1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Governor
Governor · West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller, IV (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Arch A. Moore Jr (R) by 8.7 points.
John D. Rockefeller, IVDemocrat · winner
54.4%401,863
Arch A. Moore JrRepublican
45.6%337,240
739,103 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET