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William Gaston Caperton III (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician who served as the 31st governor of West Virginia from 1989 to 1997. He was president of the College Board , which administers the nationally recognized SAT and AP tests, from 1999 to 2012. [ 1 ]
The 1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1992. Incumbent Democratic governor Gaston Caperton won re-election by defeating former Republican U.S. representative Cleve Benedict and Democratic State Senator Charlotte Pritt, who ran as an independent write-in candidate after losing to Caperton in the Democratic primary election.
The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of ...
1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election ← 1984 November 8, 1988 1992 → Nominee Gaston Caperton Arch A. Moore Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 382,421 267,172 Percentage 58.9% 41.1% County results Caperton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Moore: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Governor before election Arch A. Moore, Jr. Republican Elected Governor Gaston Caperton Democratic Elections in ...
William Gaston Caperton Jr. House, also known as "Wyndridge," is a historic home and national historic district located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes nine contributing buildings. The main house was built in 1872, and is a large, almost square, two-story hipped roof Georgian plan house.
The Gaston Caperton Stock Index From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Gaston Caperton joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -42.7 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
Governor of West Virginia: Gaston Caperton Governor of Wisconsin : Tommy Thompson ( Republican ) Governor of Wyoming : Mike Sullivan ( Democratic ) (until January 7), Jim Geringer ( Republican ) (starting January 7)
Here's what happened in the Gaston County Board of Commissioners primary election. Gannett. Kara Fohner, Gaston Gazette. March 5, 2024 at 10:21 PM.