1876 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1876 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on October 10, 1876, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

1876 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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Nominee Henry M. Mathews Nathan Goff Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 56,206 43,477
Percentage 56.20% 43.47%

Governor before election

John J. Jacob
People's Independent

Elected Governor

Henry M. Mathews
Democratic

Results

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West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1876[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry M. Mathews 56,206 56.20
Republican Nathan Goff Jr. 43,477 43.47
Greenback J. M. Laidley 332 0.33
Total votes 100,015 100
Democratic gain from People's Independent

References

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  1. ^ "WV Governor 1876". Retrieved October 16, 2016.