1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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The 1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1964, to elect the governor of West Virginia.
West Virginia at the time was a solidly Democratic state, and the 1964 election year was a strong year for the Democrats nationally with Lyndon Johnson scoring a landslide win over the Republican Barry Goldwater.
The Democrats from a field of four including the Julius Singleton, the speaker of the House of Delegates and Harold Cutright who would seek the 1966 Senate nomination as a Republican. The Democrats nominated Hulett Smith recent chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party and son of former Sixth District Representative Joe Smith.
The Republicans overwhelmingly chose the popular former governor Cecil Underwood.
Results
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hulett C. Smith | 186,273 | 53.26 | |
| Democratic | Bonn Brown | 85,527 | 24.45 | |
| Democratic | Julius W. Singleton | 47,845 | 13.68 | |
| Democratic | Harold G. Cutright | 30,119 | 8.61 | |
| Total votes | 349,764 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cecil H. Underwood | 152,573 | 89.74 | |
| Republican | Harry H. Cupp | 11,325 | 6.66 | |
| Republican | Freda P. Cavendish | 6,114 | 3.60 | |
| Total votes | 170,012 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hulett C. Smith | 433,023 | 54.91 | |
| Republican | Cecil H. Underwood | 355,559 | 45.09 | |
| Total votes | 788,582 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county
| County | Hulett Carlson Smith Democratic |
Cecil Harland Underwood Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 3,930 | 53.24% | 3,452 | 46.76% | 478 | 6.48% | 7,382 |
| Berkeley | 7,079 | 50.65% | 6,897 | 49.35% | 182 | 1.30% | 13,976 |
| Boone | 7,366 | 66.47% | 3,716 | 33.53% | 3,650 | 32.94% | 11,082 |
| Braxton | 4,000 | 60.28% | 2,636 | 39.72% | 1,364 | 20.55% | 6,636 |
| Brooke | 7,169 | 54.91% | 5,888 | 45.09% | 1,281 | 9.81% | 13,057 |
| Cabell | 20,991 | 46.30% | 24,343 | 53.70% | -3,352 | -7.39% | 45,334 |
| Calhoun | 2,030 | 52.71% | 1,821 | 47.29% | 209 | 5.43% | 3,851 |
| Clay | 2,732 | 60.03% | 1,819 | 39.97% | 913 | 20.06% | 4,551 |
| Doddridge | 1,228 | 38.73% | 1,943 | 61.27% | -715 | -22.55% | 3,171 |
| Fayette | 17,232 | 72.24% | 6,622 | 27.76% | 10,610 | 44.48% | 23,854 |
| Gilmer | 2,124 | 53.94% | 1,814 | 46.06% | 310 | 7.87% | 3,938 |
| Grant | 1,111 | 28.18% | 2,832 | 71.82% | -1,721 | -43.65% | 3,943 |
| Greenbrier | 7,910 | 54.05% | 6,724 | 45.95% | 1,186 | 8.10% | 14,634 |
| Hampshire | 2,813 | 59.55% | 1,911 | 40.45% | 902 | 19.09% | 4,724 |
| Hancock | 10,998 | 58.73% | 7,728 | 41.27% | 3,270 | 17.46% | 18,726 |
| Hardy | 2,333 | 54.41% | 1,955 | 45.59% | 378 | 8.82% | 4,288 |
| Harrison | 18,575 | 51.96% | 17,173 | 48.04% | 1,402 | 3.92% | 35,748 |
| Jackson | 3,799 | 40.51% | 5,580 | 59.49% | -1,781 | -18.99% | 9,379 |
| Jefferson | 4,201 | 63.67% | 2,397 | 36.33% | 1,804 | 27.34% | 6,598 |
