2020 West Virginia gubernatorial election

Incumbent Governor Jim Justice announced his 2020 re-election campaign on January 7, 2019.

[1] Justice was elected in 2016 as a Democrat, but later switched back to the Republican Party at a campaign rally with Donald Trump.

[2] Justice won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic Kanawha County commissioner Ben Salango.

Justice's re-election made him the first Republican to be elected governor of West Virginia since Cecil Underwood in 1996.

Justice's 33% margin is the largest margin for a Republican in West Virginia history[3] Federal politicians Individuals Organizations Newspapers Federal politicians Organizations State legislators The Mountain Party received over 5% of the vote in 2016 with former State Senator and Delegate Charlotte Pritt as the party's gubernatorial nominee.

Results by county:
Justice
  • 40–50%
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
  • 70–80%
  • 80–90%
Folk
  • 40–50%
Results by county:
Salango
  • Salango—60–70%
  • Salango—50–60%
  • Salango—40–50%
  • Salango—30–40%
Smith
  • Smith—30–40%
  • Smith—40–50%
  • Smith—50–60%
Stollings
  • Stollings—50–60%
  • Stollings—70–80%
Murphy
  • Murphy—30–40%
  • Murphy—40–50%