1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Rush Holt Sr. unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.

1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 →
 
Nominee Clarence W. Meadows Daniel Boone Dawson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 395,122 330,649
Percentage 54.44% 45.56

County results
Meadows:      50–60%      60–70%
Dawson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Matthew M. Neely
Democratic

Elected Governor

Clarence W. Meadows
Democratic

Results

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Democratic primary

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West Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1944[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence W. Meadows 128,440 66.25%
Democratic Rush Holt Sr. 46,313 23.89%
Democratic J. Blackburn Watts 15,569 8.03%
Democratic Grover Goldfield McPeek 3,550 1.83%
Total votes 193,872 100.00%

Republican primary

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West Virginia gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1944[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Boone Dawson 100,379 57.17%
Republican Raymond J. Funkhouser 68,980 39.29%
Republican William McKinley Garrison 6,208 3.54%
Total votes 175,567 100.00%

General election

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West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1944[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence W. Meadows 395,122 54.44%
Republican Daniel Boone Dawson 330,649 45.56%
Total votes 725,771 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ a b Watkins, Fred B. "West Virginia Blue Book, 1944" (PDF). WV Legislature. WV Legislature. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 07, 1944". Retrieved May 23, 2016.