West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1896

November 3, 1896

Governor before election

William A. MacCorkle
Democratic

Elected Governor

George W. Atkinson
Republican

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The 1896 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1896, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1896^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Atkinson	105,588	52.41
	Democratic	Cornelius Clarkson Watts	93,558	46.44
	Prohibition	T. C. Johnson	1,345	0.67
	People's	N. W. Fitzgerald	813	0.40
	Other	Others	168	0.08
Total votes			201,472	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

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