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1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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Nominee Hulett C. Smith Cecil H. Underwood
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 433,023 355,559
Percentage 54.91% 45.09%
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

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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

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

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

  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. ^ a b "WV Governor Race — November 03, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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