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    W. Andrew Robinson

    1876 West Virginia gubernatorial election
    ← 1872 October 10, 1876 1880 →
     
    Nominee Henry M. Mathews Nathan Goff Jr.
    Party Democratic Republican
    Popular vote 56,206 43,477
    Percentage 56.20% 43.47%
    County results
    Mathews:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
    Goff:      50-60%      60-70%
    Governor before election

    John J. Jacob
    People's Independent

    		Elected Governor

    Henry M. Mathews
    Democratic

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    The 1876 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on October 10, 1876, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

    Results

    West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1876[1]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Henry M. Mathews 56,206 56.20
    Republican Nathan Goff Jr. 43,477 43.47
    Greenback J. M. Laidley 332 0.33
    Total votes 100,015 100
    Democratic gain from People's Independent

    References

    1. ^ "WV Governor 1876". Retrieved October 16, 2016.


    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1876_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election

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