West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1992
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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.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gaston Caperton | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Gaston Caperton (inc.) | 368,302 | 56.01% | ||
Republican | Cleve Benedict | 240,390 | 36.56% | ||
Independent | Charlotte Pritt (write-in) | 48,873 | 7.43% | ||
Margin of victory | 127,912 | 19.45% | |||
Total votes | 657,565 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ↑ "WV Governor - D Primary 1992". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
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