1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election

1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election
	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

The 1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948, to elect the governor of West Virginia.^[1] James Kay Thomas unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1948^[2]^{[user-generated source]}
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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[blue-1] J. Howard Myers (Ed.): West Virginia Blue Book 1951, Vol. 35.

[2] "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 02, 1948". Retrieved May 23, 2016.

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