Governor Elections 2020 | US Governor Elections | West Virginia Races
2020 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election Results
Jim Justice
Percent: 64.77%
Votes: 497,944
Ben Salango
Percent: 30.83%
Votes: 237,024
Race Summary
In the West Virginia gubernatorial election on November 3, 2020, incumbent Republican Governor Jim Justice secured re-election for a second term, defeating his Democratic opponent, Ben Salango, with 63.5% of the vote compared to Salango's 30.2%. Justice, who was first elected as a Democrat in 2016 before switching to the Republican Party in 2017, became the first Republican governor in the state to be re-elected since Arch A. Moore Jr. in 1972.
Full Results
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 64.77%
Votes: 497,944
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 30.83%
Votes: 237,024
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.93%
Votes: 22,527
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 11,309
Total votes: 768,804
State Map
Results by County
Barbour County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 73.00%
Votes: 4,783
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 21.66%
Votes: 1,419
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 4.21%
Votes: 276
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 74
Total votes: 6,552
Brooke County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 65.71%
Votes: 6,840
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 28.48%
Votes: 2,964
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 4.20%
Votes: 437
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 168
Total votes: 10,409
Doddridge County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 78.61%
Votes: 2,330
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 15.96%
Votes: 473
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.71%
Votes: 110
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.72%
Votes: 51
Total votes: 2,964
Greenbrier County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 70.82%
Votes: 10,973
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 26.16%
Votes: 4,053
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.99%
Votes: 309
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 160
Total votes: 15,495
Harrison County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 64.58%
Votes: 19,074
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 29.72%
Votes: 8,778
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 4.55%
Votes: 1,343
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 342
Total votes: 29,537
Lewis County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 73.82%
Votes: 5,407
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 19.02%
Votes: 1,393
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 6.12%
Votes: 448
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 77
Total votes: 7,325
Marshall County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 67.55%
Votes: 9,324
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 27.81%
Votes: 3,839
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.26%
Votes: 450
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.38%
Votes: 190
Total votes: 13,803
Mineral County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 75.74%
Votes: 9,535
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 19.16%
Votes: 2,412
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.06%
Votes: 385
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 2.04%
Votes: 257
Total votes: 12,589
Morgan County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 71.26%
Votes: 5,948
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 22.16%
Votes: 1,850
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.78%
Votes: 232
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 3.80%
Votes: 317
Total votes: 8,347
Pleasants County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 76.53%
Votes: 2,596
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 19.75%
Votes: 670
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.33%
Votes: 79
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 47
Total votes: 3,392
Raleigh County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 69.27%
Votes: 22,259
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 27.89%
Votes: 8,962
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 615
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.92%
Votes: 297
Total votes: 32,133
Summers County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 69.47%
Votes: 3,773
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 27.66%
Votes: 1,502
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 98
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 58
Total votes: 5,431
Upshur County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 70.00%
Votes: 6,951
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 19.28%
Votes: 1,915
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 10.01%
Votes: 994
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 9,930
Wirt County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 76.53%
Votes: 1,947
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 18.99%
Votes: 483
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.79%
Votes: 71
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 2,544
Berkeley County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 60.21%
Votes: 28,841
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 31.85%
Votes: 15,253
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.75%
Votes: 1,798
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 4.19%
Votes: 2,005
Total votes: 47,897
Cabell County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 57.34%
Votes: 20,750
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 39.11%
Votes: 14,151
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.55%
Votes: 923
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 361
Total votes: 36,185
Fayette County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 62.14%
Votes: 10,076
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 34.46%
Votes: 5,587
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.20%
Votes: 357
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 194
Total votes: 16,214
Hampshire County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 74.91%
Votes: 7,111
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 19.33%
Votes: 1,835
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.75%
Votes: 261
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 3.01%
Votes: 286
Total votes: 9,493
Jackson County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 70.05%
Votes: 8,932
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 26.81%
Votes: 3,418
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.20%
Votes: 280
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 121
Total votes: 12,751
Lincoln County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 69.48%
Votes: 5,265
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 28.56%
Votes: 2,164
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 96
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 7,578
Mason County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 69.59%
Votes: 7,519
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 26.82%
Votes: 2,898
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.42%
Votes: 262
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.17%
Votes: 126
Total votes: 10,805
Mingo County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 76.97%
Votes: 7,454
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 20.88%
Votes: 2,022
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 127
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 81
Total votes: 9,684
Nicholas County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 73.57%
Votes: 7,518
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 23.62%
Votes: 2,414
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.82%
Votes: 186
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 101
Total votes: 10,219
Pocahontas County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 71.07%
Votes: 2,737
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 25.06%
Votes: 965
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.52%
Votes: 97
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.35%
Votes: 52
Total votes: 3,851
Randolph County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 67.55%
Votes: 7,915
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 28.58%
Votes: 3,349
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.17%
Votes: 372
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 82
Total votes: 11,718
Taylor County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 70.33%
Votes: 5,058
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 24.60%
Votes: 1,769
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 4.10%
