1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Hulett C. Smith unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, while former United States Senator Chapman Revercomb unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.

1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1956 November 8, 1960 1964 →
 
Nominee Wally Barron Harold E. Neely
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 446,755 380,665
Percentage 53.99% 46.01%

County results
Barron:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Neely:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Cecil H. Underwood
Republican

Elected Governor

Wally Barron
Democratic

Results

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1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wally Barron 446,755 53.99
Republican Harold E. Neely 380,665 46.01
Total votes 827,420 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

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County William Wallace Barron
Democratic
Harold E. Neely
Republican
Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # %
Barbour 4,222 53.46% 3,676 46.54% 546 6.91% 7,898
Berkeley 7,637 50.43% 7,506 49.57% 131 0.87% 15,143
Boone 8,159 67.01% 4,016 32.99% 4,143 34.03% 12,175
Braxton 4,182 59.07% 2,898 40.93% 1,284 18.14% 7,080
Brooke 7,406 56.32% 5,745 43.68% 1,661 12.63% 13,151
Cabell 22,119 46.53% 25,418 53.47% -3,299 -6.94% 47,537
Calhoun 2,148 56.23% 1,672 43.77% 476 12.46% 3,820
Clay 2,958 56.45% 2,282 43.55% 676 12.90% 5,240
Doddridge 1,273 37.19% 2,150 62.81% -877 -25.62% 3,423
Fayette 17,776 70.03% 7,609 29.97% 10,167 40.05% 25,385
Gilmer 2,298 59.69% 1,552 40.31% 746 19.38% 3,850
Grant 1,086 26.17% 3,063 73.83% -1,977 -47.65% 4,149
Greenbrier 8,307 56.27% 6,455 43.73% 1,852 12.55% 14,762
Hampshire 3,292 63.38% 1,902 36.62% 1,390 26.76% 5,194
Hancock 10,716 57.77% 7,835 42.23% 2,881 15.53% 18,551
Hardy 2,643 59.93% 1,767 40.07% 876 19.86% 4,410
Harrison 21,664 56.11% 16,947 43.89% 4,717 12.22% 38,611
Jackson 3,683 40.70% 5,366 59.30% -1,683 -18.60% 9,049
Jefferson 4,359 62.58% 2,606 37.42% 1,753 25.17% 6,965
Kanawha 54,523 49.59% 55,423 50.41% -900 -0.82% 109,946
Lewis 4,094 46.90% 4,635 53.10% -541 -6.20% 8,729
Lincoln 5,309 54.84% 4,372 45.16% 937 9.68% 9,681
Logan 16,188 67.28% 7,873 32.72% 8,315 34.56% 24,061
Marion 18,623 58.77% 13,066 41.23% 5,557 17.54% 31,689
Marshall 8,692 48.21% 9,338 51.79% -646 -3.58% 18,030
Mason 4,863 44.82% 5,986 55.18% -1,123 -10.35% 10,849
McDowell 18,826 73.90% 6,648 26.10% 12,178 47.81% 25,474
Mercer 17,606 61.21% 11,159 38.79% 6,447 22.41% 28,765
Mineral 4,595 45.10% 5,593 54.90% -998 -9.80% 10,188
Mingo 11,178 69.34% 4,942 30.66% 6,236 38.68% 16,120
Monongalia 13,039 54.00% 11,107 46.00% 1,932 8.00% 24,146
Monroe 3,004 49.60% 3,052 50.40% -48 -0.79% 6,056
Morgan 1,485 36.80% 2,550 63.20% -1,065 -26.39% 4,035
Nicholas 5,960 60.04% 3,967 39.96% 1,993 20.08% 9,927
Ohio 16,057 45.87% 18,948 54.13% -2,891 -8.26% 35,005
Pendleton 2,284 58.21% 1,640 41.79% 644 16.41% 3,924
Pleasants 1,873 50.36% 1,846 49.64% 27 0.73% 3,719
Pocahontas 2,880 55.18% 2,339 44.82% 541 10.37% 5,219
Preston 4,674 42.74% 6,263 57.26% -1,589 -14.53% 10,937
Putnam 5,356 50.12% 5,330 49.88% 26 0.24% 10,686
Raleigh 18,818 58.36% 13,424 41.64% 5,394 16.73% 32,242
Randolph 8,121 67.88% 3,842 32.12% 4,279 35.77% 11,963
Ritchie 1,738 31.69% 3,747 68.31% -2,009 -36.63% 5,485
Roane 3,315 43.68% 4,275 56.32% -960 -12.65% 7,590
Summers 4,096 52.95% 3,640 47.05% 456 5.89% 7,736
Taylor 3,679 49.59% 3,740 50.41% -61 -0.82% 7,419
Tucker 2,367 59.32% 1,623 40.68% 744 18.65% 3,990
Tyler 1,854 34.99% 3,445 65.01% -1,591 -30.02% 5,299
Upshur 2,812 36.87% 4,814 63.13% -2,002 -26.25% 7,626
Wayne 9,678 56.27% 7,521 43.73% 2,157 12.54% 17,199
Webster 3,477 69.95% 1,494 30.05% 1,983 39.89% 4,971
Wetzel 4,394 47.08% 4,939 52.92% -545 -5.84% 9,333
Wirt 1,149 48.60% 1,215 51.40% -66 -2.79% 2,364
Wood 16,041 43.18% 21,111 56.82% -5,070 -13.65% 37,152
Wyoming 8,179 60.71% 5,293 39.29% 2,886 21.42% 13,472
Totals 446,755 53.99% 380,665 46.01% 66,090 7.99% 827,420

References

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  1. ^ a b "WV Governor Race — November 08, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
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