2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2020 election for West Virginia Governor
Governor · West Virginia
James C. Justice (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Ben Salango (D) by 33.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James C. JusticeRepublican · winner
64.8%497,944
Ben SalangoDemocrat
30.8%237,024
Erika Klie KolenichLibertarian
2.9%22,527
Daniel P. "danny" LutzOther party
1.5%11,309
768,804 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The candidates
James C. Justice (R)Ben Salango (D)
Also on the ballot: Erika Klie Kolenich (Libertarian), 2.9%; Daniel P. "danny" Lutz (Other party), 1.5%