1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election

none related races 1944 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election West Virginia presidential 1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1940 1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1948 no November 7, 1944 File:Clarence W. Meadows.jpg 150x150px Clarence W. Meadows Democratic Party (United States) 395,122 54.44% File:Daniel Boone Dawson for Governor (cropped).jpg Daniel Boone Dawson Republican Party (United States) 330,649 45.56% File:1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMeadows: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Dawson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Matthew M. Neely Democratic Party (United States) Clarence W. Meadows Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Rush Holt Sr. unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination. Results Democratic primary West Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1944Watkins Fred B. West Virginia Blue Book, 1944 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1944.pdf WV Legislature WV Legislature 1 September 2024 Democratic Party (United States) Clarence W. Meadows 128,440 66.25% Democratic Party (United States) Rush Holt Sr. 46,313 23.89% Democratic Party (United States) J. Blackburn Watts 15,569 8.03% Democratic Party (United States) Grover Goldfield McPeek 3,550 1.83% 193,872 100.00% Republican primary West Virginia gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Daniel Boone Dawson 100,379 57.17% Republican Party (United States) Raymond J. Funkhouser 68980 39.29% Republican Party (United States) William McKinley Garrison 6208 3.54% 175,567 100.00% General election West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1944http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261909 Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 07, 1944 May 23, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Clarence W. Meadows 395,122 54.44% Republican Party (United States) Daniel Boone Dawson 330,649 45.56% 725,771 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References 30em 1944 gubernatorial West Virginia Category:November 1944 in the United States