Election Name: | 1936 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1932 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1932 |
Next Election: | 1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1940 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
Image1: | File:Homer A. Holt.jpg |
Nominee1: | Homer Holt |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 492,333 |
Percentage1: | 59.16% |
Nominee2: | Summers Sharp |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 339,890 |
Percentage2: | 40.84% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Herman G. Kump |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Homer A. Holt |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1936 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Chapman Revercomb unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.