1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for West Virginia Governor
Governor · West Virginia
Cecil H. Underwood (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Charlotte Pritt (D) by 6.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Cecil H. UnderwoodRepublican · winner
53.0%324,518
Charlotte PrittDemocrat
47.0%287,870
612,388 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET