1920 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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November 2, 1920

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Nominee	Ephraim F. Morgan	Arthur B. Koontz	Samuel B. Montgomery
Party	Republican	Democratic	Nonpartisan League^[1]
Popular vote	242,237	185,662	81,330
Percentage	47.32%	36.27%	15.89%

County results
Morgan:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Koontz:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Montgomery:      30–40%

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John J. Cornwell
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ephraim F. Morgan
Republican

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The 1920 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Adam Brown Littlepage unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1920^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ephraim F. Morgan	242,237	47.32
	Democratic	Arthur B. Koontz	185,662	36.27
	Nonpartisan League	Samuel B. Montgomery	81,330	15.89
	Socialist	Matthew Samuel Holt	2,695	0.53
Total votes			511,924	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ "USGW archives - West Virginia Legislative Handbook and Manual and Official Register, 1922". Retrieved May 30, 2016.
^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 02, 1920". Retrieved May 26, 2016.

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