1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1992. Incumbent Democratic governor Gaston Caperton won re-election by defeating former Republican U.S. representative Cleve Benedict and Democratic State Senator Charlotte Pritt, who ran as an independent write-in candidate after losing to Caperton in the Democratic primary election. Benedict had defeated Vernon Criss for his party's nomination; this was the only election between 1964 and 2000 that the Republicans had nominated someone other than Arch A. Moore or Cecil H. Underwood. Until 2020 this is the last time West Virginia has voted for the same party for governor and for president, as both elections are held concurrently in the state. This is the most recent time that Democrats won both races concurrently.

1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Gaston Caperton Cleve Benedict Charlotte Pritt
(write-in)
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote 368,302 240,390 48,873
Percentage 56.0% 36.6% 7.4%

County results
Caperton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Benedict:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Gaston Caperton
Democratic

Elected Governor

Gaston Caperton
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1992[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gaston Caperton (incumbent) 142,261 42.68%
Democratic Charlotte Pritt 115,498 34.65%
Democratic Mario Palumbo 66,984 20.10%
Democratic Larry Butcher 4,994 1.50%
Democratic Rodger Belknap 3,590 1.08%
Total votes 333,327 100.00%

Results

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West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gaston Caperton (incumbent) 368,302 56.01%
Republican Cleve Benedict 240,390 36.56%
Write-In Charlotte Pritt (write-in) 48,873 7.43%
Total votes 657,565 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

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Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "WV Governor - D Primary 1992". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".