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1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia
The 1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
West Virginia was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 57.10 percent of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 42.90 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Results by county
1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county[5]
| County
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
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Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
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Margin
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Total votes cast
|
| #
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| Barbour
|
5,025
|
52.34%
|
4,576
|
47.66%
|
449
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4.68%
|
9,601
|
| Berkeley
|
8,658
|
56.89%
|
6,562
|
43.11%
|
2,096
|
13.77%
|
15,220
|
| Boone
|
7,904
|
65.69%
|
4,128
|
34.31%
|
3,776
|
31.38%
|
12,032
|
| Braxton
|
5,709
|
58.46%
|
4,056
|
41.54%
|
1,653
|
16.93%
|
9,765
|
| Brooke
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6,416
|
61.57%
|
4,004
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38.43%
|
2,412
|
23.15%
|
10,420
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| Cabell
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28,125
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57.22%
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21,027
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42.78%
|
7,098
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14.44%
|
49,152
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| Calhoun
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2,872
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60.30%
|
1,891
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39.70%
|
981
|
20.60%
|
4,763
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| Clay
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3,485
|
54.74%
|
2,881
|
45.26%
|
604
|
9.49%
|
6,366
|
| Doddridge
|
1,495
|
31.22%
|
3,293
|
68.78%
|
-1,798
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-37.55%
|
4,788
|
| Fayette
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22,256
|
68.35%
|
10,307
|
31.65%
|
11,949
|
36.70%
|
32,563
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| Gilmer
|
3,276
|
61.31%
|
2,067
|
38.69%
|
1,209
|
22.63%
|
5,343
|
| Grant
|
857
|
21.15%
|
3,195
|
78.85%
|
-2,338
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-57.70%
|
4,052
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| Greenbrier
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10,164
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61.17%
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6,451
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38.83%
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3,713
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22.35%
|
16,615
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| Hampshire
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3,277
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65.18%
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1,751
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34.82%
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1,526
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30.35%
|
5,028
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| Hancock
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8,515
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63.02%
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4,997
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36.98%
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3,518
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26.04%
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13,512
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| Hardy
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2,690
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61.64%
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1,674
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38.36%
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1,016
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23.28%
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4,364
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| Harrison
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22,570
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56.91%
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17,087
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43.09%
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5,483
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13.83%
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39,657
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| Jackson
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3,299
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39.26%
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5,104
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60.74%
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-1,805
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-21.48%
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8,403
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| Jefferson
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5,297
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69.43%
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2,332
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30.57%
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2,965
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38.86%
|
7,629
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| Kanawha
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57,932
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59.09%
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40,113
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40.91%
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17,819
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18.17%
|
98,045
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| Lewis
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4,566
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43.48%
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5,935
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56.52%
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-1,369
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-13.04%
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10,501
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| Lincoln
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5,228
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52.04%
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4,818
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47.96%
|
410
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4.08%
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10,046
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| Logan
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17,010
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63.30%
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9,860
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36.70%
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7,150
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26.61%
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26,870
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| Marion
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21,035
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61.18%
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13,349
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38.82%
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7,686
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22.35%
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34,384
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| Marshall
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8,900
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48.84%
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9,324
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51.16%
|
-424
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-2.33%
|
18,224
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| Mason
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4,521
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42.02%
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6,239
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57.98%
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-1,718
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-15.97%
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10,760
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| McDowell
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24,449
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63.74%
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13,906
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36.26%
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10,543
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27.49%
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38,355
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| Mercer
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18,163
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61.45%
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11,395
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38.55%
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6,768
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22.90%
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29,558
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| Mineral
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5,195
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50.30%
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5,133
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49.70%
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62
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0.60%
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10,328
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| Mingo
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11,619
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66.80%
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5,776
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33.20%
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5,843
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33.59%
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17,395
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| Monongalia
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12,940
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55.52%
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10,367
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44.48%
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2,573
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11.04%
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23,307
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| Monroe
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3,283
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49.10%
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3,403
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50.90%
|
-120
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-1.79%
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6,686
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| Morgan
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1,286
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33.41%
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2,563
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66.59%
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-1,277
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-33.18%
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3,849
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| Nicholas
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5,312
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55.27%
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4,299
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44.73%
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1,013
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10.54%
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9,611
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| Ohio
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21,713
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54.57%
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18,073
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45.43%
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3,640
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9.15%
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39,786
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| Pendleton
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2,710
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57.82%
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1,977
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42.18%
|
733
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15.64%
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4,687
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| Pleasants
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1,779
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48.41%
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1,896
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51.59%
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-117
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-3.18%
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3,675
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| Pocahontas
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3,604
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55.53%
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2,886
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44.47%
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718
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11.06%
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6,490
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| Preston
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4,730
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36.54%
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8,213
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63.46%
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-3,483
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-26.91%
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12,943
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| Putnam
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4,888
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53.39%
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4,268
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46.61%
|
620
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6.77%
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9,156
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| Raleigh
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23,105
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66.29%
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11,752
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33.71%
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11,353
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32.57%
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34,857
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| Randolph
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8,465
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66.86%
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4,196
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33.14%
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4,269
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33.72%
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12,661
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| Ritchie
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2,439
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32.87%
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4,982
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67.13%
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-2,543
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-34.27%
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7,421
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| Roane
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5,158
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49.24%
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5,317
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50.76%
|
-159
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-1.52%
|
10,475
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| Summers
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5,441
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59.89%
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3,644
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40.11%
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1,797
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19.78%
|
9,085
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| Taylor
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4,968
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50.65%
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4,841
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49.35%
|
127
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1.29%
|
9,809
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| Tucker
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3,332
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55.66%
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2,654
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44.34%
|
678
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11.33%
|
5,986
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| Tyler
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2,026
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31.76%
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4,354
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68.24%
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-2,328
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-36.49%
|
6,380
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| Upshur
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2,862
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31.98%
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6,086
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68.02%
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-3,224
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-36.03%
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8,948
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| Wayne
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9,626
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62.80%
|
5,701
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37.20%
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3,925
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25.61%
|
15,327
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| Webster
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4,579
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68.90%
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2,067
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31.10%
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2,512
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37.80%
|
6,646
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| Wetzel
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5,590
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55.72%
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4,443
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44.28%
|
1,147
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11.43%
|
10,033
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| Wirt
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1,554
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46.09%
|
1,818
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53.91%
|
-264
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-7.83%
|
3,372
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| Wood
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15,962
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51.55%
|
15,005
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48.45%
|
957
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3.09%
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30,967
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| Wyoming
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7,802
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64.06%
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4,378
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35.94%
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3,424
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28.11%
|
12,180
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| Totals |
495,662 |
57.10% |
372,414 |
42.90% |
123,248 |
14.20% |
868,076
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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