The 1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1992. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gaston Caperton won re-election by defeating former RepublicanU.S. RepresentativeCleve Benedict and DemocraticState SenatorCharlotte 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 election being the first time since 1960 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, related, races, 1992, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, took, place, november, 1992, incumbent, democratic, governor, gaston, caperton, election, defeating, former, republican, representative, cleve, bened. For related races see 1992 United States gubernatorial elections 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 election being the first time since 1960 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 1988 November 7 1992 1996 Nominee Gaston Caperton Cleve Benedict Charlotte Pritt write in Party Democratic Republican IndependentPopular vote 368 302 240 390 48 873Percentage 56 0 36 6 7 4 County resultsCaperton 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Benedict 40 50 50 60 60 70 Governor before electionGaston CapertonDemocratic Elected Governor Gaston CapertonDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 2 Results 3 See also 4 ReferencesDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit Gaston Caperton Incumbent Charlotte Pritt State Senator Mario Palumbo Incumbent Attorney General Larry Butcher Rodger BelknapWest 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 EditWest Virginia gubernatorial election 1992 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gaston Caperton incumbent 368 302 56 01 Republican Cleve Benedict 240 390 36 56 Independent Charlotte Pritt write in 48 873 7 43 Total votes 657 565 100 00 Democratic holdSee also EditSource 1 References Edit WV Governor D Primary 1992 Our Campaigns Retrieved September 18 2017 Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections 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 1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election amp oldid 1119668026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
