1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election
1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election
County resultsBarron : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Neely : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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.
Results
Results by county
County
William Wallace Barron
Harold E. Neely
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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