1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election

none related races 1992 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election West Virginia presidential no 1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1988 1996 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1996 November 3, 1992 File:Gaston Caperton 1996.jpg Gaston Caperton Democratic Party (United States) 368,302 56.0% File:Cleve Benedict.png 150x150px Cleve Benedict Republican Party (United States) 240,390 36.6% 3x4.svg Charlotte Pritt(write-in) Independent 48,873 7.4% 1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsCaperton: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Benedict: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Gaston Caperton Democratic Party (United States) Gaston Caperton Democratic Party (United States) The 1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1992. Incumbent Democratic governor Gaston Caperton won re-election by defeating former Republican U.S. representative Cleve Benedict and Democratic State Senator Charlotte Pritt, who ran as an independent write-in candidate after losing to Caperton in the Democratic primary. Benedict had defeated Vernon Criss for his party's nomination; this was the only election between 1964 and 2000 that the Republicans had nominated someone other than Arch A. Moore or Cecil H. Underwood. This was the last time until 2020 that West Virginia voted for the same party for governor and for president, as both elections are held concurrently in the state. This is the most recent time that Democrats won both races concurrently. Democratic primary Candidates Gaston Caperton, incumbent Charlotte Pritt, state senator Mario Palumbo, incumbent attorney general Larry Butcher Rodger Belknap West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1992http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7242 WV Governor - D Primary 1992 Our Campaigns September 18, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Gaston Caperton (incumbent) 142,261 42.68% Democratic Party (United States) Charlotte Pritt 115,498 34.65% Democratic Party (United States) Mario Palumbo 66,984 20.10% Democratic Party (United States) Larry Butcher 4,994 1.50% Democratic Party (United States) Rodger Belknap 3,590 1.08% 333,327 100.00% General election Results West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1992http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Democratic Party (United States) Gaston Caperton (incumbent) 368,302 56.01% Republican Party (United States) Cleve Benedict 240,390 36.56% Write-in candidate Charlotte Pritt (write-in) 48,873 7.43% 657,565 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) By county CountyHolmes Darrell West Virginia Blue Book 1993 693 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1993.pdf 15 May 2026Gaston CapertonDemocraticCleve BenedictRepublicanCharlotte PrittDemocratic write-inMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Barbour3,80555.71%2,69939.52%3264.77%1,10616.19%6,830Berkeley9,96952.71%8,60545.50%3381.79%1,3647.21%18,912Boone6,54370.56%2,06922.31%6617.13%4,47448.25%9,273Braxton3,31659.17%1,87233.40%4167.42%1,44425.77%5,604Brooke6,32263.75%3,19032.17%4054.08%3,13231.58%9,917Cabell18,67457.63%10,74633.16%2,9849.21%7,92824.47%32,404Calhoun1,46446.80%1,33342.62%33110.58%1314.19%3,128Clay1,81451.10%1,38639.04%3509.86%42812.06%3,550Doddridge1,16139.79%1,51251.82%2458.40%−351−12.03%2,918Fayette8,90858.99%4,39529.11%1,79711.90%4,51329.89%15,100Gilmer1,55450.52%1,25040.64%2728.84%3049.88%3,076Grant1,35632.69%2,73966.03%531.28%−1,383−33.34%4,148Greenbrier5,15944.30%5,68348.80%8046.90%−524−4.50%11,646Hampshire2,85047.79%2,99050.14%1232.06%−140−2.35%5,963Hancock8,70061.93%4,92735.08%4202.99%3,77326.86%14,047Hardy2,45654.18%2,03244.83%450.99%4249.35%4,533Harrison18,33562.55%8,19527.96%2,7849.50%10,14034.59%29,314Jackson5,30748.56%4,55941.72%1,0629.72%7486.84%10,928Jefferson6,39155.69%4,88742.59%1971.72%1,50413.11%11,475Kanawha40,28551.16%29,80237.84%8,66111.00%10,48313.31%78,748Lewis4,00962.18%2,17533.74%2634.08%1,83428.45%6,447Lincoln4,15853.96%2,85737.08%6918.97%1,30116.88%7,706Logan10,46068.73%3,37822.19%1,3829.08%7,08246.53%15,220Marion15,98964.84%6,09824.73%2,57210.43%9,89140.11%24,659Marshall8,29957.32%5,45937.71%7204.97%2,84019.62%14,478Mason6,04055.52%3,44531.67%1,39312.81%2,59523.86%10,878McDowell7,22777.83%1,68518.15%3744.03%5,54259.68%9,286Mercer10,92556.81%6,95236.15%1,3547.04%3,97320.66%19,231Mineral5,27849.98%5,24149.63%410.39%370.35%10,560Mingo7,82375.55%2,25721.80%2752.66%5,56653.75%10,355Monongalia17,36562.22%8,53530.58%2,0117.21%8,83031.64%27,911Monroe2,59048.93%2,45646.40%2474.67%1342.53%5,293Morgan2,16641.95%2,86755.53%1302.52%−701−13.58%5,163Nicholas4,81252.61%3,27135.76%1,06411.63%1,54116.85%9,147Ohio12,14860.37%7,19635.76%7773.86%4,95224.61%20,121Pendleton1,83452.75%1,61046.30%330.95%2246.44%3,477Pleasants1,58048.41%1,48145.37%2036.22%993.03%3,264Pocahontas1,53541.53%1,80648.86%3559.60%−271−7.33%3,696Preston4,99548.82%4,86647.56%3713.63%1291.26%10,232Putnam7,56744.69%7,53844.52%1,82710.79%290.17%16,932Raleigh12,84054.40%8,28135.08%2,48410.52%4,55919.31%23,605Randolph5,90859.99%3,58336.38%3573.63%2,32523.61%9,848Ritchie1,78441.68%2,12249.58%3748.74%−338−7.90%4,280Roane2,56846.11%2,30541.39%69612.50%2634.72%5,569Summers2,50454.40%1,72737.52%3728.08%77716.88%4,603Taylor3,47757.24%2,27537.45%3225.30%1,20219.79%6,074Tucker1,95955.31%1,46041.22%1233.47%49914.09%3,542Tyler2,10851.28%1,73542.20%2686.52%3739.07%4,111Upshur3,90448.46%3,67745.64%4755.90%2272.82%8,056Wayne8,95958.51%5,25634.33%1,0977.16%3,70324.18%15,312Webster2,08159.53%1,00528.75%41011.73%1,07630.78%3,496Wetzel4,62262.81%2,48933.82%2483.37%2,13328.98%7,359Wirt1,20252.19%90939.47%1928.34%29312.72%2,303Wood17,78151.53%14,83442.99%1,8885.47%2,9478.54%34,503Wyoming5,43658.24%2,68828.80%1,21012.96%2,74829.44%9,334Totals 368,302 56.01% 240,390 36.56% 48,873 7.43% 127,912 19.45% 657,565 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Greenbrier Hampshire Pocahontas Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Jackson Marshall Ohio Randolph Roane Tyler Tucker Upshur See also Source: References 1992 Gubernatorial West Virginia Category:Long stubs with short prose