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.
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 County results Barron: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Neely: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b "WV Governor Race — November 08, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 21, 2016.