1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1952, to elect the governor of West Virginia. E. H. Hedrick unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.

1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1948 November 4, 1952 1956 →
 
Nominee William C. Marland Rush Holt Sr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 454,898 427,629
Percentage 51.55% 48.46%

County results
Marland:      50–60%      60–70%
Holt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Okey L. Patteson
Democratic

Elected Governor

William C. Marland
Democratic

Results

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1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William C. Marland 454,898 51.55
Republican Rush Holt Sr. 427,629 48.46
Total votes 882,527 100
Democratic hold

Results by county

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County William Casey Marland
Democratic
Rush D. Holt
Republican
Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # %
Barbour 4,394 48.17% 4,728 51.83% -334 -3.66% 9,122
Berkeley 7,399 48.53% 7,846 51.47% -447 -2.93% 15,245
Boone 8,100 64.76% 4,407 35.24% 3,693 29.53% 12,507
Braxton 4,128 52.74% 3,699 47.26% 429 5.48% 7,827
Brooke 7,781 60.76% 5,026 39.24% 2,755 21.51% 12,807
Cabell 22,965 45.94% 27,029 54.06% -4,064 -8.13% 49,994
Calhoun 1,993 45.70% 2,368 54.30% -375 -8.60% 4,361
Clay 2,661 48.74% 2,799 51.26% -138 -2.53% 5,460
Doddridge 1,047 26.93% 2,841 73.07% -1,794 -46.14% 3,888
Fayette 22,203 69.95% 9,536 30.05% 12,667 39.91% 31,739
Gilmer 2,274 54.97% 1,863 45.03% 411 9.93% 4,137
Grant 744 17.98% 3,393 82.02% -2,649 -64.03% 4,137
Greenbrier 7,817 49.92% 7,843 50.08% -26 -0.17% 15,660
Hampshire 2,551 51.08% 2,443 48.92% 108 2.16% 4,994
Hancock 9,660 58.45% 6,866 41.55% 2,794 16.91% 16,526
Hardy 2,497 55.65% 1,990 44.35% 507 11.30% 4,487
Harrison 20,066 47.85% 21,868 52.15% -1,802 -4.30% 41,934
Jackson 2,628 34.96% 4,889 65.04% -2,261 -30.08% 7,517
Jefferson 4,322 60.05% 2,875 39.95% 1,447 20.11% 7,197
Kanawha 53,308 47.78% 58,272 52.22% -4,964 -4.45% 111,580
Lewis 2,810 28.25% 7,136 71.75% -4,326 -43.49% 9,946
Lincoln 5,036 50.33% 4,970 49.67% 66 0.66% 10,006
Logan 19,474 68.07% 9,134 31.93% 10,340 36.14% 28,608
Marion 19,786 56.97% 14,942 43.03% 4,844 13.95% 34,728
Marshall 9,087 49.84% 9,145 50.16% -58 -0.32% 18,232
Mason 3,867 38.51% 6,174 61.49% -2,307 -22.98% 10,041
McDowell 24,526 69.13% 10,953 30.87% 13,573 38.26% 35,479
Mercer 17,318 55.55% 13,857 44.45% 3,461 11.10% 31,175
Mineral 4,736 46.23% 5,508 53.77% -772 -7.54% 10,244
Mingo 13,178 66.05% 6,775 33.95% 6,403 32.09% 19,953
Monongalia 13,290 50.27% 13,147 49.73% 143 0.54% 26,437
Monroe 2,879 45.20% 3,490 54.80% -611 -9.59% 6,369
Morgan 1,262 30.91% 2,821 69.09% -1,559 -38.18% 4,083
Nicholas 5,457 53.71% 4,703 46.29% 754 7.42% 10,160
Ohio 18,009 48.24% 19,326 51.76% -1,317 -3.53% 37,335
Pendleton 1,957 47.56% 2,158 52.44% -201 -4.88% 4,115
Pleasants 1,705 47.48% 1,886 52.52% -181 -5.04% 3,591
Pocahontas 2,714 48.21% 2,916 51.79% -202 -3.59% 5,630
Preston 4,403 35.39% 8,037 64.61% -3,634 -29.21% 12,440
Putnam 4,624 47.27% 5,159 52.73% -535 -5.47% 9,783
Raleigh 21,747 58.68% 15,312 41.32% 6,435 17.36% 37,059
Randolph 6,872 54.05% 5,841 45.95% 1,031 8.11% 12,713
Ritchie 1,762 29.13% 4,286 70.87% -2,524 -41.73% 6,048
Roane 3,558 41.70% 4,974 58.30% -1,416 -16.60% 8,532
Summers 4,203 52.49% 3,805 47.51% 398 4.97% 8,008
Taylor 3,807 44.92% 4,668 55.08% -861 -10.16% 8,475
Tucker 2,455 50.39% 2,417 49.61% 38 0.78% 4,872
Tyler 1,568 30.99% 3,491 69.01% -1,923 -38.01% 5,059
Upshur 2,423 28.69% 6,023 71.31% -3,600 -42.62% 8,446
Wayne 8,756 54.74% 7,241 45.26% 1,515 9.47% 15,997
Webster 3,619 59.15% 2,499 40.85% 1,120 18.31% 6,118
Wetzel 4,530 49.64% 4,595 50.36% -65 -0.71% 9,125
Wirt 1,090 42.05% 1,502 57.95% -412 -15.90% 2,592
Wood 14,790 42.62% 19,913 57.38% -5,123 -14.76% 34,703
Wyoming 9,062 59.21% 6,244 40.79% 2,818 18.41% 15,306
Totals 454,898 51.54% 427,629 48.46% 27,269 3.09% 882,527

References

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  1. ^ a b "WV Governor Race — November 04, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
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