The 1972 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1972, to elect the
governor of West Virginia. Incumbent governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. successfully ran for reelection to a second term. This was the first time a governor was reelected in state history.
Both the primaries and general election were held in the aftermath of the
Buffalo Creek flood and a movement to abolish
strip mining in the state.
Democratic
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Politics
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nominee
Jay Rockefeller campaigned on a proposal to abolish strip mining entirely if elected.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Lee Mountcastle Kenna,
Kanawha County
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Assessor
and founder of the
Sunrise Museum
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Terminology
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*Bobbie Edward Myers,
Huntington businessman
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Jay Rockefeller,
West Virginia Secretary of State and member of the
Rockefeller family
Results
General election
Results
References
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
gubernatorial
West Virginia
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