6,435 | 17.36% | 37,059 |
| Randolph | 6,872 | 54.05% | 5,841 | 45.95% | 1,031 | 8.11% | 12,713 |
| Ritchie | 1,762 | 29.13% | 4,286 | 70.87% | -2,524 | -41.73% | 6,048 |
| Roane | 3,558 | 41.70% | 4,974 | 58.30% | -1,416 | -16.60% | 8,532 |
| Summers | 4,203 | 52.49% | 3,805 | 47.51% | 398 | 4.97% | 8,008 |
| Taylor | 3,807 | 44.92% | 4,668 | 55.08% | -861 | -10.16% | 8,475 |
| Tucker | 2,455 | 50.39% | 2,417 | 49.61% | 38 | 0.78% | 4,872 |
| Tyler | 1,568 | 30.99% | 3,491 | 69.01% | -1,923 | -38.01% | 5,059 |
| Upshur | 2,423 | 28.69% | 6,023 | 71.31% | -3,600 | -42.62% | 8,446 |
| Wayne | 8,756 | 54.74% | 7,241 | 45.26% | 1,515 | 9.47% | 15,997 |
| Webster | 3,619 | 59.15% | 2,499 | 40.85% | 1,120 | 18.31% | 6,118 |
| Wetzel | 4,530 | 49.64% | 4,595 | 50.36% | -65 | -0.71% | 9,125 |
| Wirt | 1,090 | 42.05% | 1,502 | 57.95% | -412 | -15.90% | 2,592 |
| Wood | 14,790 | 42.62% | 19,913 | 57.38% | -5,123 | -14.76% | 34,703 |
| Wyoming | 9,062 | 59.21% | 6,244 | 40.79% | 2,818 | 18.41% | 15,306 |
| Totals | 454,898 | 51.54% | 427,629 | 48.46% | 27,269 | 3.09% | 882,527 |
References
- "WV Governor Race — November 04, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
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