1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election

1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1948 November 4, 1952 1956 →
 
Nominee William C. Marland Rush Holt Sr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 454,898 427,629
Percentage 51.55% 48.46%

County results
Marland:      50–60%      60–70%
Holt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Okey L. Patteson
Democratic

Elected Governor

William C. Marland
Democratic

The 1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1952, to elect the governor of West Virginia. E. H. Hedrick unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.