West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1964

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1964
November 3, 1964
 
Nominee Hulett C. Smith Cecil H. Underwood
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 433,023 355,559
Percentage 54.91 45.09

County results
Governor before election

Wally Barron
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Hulett C. Smith
Democratic

Elections in West Virginia

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
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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