1976-11-02 Gubernatorial Election Results for West Virginia

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County	Turnout	Jay Rockefeller (D)		Cecil Underwood (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Barbour	65%	3,746	54.7%	3,103	45.3%	0	0.0%	643	6,849
Berkeley	59%	8,765	51.5%	8,269	48.5%	0	0.0%	496	17,034
Boone	64%	8,779	75.8%	2,805	24.2%	0	0.0%	5,974	11,584
Braxton	65%	4,028	68.5%	1,851	31.5%	0	0.0%	2,177	5,879
Brooke	61%	9,735	75.4%	3,183	24.6%	0	0.0%	6,552	12,918
Cabell	52%	26,097	65.9%	13,525	34.1%	0	0.0%	12,572	39,622
Calhoun	65%	2,185	63.6%	1,248	36.4%	0	0.0%	937	3,433
Clay	61%	2,710	69.0%	1,220	31.0%	0	0.0%	1,490	3,930
Doddridge	66%	1,339	43.8%	1,721	56.2%	0	0.0%	-382	3,060
Fayette	57%	16,013	76.5%	4,911	23.5%	0	0.0%	11,102	20,924
Gilmer	64%	2,266	62.9%	1,336	37.1%	0	0.0%	930	3,602
Grant	66%	1,576	37.4%	2,643	62.6%	0	0.0%	-1,067	4,219
Greenbrier	58%	8,635	61.4%	5,435	38.6%	0	0.0%	3,200	14,070
Hampshire	56%	3,377	66.9%	1,672	33.1%	0	0.0%	1,705	5,049
Hancock	61%	12,822	76.5%	3,928	23.5%	0	0.0%	8,894	16,750
Hardy	65%	2,601	61.1%	1,658	38.9%	0	0.0%	943	4,259
Harrison	69%	24,020	66.1%	12,334	33.9%	0	0.0%	11,686	36,354
Jackson	68%	5,987	55.5%	4,793	44.5%	0	0.0%	1,194	10,780
Jefferson	49%	5,848	66.3%	2,971	33.7%	0	0.0%	2,877	8,819
Kanawha	59%	61,709	64.9%	33,422	35.1%	0	0.0%	28,287	95,131
Lewis	60%	4,496	58.8%	3,154	41.2%	0	0.0%	1,342	7,650
Lincoln	58%	5,170	64.2%	2,889	35.8%	0	0.0%	2,281	8,059
Logan	54%	13,632	80.4%	3,332	19.6%	0	0.0%	10,300	16,964
Marion	62%	20,824	74.6%	7,105	25.4%	0	0.0%	13,719	27,929
Marshall	61%	11,146	67.5%	5,366	32.5%	0	0.0%	5,780	16,512
Mason	68%	7,496	62.6%	4,478	37.4%	0	0.0%	3,018	11,974
McDowell	46%	11,561	80.3%	2,839	19.7%	0	0.0%	8,722	14,400
Mercer	53%	16,787	66.5%	8,460	33.5%	0	0.0%	8,327	25,247
Mineral	64%	6,841	62.6%	4,085	37.4%	0	0.0%	2,756	10,926
Mingo	52%	8,868	78.1%	2,485	21.9%	0	0.0%	6,383	11,353
Monongalia	53%	19,710	70.6%	8,220	29.4%	0	0.0%	11,490	27,930
Monroe	73%	3,249	54.0%	2,764	46.0%	0	0.0%	485	6,013
Morgan	63%	2,133	50.6%	2,084	49.4%	0	0.0%	49	4,217
Nicholas	58%	6,516	67.3%	3,165	32.7%	0	0.0%	3,351	9,681
Ohio	58%	17,788	67.2%	8,663	32.8%	0	0.0%	9,125	26,451
Pendleton	69%	2,308	63.9%	1,302	36.1%	0	0.0%	1,006	3,610
Pleasants	64%	2,016	60.7%	1,304	39.3%	0	0.0%	712	3,320
Pocahontas	62%	2,535	62.7%	1,511	37.3%	0	0.0%	1,024	4,046
Preston	60%	6,422	57.2%	4,812	42.8%	0	0.0%	1,610	11,234
Putnam	65%	9,422	64.6%	5,154	35.4%	0	0.0%	4,268	14,576
Raleigh	57%	20,671	68.4%	9,550	31.6%	0	0.0%	11,121	30,221
Randolph	64%	8,466	70.9%	3,473	29.1%	0	0.0%	4,993	11,939
Ritchie	65%	2,243	46.3%	2,602	53.7%	0	0.0%	-359	4,845
Roane	65%	3,614	54.0%	3,079	46.0%	0	0.0%	535	6,693
Summers	60%	3,975	64.6%	2,183	35.4%	0	0.0%	1,792	6,158
Taylor	65%	4,219	62.3%	2,548	37.7%	0	0.0%	1,671	6,767
Tucker	67%	2,455	66.3%	1,250	33.7%	0	0.0%	1,205	3,705
Tyler	62%	2,178	50.0%	2,177	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	4,355
Upshur	56%	4,527	54.7%	3,748	45.3%	0	0.0%	779	8,275
Wayne	55%	10,844	69.6%	4,729	30.4%	0	0.0%	6,115	15,573
Webster	53%	2,916	75.3%	956	24.7%	0	0.0%	1,960	3,872
Wetzel	63%	6,276	71.1%	2,548	28.9%	0	0.0%	3,728	8,824
Wirt	73%	1,355	60.8%	874	39.2%	0	0.0%	481	2,229
Wood	60%	22,496	60.3%	14,788	39.7%	0	0.0%	7,708	37,284
Wyoming	57%	8,268	69.0%	3,715	31.0%	0	0.0%	4,553	11,983
TOTAL	58%	495,661	66.2%	253,420	33.8%	189	0.0%	242,241	749,270
Total R vote: 253,420 (33.8%)      Total D vote: 495,661 (66.2%)      Total Other vote: 189 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1976 Governor, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	3,746	54.7%
Cecil Underwood (R)	3,103	45.3%
TOTAL	6,849
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	8,765	51.5%
Cecil Underwood (R)	8,269	48.5%
TOTAL	17,034
Turnout: 59%

