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Election 1960 Results

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1960 US Senate election in West Virginia

Jennings Randolph (Democrat) beat Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) in West Virginia in 1960, 55.3% to 44.7%, a margin of 10.7 points and 88,420 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1954, when Matthew Neely won.

Democrats led in 38 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 17. The largest, Kanawha, cast 111,301 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.7 points. The closest was Pleasants, where 5 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.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jennings Randolph won Democratic 458,355 55.3%
Cecil H. Underwood Republican 369,935 44.7%
All other candidates 2 0.0%
Total828,292

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 57,180 51.4% 54,121 48.6% 111,301 D+2.7
Cabell 21,783 46.3% 25,237 53.7% 47,020 R+7.3
Harrison 22,381 58.1% 16,146 41.9% 38,527 D+16.2
Wood 16,938 45.5% 20,265 54.5% 37,203 R+8.9
Ohio 17,147 48.9% 17,951 51.1% 35,098 R+2.3
Raleigh 19,758 61.1% 12,553 38.9% 32,311 D+22.3
Marion 18,712 58.9% 13,072 41.1% 31,784 D+17.7
Mercer 17,805 62.4% 10,729 37.6% 28,534 D+24.8
Fayette 18,486 72.2% 7,120 27.8% 25,606 D+44.4
McDowell 18,587 73.5% 6,695 26.5% 25,282 D+47.0
Monongalia 13,908 57.2% 10,423 42.8% 24,331 D+14.3
Logan 15,981 66.5% 8,060 33.5% 24,041 D+32.9
Hancock 10,907 58.7% 7,684 41.3% 18,591 D+17.3
Marshall 9,061 50.3% 8,947 49.7% 18,008 D+0.6
Wayne 9,503 55.9% 7,485 44.1% 16,988 D+11.9
Mingo 10,885 67.5% 5,252 32.5% 16,137 D+34.9
Berkeley 8,122 53.2% 7,157 46.8% 15,279 D+6.3
Greenbrier 8,515 57.9% 6,195 42.1% 2 14,712 D+15.8
Wyoming 8,203 61.1% 5,224 38.9% 13,427 D+22.2
Brooke 7,407 56.2% 5,780 43.8% 13,187 D+12.3
Boone 8,224 67.5% 3,963 32.5% 12,187 D+35.0
Randolph 8,441 70.4% 3,543 29.6% 11,984 D+40.9
Preston 4,938 45.2% 5,991 54.8% 10,929 R+9.6
Mason 4,930 45.5% 5,908 54.5% 10,838 R+9.0
Putnam 5,566 51.9% 5,160 48.1% 10,726 D+3.8
Mineral 5,227 50.9% 5,037 49.1% 10,264 D+1.9
Nicholas 6,062 61.2% 3,847 38.8% 9,909 D+22.4
Lincoln 5,243 54.3% 4,418 45.7% 9,661 D+8.5
Wetzel 4,202 45.1% 5,112 54.9% 9,314 R+9.8
Jackson 3,858 42.5% 5,220 57.5% 9,078 R+15.0
Lewis 4,321 49.6% 4,388 50.4% 8,709 R+0.8
Barbour 4,343 55.2% 3,528 44.8% 7,871 D+10.4
Upshur 2,894 37.8% 4,760 62.2% 7,654 R+24.4
Summers 4,680 61.4% 2,942 38.6% 7,622 D+22.8
Roane 3,350 44.1% 4,239 55.9% 7,589 R+11.7
Taylor 3,755 50.5% 3,683 49.5% 7,438 D+1.0
Braxton 4,300 60.6% 2,795 39.4% 7,095 D+21.2
Jefferson 4,656 65.8% 2,416 34.2% 7,072 D+31.7
Monroe 3,035 50.5% 2,976 49.5% 6,011 D+1.0
Ritchie 1,730 31.4% 3,774 68.6% 5,504 R+37.1
Pocahontas 3,007 57.5% 2,225 42.5% 5,232 D+14.9
Clay 2,985 57.2% 2,236 42.8% 5,221 D+14.3
Hampshire 3,301 63.3% 1,912 36.7% 5,213 D+26.6
Tyler 1,547 30.4% 3,548 69.6% 5,095 R+39.3
Webster 3,479 70.0% 1,494 30.0% 4,973 D+39.9
Hardy 2,706 61.2% 1,714 38.8% 4,420 D+22.4
Grant 1,140 27.4% 3,023 72.6% 4,163 R+45.2
Morgan 1,564 38.4% 2,513 61.6% 4,077 R+23.3
Tucker 2,547 64.2% 1,422 35.8% 3,969 D+28.3
Pendleton 2,325 59.4% 1,589 40.6% 3,914 D+18.8
Gilmer 2,289 59.6% 1,553 40.4% 3,842 D+19.2
Calhoun 2,098 54.7% 1,736 45.3% 3,834 D+9.4
Pleasants 1,863 49.9% 1,868 50.1% 3,731 R+0.1
Doddridge 1,306 38.2% 2,116 61.8% 3,422 R+23.7
Wirt 1,174 49.7% 1,190 50.3% 2,364 R+0.7

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 Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Jim Justice (R) R+41.0
2020 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+43.3
2018 Joe Manchin (D) D+3.3
2014 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+27.7
2012 Joe Manchin III (D) D+24.1
2008 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+27.5
2006 Robert Byrd (D) D+30.7
2002 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+26.2
2000 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+57.6
1996 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+53.3
1994 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+38.0
1990 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+36.6
1988 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+29.5
1984 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+4.1
1982 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+37.7
1978 Jennings Randolph (D) D+1.0
1976 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+100.0
1972 Jennings Randolph (D) D+32.9
1970 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+55.3
1966 Jennings Randolph (D) D+19.0
1964 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+35.3
1960 Jennings Randolph (D) D+10.7
1958 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+18.4
1954 Matthew Neely (D) D+9.6
1952 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+7.2
1948 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+14.0
1946 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+0.7
1942 Chapman Revercomb (R) R+10.7
1940 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+12.7
1936 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+18.2
1934 Rush D. Holt (D) D+10.7
1930 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+24.0
1928 Henry D. Hatfield (R) R+1.5
1924 Guy D. Goff (R) R+3.2
1922 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+3.6
1918 Davis Elkins (R) R+8.1
1916 Howard Sutherland (R) R+2.0