Votes: 295
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 7,192
Wayne County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 68.47%
Votes: 11,079
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 28.11%
Votes: 4,548
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.48%
Votes: 402
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.93%
Votes: 151
Total votes: 16,180
Wood County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 69.74%
Votes: 26,232
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 26.41%
Votes: 9,933
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.85%
Votes: 1,071
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 380
Total votes: 37,616
Boone County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 65.21%
Votes: 5,765
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 32.00%
Votes: 2,829
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.71%
Votes: 151
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 95
Total votes: 8,840
Calhoun County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 74.19%
Votes: 2,141
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 21.90%
Votes: 632
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.63%
Votes: 76
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 2,886
Gilmer County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 68.72%
Votes: 1,773
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 24.15%
Votes: 623
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 5.39%
Votes: 139
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.74%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 2,580
Hancock County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 66.58%
Votes: 8,995
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 28.63%
Votes: 3,868
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.29%
Votes: 444
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 204
Total votes: 13,511
Jefferson County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 52.24%
Votes: 14,010
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 39.39%
Votes: 10,563
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.58%
Votes: 691
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 5.79%
Votes: 1,554
Total votes: 26,818
Logan County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 74.04%
Votes: 9,436
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 23.95%
Votes: 3,052
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 161
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 96
Total votes: 12,745
McDowell County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 77.40%
Votes: 4,861
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 21.04%
Votes: 1,321
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 55
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 6,280
Monongalia County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 48.08%
Votes: 19,854
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 47.13%
Votes: 19,460
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.77%
Votes: 1,557
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 423
Total votes: 41,294
Ohio County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 59.91%
Votes: 11,775
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 35.53%
Votes: 6,984
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.65%
Votes: 718
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 177
Total votes: 19,654
Preston County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 71.55%
Votes: 10,023
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 23.13%
Votes: 3,240
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.81%
Votes: 534
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 211
Total votes: 14,008
Ritchie County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 79.23%
Votes: 3,234
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 16.29%
Votes: 665
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.01%
Votes: 123
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 60
Total votes: 4,082
Tucker County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 70.06%
Votes: 2,628
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 25.17%
Votes: 944
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.76%
Votes: 141
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 3,751
Webster County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 76.43%
Votes: 2,552
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 19.74%
Votes: 659
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.64%
Votes: 88
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 3,339
Wyoming County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 83.43%
Votes: 6,941
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 14.90%
Votes: 1,240
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 86
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 8,320
Braxton County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 68.51%
Votes: 3,799
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 26.91%
Votes: 1,492
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 3.32%
Votes: 184
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 5,545
Clay County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 73.65%
Votes: 2,370
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 22.81%
Votes: 734
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.42%
Votes: 78
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.12%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 3,218
Grant County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 83.42%
Votes: 4,302
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 11.81%
Votes: 609
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.64%
Votes: 136
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 2.13%
Votes: 110
Total votes: 5,157
Hardy County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 71.31%
Votes: 4,364
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 24.04%
Votes: 1,471
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.61%
Votes: 160
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 2.04%
Votes: 125
Total votes: 6,120
Kanawha County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 51.31%
Votes: 41,310
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 46.09%
Votes: 37,101
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 1,535
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 557
Total votes: 80,503
Marion County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 60.19%
Votes: 15,253
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 34.06%
Votes: 8,632
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 4.48%
Votes: 1,135
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 320
Total votes: 25,340
Mercer County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 75.65%
Votes: 18,340
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 20.84%
Votes: 5,052
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 571
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 281
Total votes: 24,244
Monroe County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 76.55%
Votes: 4,764
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 20.63%
Votes: 1,284
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 1.77%
Votes: 110
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.04%
Votes: 65
Total votes: 6,223
Pendleton County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 74.35%
Votes: 2,664
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 21.60%
Votes: 774
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.68%
Votes: 96
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.37%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 3,583
Putnam County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 64.01%
Votes: 17,251
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 32.77%
Votes: 8,831
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.43%
Votes: 656
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 212
Total votes: 26,950
Roane County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 70.80%
Votes: 4,007
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 26.02%
Votes: 1,473
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.31%
Votes: 131
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 5,660
Tyler County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 72.92%
Votes: 2,746
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 19.78%
Votes: 745
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 5.76%
Votes: 217
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.54%
Votes: 58
Total votes: 3,766
Wetzel County
Jim Justice (REP)
Percent: 69.57%
Votes: 4,559
Ben Salango (DEM)
Percent: 26.35%
Votes: 1,727
Erika Kolenich (LIB)
Percent: 2.75%
Votes: 180
Daniel P. Lutz (MTN)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 87
Total votes: 6,553