The 2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the

Governor of West Virginia A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

, concurrently with the

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, as well as

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to the

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in other states and

to the

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and various

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and

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. The primaries were held on May 10. Incumbent Democratic Governor

Earl Ray Tomblin Earl Ray Tomblin (born March 15, 1952) is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of West Virginia from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the West Virginia Senate from 1980 to 2011 and as pre ...

was barred from running for a second full term. He had ascended to the governorship upon

Joe Manchin Joseph Manchin III (born August 24, 1947) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia, a seat he has held since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Manchin was the 34th governor o ...

's election to the Senate in 2010 and was elected to a full term in

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. Under the West Virginia Constitution, a partial term counts toward the limit of two consecutive terms. The Democratic candidate, Jim Justice, a coal and agriculture businessman, won the open seat narrowly with a plurality of the vote, despite Republican

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simultaneously winning West Virginia in a landslide during the

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. Justice defeated Republican state senator Bill Cole and former state senator

Charlotte Pritt Charlotte Jean Pritt (born January 2, 1949) is an American educator, businesswoman, and politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia. From 1984 to 1988, she served in the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing Kanawha County. From 1988 t ...

, who ran as a member of the Mountain Party.

Background

In November 2010, Democratic Governor

resigned after being

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to the U.S. Senate. Earl Ray Tomblin, the

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of the

West Virginia Senate The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. Although the Democratic Party held a supermajority in t ...

, became Acting Governor and won a special election held in October 2011. He was re-elected to a full term in the regularly-scheduled 2012 election. Tomblin was ineligible to run for re-election as the

Constitution of West Virginia The Constitution of the State of West Virginia West Virginia State Constitution is the supreme law of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It expresses the rights of the state's citizens and provides the framework for the organization of law and gover ...

limits Governors to two consecutive terms, regardless of whether they are full or partial terms. However, Governors are re-eligible after four years out of office. After publicly speculating he would run for his former office, Manchin was considered a heavy favorite in the 2016 race. However, he announced on April 19, 2015, that he would be remaining in the Senate instead.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Booth Goodwin Robert Booth Goodwin II (born 1971), known commonly as Booth Goodwin, is an American attorney with Goodwin & Goodwin LLP in Charleston, West Virginia. He served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 2010 u ...

, former

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for the

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* Jim Justice, businessman *

Jeff Kessler Jeffrey Vincent Kessler (born November 16, 1955) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate in the United States, representing the 2nd district from 1997 to 2017. He is the former President of the Senate ...

, Minority Leader of the

, former

of the West Virginia Senate and candidate for governor in 2011

Declined

Glen Gainer III Glen B. Gainer III (born February 26, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 19th State Auditor of West Virginia from 1993 until he resigned in 2016. Early life and career Glen B. Gainer III was bo ...

, West Virginia State Auditor and nominee for

West Virginia's 1st congressional district West Virginia's 1st congressional district is currently located in the northern part of the state. It is the most regularly drawn of the state's three districts. As a result of the state's loss of a seat as a result of the 2020 United States c ...

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Carte Goodwin Carte Patrick Goodwin (born February 27, 1974) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed by Governor Joe Manchin on July 16, 2010 t ...

, former U.S. Senator * Mike Green, former state senator *

Walt Helmick Walt D. Helmick (born March 25, 1944) is an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as the Commissioner of Agriculture of the state of West Virginia. He was elected to the position in 2012, defeating Republican nominee Ken ...

, West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture *

, U.S. Senator and former Governor * John Perdue, West Virginia State Treasurer and candidate for governor in 2011 * Doug Reynolds, State Delegate *

Doug Skaff Douglas John Skaff Jr. is an American politician from the state of West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Skaff serves as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 35th district. Early life and education Ska ...

, former State Delegate *

Natalie Tennant Natalie E. Tennant (born December 25, 1967) is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of West Virginia from 2009 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Tennant was the 2014 Democratic Party nominee for West Virgin ...

West Virginia Secretary of State The Secretary of State of West Virginia is an elected office within the U.S. state of West Virginia state government. The secretary of state is responsible for overseeing the state's election process, including voter registration and election res ...