1976 Governor, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	8,779	75.8%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,805	24.2%
TOTAL	11,584
Turnout: 64%

1976 Governor, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	4,028	68.5%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,851	31.5%
TOTAL	5,879
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	9,735	75.4%
Cecil Underwood (R)	3,183	24.6%
TOTAL	12,918
Turnout: 61%

1976 Governor, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	26,097	65.9%
Cecil Underwood (R)	13,525	34.1%
TOTAL	39,622
Turnout: 52%

1976 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,185	63.6%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,248	36.4%
TOTAL	3,433
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,710	69.0%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,220	31.0%
TOTAL	3,930
Turnout: 61%

1976 Governor, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	1,339	43.8%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,721	56.2%
TOTAL	3,060
Turnout: 66%

1976 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	16,013	76.5%
Cecil Underwood (R)	4,911	23.5%
TOTAL	20,924
Turnout: 57%

1976 Governor, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,266	62.9%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,336	37.1%
TOTAL	3,602
Turnout: 64%

1976 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	1,576	37.4%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,643	62.6%
TOTAL	4,219
Turnout: 66%

1976 Governor, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	8,635	61.4%
Cecil Underwood (R)	5,435	38.6%
TOTAL	14,070
Turnout: 58%

1976 Governor, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	3,377	66.9%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,672	33.1%
TOTAL	5,049
Turnout: 56%

1976 Governor, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	12,822	76.5%
Cecil Underwood (R)	3,928	23.5%
TOTAL	16,750
Turnout: 61%

1976 Governor, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,601	61.1%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,658	38.9%
TOTAL	4,259
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	24,020	66.1%
Cecil Underwood (R)	12,334	33.9%
TOTAL	36,354
Turnout: 69%

1976 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	5,987	55.5%
Cecil Underwood (R)	4,793	44.5%
TOTAL	10,780
Turnout: 68%

1976 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	5,848	66.3%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,971	33.7%
TOTAL	8,819
Turnout: 49%

1976 Governor, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	61,709	64.9%
Cecil Underwood (R)	33,422	35.1%
TOTAL	95,131
Turnout: 59%

1976 Governor, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	4,496	58.8%
Cecil Underwood (R)	3,154	41.2%
TOTAL	7,650
Turnout: 60%

1976 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	5,170	64.2%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,889	35.8%
TOTAL	8,059
Turnout: 58%

