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1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1944 November 2, 1948 1952 →
 
Nominee Okey Patteson Herbert Stephenson Boreman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 438,752 329,309
Percentage 57.12% 42.88%

County results
Patterson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Boreman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Clarence W. Meadows
Democratic

Elected Governor

Okey Patteson
Democratic

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The 1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948, to elect the governor of West Virginia. James Kay Thomas unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1948
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Okey Patteson 438,752 57.12
Republican Herbert Stephenson Boreman 329,309 42.88
Total votes 768,061 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. J. Howard Myers (Ed.): West Virginia Blue Book 1951, Vol. 35.
  2. "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 02, 1948". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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