2004Final results
2004 election for West Virginia Governor
Governor · West Virginia
Joe Manchin, III (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Monty Warner (R) by 30.3 points.
Joe Manchin, IIIDemocrat · winner
65.1%472,758
Monty WarnerRepublican
34.9%253,131
725,889 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET