1976Final results
1976 election for West Virginia Governor
Governor · West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller, IV (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Cecil H. Underwood (R) by 32.3 points.
John D. Rockefeller, IVDemocrat · winner
66.2%495,661
Cecil H. UnderwoodRepublican
33.8%253,420
749,081 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET