1896 West Virginia gubernatorial election

none related races 1896 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1896 West Virginia gubernatorial election presidential 1892 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1892 1900 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1900 no November 3, 1896 125px George W. Atkinson Republican Party (United States) 105,588 52.41% 125px Cornelius Clarkson Watts Democratic Party (United States) 93,558 46.44% 1896 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsAtkinson: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Watts: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Governor William A. MacCorkle Democratic Party (United States) George W. Atkinson Republican Party (United States) The 1896 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1896, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Results West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1896http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265669 Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 03, 1896 May 31, 2016 Republican Party (United States) George W. Atkinson 105,588 52.41 Democratic Party (United States) Cornelius Clarkson Watts 93,558 46.44 Prohibition Party (United States) T. C. Johnson 1,345 0.67 People's Party (United States) N. W. Fitzgerald 813 0.40 Other Others 168 0.08 201,472 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 30em 1896 gubernatorial West Virginia Category:November 1896 in the United States