1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Rush Holt Sr. unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.

For related races, see 1944 United States gubernatorial elections.

1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 →

Nominee Clarence W. Meadows Daniel Boone Dawson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 395,122 330,649 Percentage 54.44% 45.56

County results Meadows:      50–60%      60–70% Dawson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%

Governor before election Matthew M. Neely Democratic Elected Governor Clarence W. Meadows Democratic

Results

Democratic primary

West Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1944^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence W. Meadows	128,440	66.25%
	Democratic	Rush Holt Sr.	46,313	23.89%
	Democratic	J. Blackburn Watts	15,569	8.03%
	Democratic	Grover Goldfield McPeek	3,550	1.83%
Total votes			193,872	100.00%

Republican primary

West Virginia gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1944^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Boone Dawson	100,379	57.17%
	Republican	Raymond J. Funkhouser	68,980	39.29%
	Republican	William McKinley Garrison	6,208	3.54%
Total votes			175,567	100.00%

General election

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1944^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence W. Meadows	395,122	54.44%
	Republican	Daniel Boone Dawson	330,649	45.56%
Total votes			725,771	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. Watkins, Fred B. "West Virginia Blue Book, 1944" (PDF). WV Legislature. WV Legislature. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
2. "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 07, 1944". Retrieved May 23, 2016.