The 1972 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1972, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Incumbent governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. successfully ran for reelection to a second term. This was the first time a governor was reelected in state history.
Both the primaries and general election were held in the aftermath of the Buffalo Creek flood and a movement to abolish strip mining in the state. Democratic nominee Jay Rockefeller campaigned on a proposal to abolish strip mining entirely if elected.[1]
1972, west, virginia, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 1972, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, took, place, november, 1972, elect, governor, west, virginia, incumbent, governor, arch, moore, successfully, reelection, second, term, this, first, . For related races see 1972 United States gubernatorial elections The 1972 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7 1972 to elect the governor of West Virginia Incumbent governor Arch A Moore Jr successfully ran for reelection to a second term This was the first time a governor was reelected in state history 1972 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1968 November 7 1972 1976 Nominee Arch A Moore Jr Jay RockefellerParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 423 817 350 462Percentage 54 74 45 26 County resultsMoore 50 60 60 70 70 80 Rockefeller 50 60 Governor before electionArch A Moore Jr Republican Elected Governor Arch A Moore Jr RepublicanBoth the primaries and general election were held in the aftermath of the Buffalo Creek flood and a movement to abolish strip mining in the state Democratic nominee Jay Rockefeller campaigned on a proposal to abolish strip mining entirely if elected 1 Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 ReferencesDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit Lee Mountcastle Kenna Kanawha County Assessor 1 and founder of the Sunrise Museum Bobbie Edward Myers Huntington businessman 1 Jay Rockefeller West Virginia Secretary of State and member of the Rockefeller familyResults Edit 1972 West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jay Rockefeller 262 613 72 20 Democratic Lee M Kenna 63 514 17 46 Democratic Bobbie Edward Myers 37 616 10 34 Total votes 363 743 100 00 General election EditResults Edit 1972 West Virginia gubernatorial election 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Arch A Moore Jr incumbent 423 817 54 74Democratic Jay Rockefeller 350 462 45 26Total votes 774 279 100Republican holdReferences Edit a b c Franklin Ben A 11 May 1972 THE 1972 CAMPAIGN Retrieved 17 October 2019 Our Campaigns WV Governor D Primary Race May 09 1972 Retrieved May 9 2016 Our Campaigns WV Governor Race Nov 07 1972 Retrieved May 9 2016 This West Virginia elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1972 West Virginia gubernatorial election amp oldid 1124841405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
