1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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| ← 1960 | November 3, 1964 | 1968 →

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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%

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County results
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Underwood:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

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| Governor before election

Wally Barron
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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

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### Democratic primary

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West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1964[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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West Virginia Republican gubernatorial primary, 1964[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1964[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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County  | Hulett Carlson Smith
Democratic  | Cecil Harland Underwood
Republican  | Margin  | Total votes cast[3]

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#  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %
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

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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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