| Election Name: | 1976 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Previous Election: | 1972 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1972 |
| Next Election: | 1980 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1976 |
| Image1: | File:Jay Rockefeller 1977 crop.png |
| Nominee1: | Jay Rockefeller |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 495,661 |
| Percentage1: | 66.15% |
| Nominee2: | Cecil H. Underwood |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 253,420 |
| Percentage2: | 33.82% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Arch A. Moore, Jr. |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jay Rockefeller |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1976 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1976, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Democrat Jay Rockefeller the nephew of the then Current US Vice President Nelson Rockefeller Defeated Republican Cecil Underwood