1870 West Virginia gubernatorial election

1870 West Virginia gubernatorial election
← 1868 October 27, 1870 1872 →
 
Nominee John J. Jacob William E. Stevenson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 29,097 26,924
Percentage 51.94% 48.06%

Governor before election

William E. Stevenson
Republican

Elected Governor

John J. Jacob
Democratic

The 1870 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on October 27, 1870, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

This was the last election of a governor to a 2-year term. Starting in 1872, West Virginia would elect its governor to a 4-year term.