, candidate for governor in 2011 and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014 (running for re-election) * Rick Thompson, West Virginia Secretary of Veterans Assistance, former

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of the

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and candidate for governor in 2011

Polling

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, align=center, April 22–May 2, 2016 , align=center, 315 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 32% , align=center, 27% , align=center, 23% , align=center, 18% , -
Public Policy Polling
, align=center, April 29–May 1, 2016 , align=center, 637 , align=center, ± 3.9% , align=center, 37% , align=center, 23% , align=center, 19% , align=center, 21% , -
West Virginia Veterans
, align=center, March 2–6, 2016 , align=center, 600 , align=center, ± 3.9% , align=center, 36% , align=center, 20% , align=center, 16% , align=center, 28% , -
MetroNews
, align=center, February 11–16, 2016 , align=center, 208 , align=center, ± 4.9% , align=center, 32% , align=center, 25% , align=center, 23% , align=center, 21% , -
Global Strategy Group
, align=center, December 1–3, 2015 , align=center, 350 , align=center, ± 5.2% , align=center, 39% , align=center, 13% , align=center, 19% , align=center, 21% * ^ Indicates a poll taken for Jim Justice campaign.

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Bill Cole,

President of the West Virginia Senate The president of the West Virginia Senate is a member of the West Virginia Senate who has been elected to be its president by the other senators. The current Senate president is Craig Blair, who has been in office since January 2021. In addition ...

Did not file

* Andrew Utterback, college student and candidate for Mayor of Pineville in 2014 * Edwin Vanover, former Bramwell Police Chief and Democratic candidate for House of Delegates in 2012

Declined

* Evan Jenkins, U.S. Representative *

David McKinley David Bennett McKinley (born March 28, 1947) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, McKinley was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from ...

, U.S. Representative and candidate for governor in 1996 (running for re-election) *

Patrick Morrisey Patrick James Morrisey (born December 21, 1967) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 34th Attorney General of West Virginia since 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. Morrisey was elected Attorney General of West Vi ...

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(running for re-election) *

Mary Lou Retton Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is an American retired gymnast. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition, as well as two silver medals and two bronze medals. Her performanc ...

, Olympic gymnast * Erikka Storch, State Delegate

Endorsements

Polling

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, align=center, April 9–11, 2015 , align=center, 242 , align=center, ± 6.3% , align=center, 15% , align=center, 31% , align=center, 25% , align=center, 29%

Results

Mountain Party

Candidates

Declared

, former Democratic State Delegate, former Democratic State Senator, write-in candidate for governor in 1992 and Democratic nominee for governor in 1996

Endorsements

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Declared

* David Moran, retired engineer and farmer

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 11, 2016 - C-SPAN

Predictions

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Polling

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SurveyMonkey
, align=center, November 1–7, 2016 , align=center, 472 , align=center, ± 4.6% , align=center, 36% , align=center, 45% , align=center, 13% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 6% , -
SurveyMonkey
, align=center, October 31–November 6, 2016 , align=center, 443 , align=center, ± 4.6% , align=center, 37% , align=center, 43% , align=center, 13% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 7% , -
SurveyMonkey
, align=center, October 28–November 3, 2016 , align=center, 386 , align=center, ± 4.6% , align=center, 40% , align=center, 42% , align=center, 12% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 6% , -
SurveyMonkey
, align=center, October 27–November 2, 2016 , align=center, 330 , align=center, ± 4.6% , align=center, 39% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 10% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 7% , -
SurveyMonkey
, align=center, October 26–November 1, 2016 , align=center, 318 , align=center, ± 4.6% , align=center, 42% , align=center, 41% , align=center, 12% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 5% , -
SurveyMonkey
, align=center, October 25–31, 2016 , align=center, 321 , align=center, ± 4.6% , align=center, 42% , align=center, 43% , align=center, 13% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 2% , -
MetroNews
, align=center, October 12–17, 2016 , align=center, 408 , align=center, ± 4.9% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 33% , align=center, 8% , align=center, 5% , align=center, — , align=center, 9% , -

