1976 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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November 2, 1976

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County results
Rockefeller: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Underwood: 50–60% 60–70%

Governor before election

Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

Jay Rockefeller
Democratic

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The 1976 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1976, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Democrat Jay Rockefeller the nephew of the then Current US Vice President Nelson Rockefeller Defeated Republican Cecil Underwood

Results

West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1976^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Rockefeller	206,732	49.68
	Democratic	James Marshall Sprouse	118,707	28.52
	Democratic	Ken Hechler	52,791	12.69
	Democratic	John G. Hutchinson	26,222	6.30
	Democratic	Ezra H. Graley	4,249	1.02
	Democratic	Powell Lane	3,536	0.85
	Democratic	H. John Rogers	2,345	0.56
Total votes			414,582	100

West Virginia Republican gubernatorial primary, 1976^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cecil H. Underwood	97,671	64.36
	Republican	Ralph Albertazzie	44,393	29.25
	Republican	Melton Maloney	3,408	2.25
	Republican	Larry Lunsford	2,593	1.71
	Republican	John Lusher	2,442	1.61
	Republican	E. E. Cumptan	1,257	0.83
Total votes			151,764	100

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1976^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Rockefeller	495,661	66.15
	Republican	Cecil H. Underwood	253,420	33.82
	Other	Write-ins	189	0.03
Total votes			749,270	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

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