Elections / 2020 · Governor · WV
West Virginia — 2020 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 gubernatorial electionWest Virginia · GovernorJusticeR+33.9
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Jim Justice ✓Republican | 64.8% | 497,944 |
|---|---|---|
| Ben SalangoDemocrat | 30.8% | 237,024 |
| Erika KolenichLibertarian | 2.9% | 22,527 |
2020gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour, WV | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Berkeley, WV | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Boone, WV | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Braxton, WV | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Brooke, WV | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Cabell, WV | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Calhoun, WV | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Clay, WV | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Doddridge, WV | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Fayette, WV | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Gilmer, WV | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Grant, WV | Republican | R+71.6 |
| Greenbrier, WV | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Hampshire, WV | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Hancock, WV | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Hardy, WV | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Harrison, WV | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Jackson, WV | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Jefferson, WV | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Kanawha, WV | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Lewis, WV | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Lincoln, WV | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Logan, WV | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Marion, WV | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Marshall, WV | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Mason, WV | Republican | R+42.8 |
| McDowell, WV | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Mercer, WV | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Mineral, WV | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Mingo, WV | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Monongalia, WV | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Monroe, WV | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Morgan, WV | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Nicholas, WV | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Ohio, WV | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Pendleton, WV | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Pleasants, WV | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Pocahontas, WV | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Preston, WV | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Putnam, WV | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Raleigh, WV | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Randolph, WV | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Ritchie, WV | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Roane, WV | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Summers, WV | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Taylor, WV | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Tucker, WV | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Tyler, WV | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Upshur, WV | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Wayne, WV | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Webster, WV | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Wetzel, WV | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Wirt, WV | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Wood, WV | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Wyoming, WV | Republican | R+68.5 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020R+38.9Governor 2020R+33.9vs. baselineD+5.0
West Virginia's 2020 governor race ran 5.0 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
By county — 55 counties
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | R | Jim Justice | +5.2 | 80,503 |
| Berkeley | R | Jim Justice | +28.4 | 47,897 |
| Monongalia | R | Jim Justice | +0.9 | 41,294 |
| Wood | R | Jim Justice | +43.3 | 37,616 |
| Cabell | R | Jim Justice | +18.2 | 36,185 |
| Raleigh | R | Jim Justice | +41.4 | 32,133 |
| Harrison | R | Jim Justice | +34.9 | 29,537 |
| Putnam | R | Jim Justice | +31.2 | 26,950 |
| Jefferson | R | Jim Justice | +12.8 | 26,818 |
| Marion | R | Jim Justice | +26.1 | 25,340 |
| Mercer | R | Jim Justice | +54.8 | 24,244 |
| Ohio | R | Jim Justice | +24.4 | 19,654 |
| Fayette | R | Jim Justice | +27.7 | 16,214 |
| Wayne | R | Jim Justice | +40.4 | 16,180 |
| Greenbrier | R | Jim Justice | +44.7 | 15,495 |
| Preston | R | Jim Justice | +48.4 | 14,008 |
| Marshall | R | Jim Justice | +39.7 | 13,803 |
| Hancock | R | Jim Justice | +38.0 | 13,511 |
| Jackson | R | Jim Justice | +43.2 | 12,751 |
| Logan | R | Jim Justice | +50.1 | 12,745 |
| Mineral | R | Jim Justice | +56.6 | 12,589 |
| Randolph | R | Jim Justice | +39.0 | 11,718 |
| Mason | R | Jim Justice | +42.8 | 10,805 |
| Brooke | R | Jim Justice | +37.2 | 10,409 |
| Nicholas | R | Jim Justice | +50.0 | 10,219 |
| Upshur | R | Jim Justice | +50.7 | 9,930 |
| Mingo | R | Jim Justice | +56.1 | 9,684 |
| Hampshire | R | Jim Justice | +55.6 | 9,493 |
| Boone | R | Jim Justice | +33.2 | 8,840 |
| Morgan | R | Jim Justice | +49.1 | 8,347 |
| Wyoming | R | Jim Justice | +68.5 | 8,320 |
| Lincoln | R | Jim Justice | +40.9 | 7,578 |
| Lewis | R | Jim Justice | +54.8 | 7,325 |
| Taylor | R | Jim Justice | +45.7 | 7,192 |
| Wetzel | R | Jim Justice | +43.2 | 6,553 |
| Barbour | R | Jim Justice | +51.3 | 6,552 |
| McDowell | R | Jim Justice | +56.4 | 6,280 |
| Monroe | R | Jim Justice | +55.9 | 6,223 |
| Hardy | R | Jim Justice | +47.3 | 6,120 |
| Roane | R | Jim Justice | +44.8 | 5,660 |
| Braxton | R | Jim Justice | +41.6 | 5,545 |
| Summers | R | Jim Justice | +41.8 | 5,431 |
| Grant | R | Jim Justice | +71.6 | 5,157 |
| Ritchie | R | Jim Justice | +62.9 | 4,082 |
| Pocahontas | R | Jim Justice | +46.0 | 3,851 |
| Tyler | R | Jim Justice | +53.1 | 3,766 |
| Tucker | R | Jim Justice | +44.9 | 3,751 |
| Pendleton | R | Jim Justice | +52.8 | 3,583 |
| Pleasants | R | Jim Justice | +56.8 | 3,392 |
| Webster | R | Jim Justice | +56.7 | 3,339 |
| Clay | R | Jim Justice | +50.8 | 3,218 |
| Doddridge | R | Jim Justice | +62.6 | 2,964 |
| Calhoun | R | Jim Justice | +52.3 | 2,886 |
| Gilmer | R | Jim Justice | +44.6 | 2,580 |
| Wirt | R | Jim Justice | +57.6 | 2,544 |
Same ballot, 2020WV
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.