, align=center, October 11–13, 2016 , align=center, N/A , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 34% , align=center, 8% , align=center, 2% , align=center, — , align=center, 12% , -
NMB Research
, align=center, October 8–10, 2016 , align=center, N/A , align=center, ± 4.4% , align=center, 39% , align=center, 39% , align=center, 5% , align=center, 2% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 12% , -
Garin-Hart-Yang
, align=center, September 13–17, 2016 , align=center, 500 , align=center, ± 5.0% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 33% , align=center, 7% , align=center, 4% , align=center, — , align=center, 10% , -
Just Win Strategies
�� , align=center, September 8–10, 2016 , align=center, 600 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 42% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 2% , align=center, 2% , align=center, 7% , -
R.L. Repass & Partners/MetroNews
, align=center, August 9–28, 2016 , align=center, 435 , align=center, ± 4.7% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 32% , align=center, 8% , align=center, 5% , align=center, — , align=center, 9% , -
Global Strategy Group
, align=center, August 1–3, 2016 , align=center, 419 , align=center, ± 4.8% , align=center, 47% , align=center, 37% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 15% , -
Public Policy Polling
, align=center, April 29–May 1, 2016 , align=center, 1,201 , align=center, ± 2.8% , align=center, 41% , align=center, 35% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 24% , -
MetroNews
, align=center, April 22–May 2, 2016 , align=center, 596 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 52% , align=center, 34% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 14% , -
Orion Strategies
, align=center, February 20–21, 2016 , align=center, 306 , align=center, ± 5.6% , align=center, 37% , align=center, 33% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 30% , -
MetroNews
, align=center, February 11–16, 2016 , align=center, 411 , align=center, ± 4.9% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 39% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 12% , -
Orion Strategies
, align=center, August 24–25, 2015 , align=center, 406 , align=center, ± 4.9% , align=center, 34% , align=center, 31% , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, — , align=center, 35% → Indicates an internal poll conducted by the

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, align=center, April 22–May 2, 2016 , align=center, 596 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 47% , align=center, 39% , align=center, — , align=center, 14% , -
Public Policy Polling
, align=center, April 29–May 1, 2016 , align=center, 1,201 , align=center, ± 2.8% , align=center, 33% , align=center, 39% , align=center, — , align=center, 28% , -
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, align=center, February 11–16, 2016 , align=center, 411 , align=center, ± 4.9% , align=center, 43% , align=center, 44% , align=center, — , align=center, 14% , -
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Kessler (D) ! style="width:100px;", Bill
Cole (R) ! Other ! Undecided , -
MetroNews
, align=center, April 22–May 2, 2016 , align=center, 596 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 45% , align=center, 39% , align=center, — , align=center, 16% , -
Public Policy Polling
, align=center, April 29–May 1, 2016 , align=center, 1,201 , align=center, ± 2.8% , align=center, 30% , align=center, 40% , align=center, — , align=center, 30% , -
Orion Strategies
, align=center, February 20–21, 2016 , align=center, 306 , align=center, ± 5.6% , align=center, 30% , align=center, 40% , align=center, — , align=center, 30% , -
MetroNews
, align=center, February 11–16, 2016 , align=center, 411 , align=center, ± 4.9% , align=center, 40% , align=center, 45% , align=center, — , align=center, 15% , -
Orion Strategies
, align=center, August 24–25, 2015 , align=center, 406 , align=center, ± 4.9% , align=center, 26% , align=center, 37% , align=center, — , align=center, 37% , -
Harper Polling
, align=center, April 9–11, 2015 , align=center, 702 , align=center, ± 3.7% , align=center, 34% , align=center, 38% , align=center, — , align=center, 28% ;with Joe Manchin {, class="wikitable" , - valign= bottom ! style="width:175px;", Poll source ! style="width:175px;", Date(s)
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, align=center, April 9–11, 2015 , align=center, 702 , align=center, ± 3.7% , align=center, 54% , align=center, 32% , align=center, 14% {, class="wikitable" , - valign= bottom ! style="width:175px;", Poll source ! style="width:175px;", Date(s)
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Manchin (D) ! style="width:100px;", David
McKinley (R) ! Undecided , -
Harper Polling
, align=center, April 9–11, 2015 , align=center, 702 , align=center, ± 3.7% , align=center, 52% , align=center, 35% , align=center, 12% {, class="wikitable" , - valign= bottom ! style="width:175px;", Poll source ! style="width:175px;", Date(s)
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error ! style="width:100px;", Joe
Manchin (D) ! style="width:100px;", Patrick
Morrisey (R) ! Undecided , -
Harper Polling
, align=center, April 9–11, 2015 , align=center, 702 , align=center, ± 3.7% , align=center, 58% , align=center, 29% , align=center, 13% , -

, align=center, March 15–18, 2015 , align=center, 600 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 60% , align=center, 30% , align=center, 10% * * Internal poll for Joe Manchin

Results

Maps

File:West Virginia Governor 2016 (Moran).svg, Support for Moran by county:
File:West Virginia Governor 2016 (Pritt).svg, Support for Pritt by county:

References

External links

;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Jim Justice (D) for GovernorBill Cole (R) for GovernorDavid Moran (L) for GovernorCharlotte Pritt (G) for Governor
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