| Kanawha | 54,050 | 50.14% | 53,757 | 49.86% | 293 | 0.27% | 107,807 |
| Lewis | 4,043 | 49.16% | 4,182 | 50.84% | -139 | -1.69% | 8,225 |
| Lincoln | 5,136 | 54.37% | 4,311 | 45.63% | 825 | 8.73% | 9,447 |
| Logan | 15,072 | 72.65% | 5,674 | 27.35% | 9,398 | 45.30% | 20,746 |
| Marion | 18,122 | 61.00% | 11,584 | 39.00% | 6,538 | 22.01% | 29,706 |
| Marshall | 9,704 | 54.48% | 8,107 | 45.52% | 1,597 | 8.97% | 17,811 |
| Mason | 5,240 | 47.70% | 5,745 | 52.30% | -505 | -4.60% | 10,985 |
| McDowell | 16,696 | 77.98% | 4,714 | 22.02% | 11,982 | 55.96% | 21,410 |
| Mercer | 16,682 | 61.58% | 10,409 | 38.42% | 6,273 | 23.16% | 27,091 |
| Mineral | 5,131 | 51.40% | 4,852 | 48.60% | 279 | 2.79% | 9,983 |
| Mingo | 10,855 | 70.32% | 4,581 | 29.68% | 6,274 | 40.65% | 15,436 |
| Monongalia | 12,937 | 54.67% | 10,727 | 45.33% | 2,210 | 9.34% | 23,664 |
| Monroe | 3,008 | 51.76% | 2,803 | 48.24% | 205 | 3.53% | 5,811 |
| Morgan | 1,435 | 39.13% | 2,232 | 60.87% | -797 | -21.73% | 3,667 |
| Nicholas | 5,378 | 56.59% | 4,125 | 43.41% | 1,253 | 13.19% | 9,503 |
| Ohio | 17,104 | 51.94% | 15,824 | 48.06% | 1,280 | 3.89% | 32,928 |
| Pendleton | 2,147 | 57.03% | 1,618 | 42.97% | 529 | 14.05% | 3,765 |
| Pleasants | 1,854 | 50.85% | 1,792 | 49.15% | 62 | 1.70% | 3,646 |
| Pocahontas | 2,652 | 54.11% | 2,249 | 45.89% | 403 | 8.22% | 4,901 |
| Preston | 4,987 | 48.77% | 5,238 | 51.23% | -251 | -2.45% | 10,225 |
| Putnam | 5,525 | 49.72% | 5,587 | 50.28% | -62 | -0.56% | 11,112 |
| Raleigh | 19,519 | 63.81% | 11,068 | 36.19% | 8,451 | 27.63% | 30,587 |
| Randolph | 6,763 | 61.67% | 4,204 | 38.33% | 2,559 | 23.33% | 10,967 |
| Ritchie | 1,644 | 33.07% | 3,327 | 66.93% | -1,683 | -33.86% | 4,971 |
| Roane | 3,037 | 42.35% | 4,134 | 57.65% | -1,097 | -15.30% | 7,171 |
| Summers | 4,301 | 61.10% | 2,738 | 38.90% | 1,563 | 22.20% | 7,039 |
| Taylor | 3,521 | 52.22% | 3,222 | 47.78% | 299 | 4.43% | 6,743 |
| Tucker | 2,271 | 56.93% | 1,718 | 43.07% | 553 | 13.86% | 3,989 |
| Tyler | 1,516 | 31.14% | 3,352 | 68.86% | -1,836 | -37.72% | 4,868 |
| Upshur | 2,798 | 37.99% | 4,567 | 62.01% | -1,769 | -24.02% | 7,365 |
| Wayne | 8,813 | 51.96% | 8,148 | 48.04% | 665 | 3.92% | 16,961 |
| Webster | 3,024 | 66.08% | 1,552 | 33.92% | 1,472 | 32.17% | 4,576 |
| Wetzel | 4,523 | 47.86% | 4,927 | 52.14% | -404 | -4.28% | 9,450 |
| Wirt | 1,102 | 49.64% | 1,118 | 50.36% | -16 | -0.72% | 2,220 |
| Wood | 16,901 | 46.49% | 19,452 | 53.51% | -2,551 | -7.02% | 36,353 |
| Wyoming | 7,911 | 62.88% | 4,670 | 37.12% | 3,241 | 25.76% | 12,581 |
| Totals | 433,023 | 54.91% | 355,559 | 45.09% | 77,464 | 9.82% | 788,582 |
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - D Primary Race - May 12, 1964". Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - R Primary Race - May 12, 1964". Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ a b "WV Governor Race — November 03, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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