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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 election. 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. Until 2020 this is the last time West Virginia has 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

West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1992[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gaston Caperton (incumbent) 142,261 42.68%
Democratic Charlotte Pritt 115,498 34.65%
Democratic Mario Palumbo 66,984 20.10%
Democratic Larry Butcher 4,994 1.50%
Democratic Rodger Belknap 3,590 1.08%
Total votes 333,327 100.00%

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gaston Caperton (incumbent) 368,302 56.01%
Republican Cleve Benedict 240,390 36.56%
Independent Charlotte Pritt (write-in) 48,873 7.43%
Total votes 657,565 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

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