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Election 1960 Results

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1960 West Virginia governor election

W. W. Barron (Democrat) beat Harold E. Neely (Republican) in West Virginia in 1960, 54.0% to 46.0%, a margin of 8.0 points and 66,090 votes.

West Virginia changed party: in 1956 it went Republican, for Cecil H. Underwood.

Democrats led in 34 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 21. The largest, Kanawha, cast 109,946 votes and went to the Republican by 0.8 points. The closest was Putnam, where 26 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
W. W. Barron won Democratic 446,755 54.0%
Harold E. Neely Republican 380,665 46.0%
Total827,420

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 54,523 49.6% 55,423 50.4% 109,946 R+0.8
Cabell 22,119 46.5% 25,418 53.5% 47,537 R+6.9
Harrison 21,664 56.1% 16,947 43.9% 38,611 D+12.2
Wood 16,041 43.2% 21,111 56.8% 37,152 R+13.6
Ohio 16,057 45.9% 18,948 54.1% 35,005 R+8.3
Raleigh 18,818 58.4% 13,424 41.6% 32,242 D+16.7
Marion 18,623 58.8% 13,066 41.2% 31,689 D+17.5
Mercer 17,606 61.2% 11,159 38.8% 28,765 D+22.4
McDowell 18,826 73.9% 6,648 26.1% 25,474 D+47.8
Fayette 17,776 70.0% 7,609 30.0% 25,385 D+40.1
Monongalia 13,039 54.0% 11,107 46.0% 24,146 D+8.0
Logan 16,188 67.3% 7,873 32.7% 24,061 D+34.6
Hancock 10,716 57.8% 7,835 42.2% 18,551 D+15.5
Marshall 8,692 48.2% 9,338 51.8% 18,030 R+3.6
Wayne 9,678 56.3% 7,521 43.7% 17,199 D+12.5
Mingo 11,178 69.3% 4,942 30.7% 16,120 D+38.7
Berkeley 7,637 50.4% 7,506 49.6% 15,143 D+0.9
Greenbrier 8,307 56.3% 6,455 43.7% 14,762 D+12.5
Wyoming 8,179 60.7% 5,293 39.3% 13,472 D+21.4
Brooke 7,406 56.3% 5,745 43.7% 13,151 D+12.6
Boone 8,159 67.0% 4,016 33.0% 12,175 D+34.0
Randolph 8,121 67.9% 3,842 32.1% 11,963 D+35.8
Preston 4,674 42.7% 6,263 57.3% 10,937 R+14.5
Mason 4,863 44.8% 5,986 55.2% 10,849 R+10.4
Putnam 5,356 50.1% 5,330 49.9% 10,686 D+0.2
Mineral 4,595 45.1% 5,593 54.9% 10,188 R+9.8
Nicholas 5,960 60.0% 3,967 40.0% 9,927 D+20.1
Lincoln 5,309 54.8% 4,372 45.2% 9,681 D+9.7
Wetzel 4,394 47.1% 4,939 52.9% 9,333 R+5.8
Jackson 3,683 40.7% 5,366 59.3% 9,049 R+18.6
Lewis 4,094 46.9% 4,635 53.1% 8,729 R+6.2
Barbour 4,222 53.5% 3,676 46.5% 7,898 D+6.9
Summers 4,096 52.9% 3,640 47.1% 7,736 D+5.9
Upshur 2,812 36.9% 4,814 63.1% 7,626 R+26.3
Roane 3,315 43.7% 4,275 56.3% 7,590 R+12.6
Taylor 3,679 49.6% 3,740 50.4% 7,419 R+0.8
Braxton 4,182 59.1% 2,898 40.9% 7,080 D+18.1
Jefferson 4,359 62.6% 2,606 37.4% 6,965 D+25.2
Monroe 3,004 49.6% 3,052 50.4% 6,056 R+0.8
Ritchie 1,738 31.7% 3,747 68.3% 5,485 R+36.6
Tyler 1,854 35.0% 3,445 65.0% 5,299 R+30.0
Clay 2,958 56.5% 2,282 43.5% 5,240 D+12.9
Pocahontas 2,880 55.2% 2,339 44.8% 5,219 D+10.4
Hampshire 3,292 63.4% 1,902 36.6% 5,194 D+26.8
Webster 3,477 69.9% 1,494 30.1% 4,971 D+39.9
Hardy 2,643 59.9% 1,767 40.1% 4,410 D+19.9
Grant 1,086 26.2% 3,063 73.8% 4,149 R+47.7
Morgan 1,485 36.8% 2,550 63.2% 4,035 R+26.4
Tucker 2,367 59.3% 1,623 40.7% 3,990 D+18.6
Pendleton 2,284 58.2% 1,640 41.8% 3,924 D+16.4
Gilmer 2,298 59.7% 1,552 40.3% 3,850 D+19.4
Calhoun 2,148 56.2% 1,672 43.8% 3,820 D+12.5
Pleasants 1,873 50.4% 1,846 49.6% 3,719 D+0.7
Doddridge 1,273 37.2% 2,150 62.8% 3,423 R+25.6
Wirt 1,149 48.6% 1,215 51.4% 2,364 R+2.8

Counties as they stood in 1960; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

West Virginia governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Patrick Morrisey (R) R+30.4
2020 Jim Justice (R) R+33.3
2016 Jim Justice (D) D+6.8
2012 Earl Ray Tomblin (D) D+4.8
2011 Earl Ray Tomblin (D) D+2.5
2008 Joe Manchin (D) D+44.1
2004 Joe Manchin (D) D+29.5
2000 Robert Ellsworth Wise (D) D+2.9
1996 Cecil H. Underwood (R) R+5.8
1992 Gaston Caperton (D) D+19.5
1988 Gaston Caperton (D) D+17.7
1984 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) R+6.5
1980 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+8.7
1976 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+32.3
1972 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) R+9.5
1968 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) R+1.7
1964 Hulett Smith (D) D+9.8
1960 W. W. Barron (D) D+8.0
1956 Cecil H. Underwood (R) R+7.8
1952 William C. Marland (D) D+3.1
1948 Okey L. Patteson (D) D+14.2
1944 Clarence W. Meadows (D) D+8.9
1940 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+12.8
1936 Homer A. Holt (D) D+18.3
1932 Herman G. Kump (D) D+8.0
1928 William G. Conley (R) R+7.6
1924 Howard M. Gore (R) R+7.2
1920 Ephraim F. Morgan (R) R+11.1
1916 John J. Cornwell (D) D+1.0
1912 Henry D. Hatfield (R) R+3.3
1908 William E. Glasscock (R) R+4.6
1904 William M.O. Dawson (R) R+3.8
1900 Albert B. White (R) R+8.4
1896 George W. Atkinson (R) R+6.0
1892 William A. MacCorkle (D) D+2.3
1888 A. Brooks Fleming (D) R+0.1
1884 E. Willis Wilson (D) D+3.9
1880 Jacob B. Jackson (D) D+13.6
1876 Henry M. Mathews (D) D+12.7
1872 John J. Jacob (other)
1870 John J. Jacob (D) D+3.9
1868 William E. Stevenson (R) R+9.3
1866 Arthur I. Boreman (R) R+16.2