1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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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.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gaston Caperton (inc.) | 368,302 | 56.01% | ||
Republican | Cleve Benedict | 240,390 | 36.56% | ||
Independent | Charlotte Pritt (write-in) | 48,873 | 7.43% | ||
Margin of victory | 127,912 | 19.45% | |||
Total votes | 657,565 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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