1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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  Hulett C. Smith.jpg Cecil H. Underwood.jpg
Nominee Hulett C. Smith Cecil H. Underwood
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 433,023 355,559
Percentage 54.91% 45.09%

1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Underwood:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Wally Barron
Democratic

Elected Governor

Hulett C. Smith
Democratic

The 1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1964, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

Results[]

Democratic primary[]

West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1964[1]
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[]

West Virginia Republican gubernatorial primary, 1964[2]
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[]

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1964[3]
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

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - D Primary Race - May 12, 1964". Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - R Primary Race - May 12, 1964". Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 03, 1964". Retrieved May 10, 2016.


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