1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948, to elect the governor of West Virginia.[1]

November 2, 1948


Nominee	Okey Patteson	Herbert Stephenson Boreman
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	438,752	329,309
Percentage	57.12%	42.88%

County results
Patterson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Boreman: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%

Governor before election

Clarence W. Meadows
Democratic

Elected Governor

Okey Patteson
Democratic

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Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1948[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Okey Patteson	438,752	57.12
	Republican	Herbert Stephenson Boreman	329,309	42.88
Total votes			768,061	100
	Democratic hold

References

J. Howard Myers (Ed.): West Virginia Blue Book 1951, Vol. 35.
"Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 02, 1948". Retrieved May 23, 2016.

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