1920 West Virginia gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1920 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 1920 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Adam Brown Littlepage unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.

1920 West Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1916 November 2, 1920 1924 →

Nominee Ephraim F. Morgan Arthur B. Koontz Samuel B. Montgomery Party Republican Democratic Nonpartisan League[1] Popular vote 242,237 185,662 81,330 Percentage 47.32% 36.27% 15.89%

County results Morgan:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Koontz:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Montgomery:      30–40%

Governor before election John J. Cornwell Democratic Elected Governor Ephraim F. Morgan Republican

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1920^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ephraim F. Morgan	242,237	47.32
	Democratic	Arthur B. Koontz	185,662	36.27
	Nonpartisan League	Samuel B. Montgomery	81,330	15.89
	Socialist	Matthew Samuel Holt	2,695	0.53
Total votes			511,924	100
	Republican gain from Democratic