Jay Rockefeller Democratic Jay Rockefeller Democratic The 1980 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1980, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

Incumbent Governor Jay Rockefeller defeated former Governor Arch Moore in a rematch of the 1972 contest.

This election was the first time ever that a Democrat was re-elected Governor of West Virginia.

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