1976 Governor, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	13,632	80.4%
Cecil Underwood (R)	3,332	19.6%
TOTAL	16,964
Turnout: 54%

1976 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	20,824	74.6%
Cecil Underwood (R)	7,105	25.4%
TOTAL	27,929
Turnout: 62%

1976 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	11,146	67.5%
Cecil Underwood (R)	5,366	32.5%
TOTAL	16,512
Turnout: 61%

1976 Governor, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	7,496	62.6%
Cecil Underwood (R)	4,478	37.4%
TOTAL	11,974
Turnout: 68%

1976 Governor, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	11,561	80.3%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,839	19.7%
TOTAL	14,400
Turnout: 46%

1976 Governor, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	16,787	66.5%
Cecil Underwood (R)	8,460	33.5%
TOTAL	25,247
Turnout: 53%

1976 Governor, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	6,841	62.6%
Cecil Underwood (R)	4,085	37.4%
TOTAL	10,926
Turnout: 64%

1976 Governor, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	8,868	78.1%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,485	21.9%
TOTAL	11,353
Turnout: 52%

1976 Governor, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	19,710	70.6%
Cecil Underwood (R)	8,220	29.4%
TOTAL	27,930
Turnout: 53%

1976 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	3,249	54.0%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,764	46.0%
TOTAL	6,013
Turnout: 73%

1976 Governor, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,133	50.6%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,084	49.4%
TOTAL	4,217
Turnout: 63%

1976 Governor, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	6,516	67.3%
Cecil Underwood (R)	3,165	32.7%
TOTAL	9,681
Turnout: 58%

1976 Governor, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	17,788	67.2%
Cecil Underwood (R)	8,663	32.8%
TOTAL	26,451
Turnout: 58%

1976 Governor, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,308	63.9%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,302	36.1%
TOTAL	3,610
Turnout: 69%

1976 Governor, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,016	60.7%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,304	39.3%
TOTAL	3,320
Turnout: 64%

1976 Governor, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,535	62.7%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,511	37.3%
TOTAL	4,046
Turnout: 62%

1976 Governor, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	6,422	57.2%
Cecil Underwood (R)	4,812	42.8%
TOTAL	11,234
Turnout: 60%

1976 Governor, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	9,422	64.6%
Cecil Underwood (R)	5,154	35.4%
TOTAL	14,576
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	20,671	68.4%
Cecil Underwood (R)	9,550	31.6%
TOTAL	30,221
Turnout: 57%

1976 Governor, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	8,466	70.9%
Cecil Underwood (R)	3,473	29.1%
TOTAL	11,939
Turnout: 64%

1976 Governor, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,243	46.3%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,602	53.7%
TOTAL	4,845
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	3,614	54.0%
Cecil Underwood (R)	3,079	46.0%
TOTAL	6,693
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	3,975	64.6%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,183	35.4%
TOTAL	6,158
Turnout: 60%

1976 Governor, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	4,219	62.3%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,548	37.7%
TOTAL	6,767
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,455	66.3%
Cecil Underwood (R)	1,250	33.7%
TOTAL	3,705
Turnout: 67%

1976 Governor, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,178	50.0%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,177	50.0%
TOTAL	4,355
Turnout: 62%

1976 Governor, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	4,527	54.7%
Cecil Underwood (R)	3,748	45.3%
TOTAL	8,275
Turnout: 56%

1976 Governor, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	10,844	69.6%
Cecil Underwood (R)	4,729	30.4%
TOTAL	15,573
Turnout: 55%

1976 Governor, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	2,916	75.3%
Cecil Underwood (R)	956	24.7%
TOTAL	3,872
Turnout: 53%

1976 Governor, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	6,276	71.1%
Cecil Underwood (R)	2,548	28.9%
TOTAL	8,824
Turnout: 63%

1976 Governor, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	1,355	60.8%
Cecil Underwood (R)	874	39.2%
TOTAL	2,229
Turnout: 73%

1976 Governor, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	22,496	60.3%
Cecil Underwood (R)	14,788	39.7%
TOTAL	37,284
Turnout: 60%

1976 Governor, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jay Rockefeller (D)	8,268	69.0%
Cecil Underwood (R)	3,715	31.0%
TOTAL	11,983
Turnout: 57%