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1964 US Senate election in West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd (Democrat) beat Cooper P. Benedict (Republican) in West Virginia in 1964, 67.7% to 32.3%, a margin of 35.3 points and 268,943 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1958, when Robert C. Byrd also won.
Democrats led in 48 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Kanawha, cast 103,328 votes and went to the Democrat by 26.1 points. The closest was Roane, where 96 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C. Byrd won | Democratic | 515,015 | 67.7% |
| Cooper P. Benedict | Republican | 246,072 | 32.3% |
| Total | 761,087 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 65,174 63.1% | 38,154 36.9% | 103,328 | D+26.1 | |
| Cabell | 27,098 63.3% | 15,711 36.7% | 42,809 | D+26.6 | |
| Wood | 21,619 61.3% | 13,646 38.7% | 35,265 | D+22.6 | |
| Harrison | 24,328 70.4% | 10,244 29.6% | 34,572 | D+40.7 | |
| Ohio | 21,122 65.9% | 10,915 34.1% | 32,037 | D+31.9 | |
| Raleigh | 22,878 76.6% | 6,972 23.4% | 29,850 | D+53.3 | |
| Marion | 20,115 69.6% | 8,777 30.4% | 28,892 | D+39.2 | |
| Mercer | 19,371 73.9% | 6,849 26.1% | 26,220 | D+47.8 | |
| Fayette | 18,973 81.3% | 4,351 18.7% | 23,324 | D+62.7 | |
| Monongalia | 15,890 69.1% | 7,113 30.9% | 23,003 | D+38.2 | |
| McDowell | 17,089 84.0% | 3,254 16.0% | 20,343 | D+68.0 | |
| Logan | 16,797 82.9% | 3,476 17.1% | 20,273 | D+65.7 | |
| Hancock | 12,931 72.7% | 4,850 27.3% | 17,781 | D+45.4 | |
| Marshall | 11,046 64.3% | 6,141 35.7% | 17,187 | D+28.5 | |
| Wayne | 10,982 68.4% | 5,066 31.6% | 16,048 | D+36.9 | |
| Mingo | 12,175 81.8% | 2,708 18.2% | 14,883 | D+63.6 | |
| Greenbrier | 9,215 64.9% | 4,978 35.1% | 14,193 | D+29.9 | |
| Berkeley | 9,873 71.4% | 3,958 28.6% | 13,831 | D+42.8 | |
| Brooke | 8,965 72.8% | 3,357 27.2% | 12,322 | D+45.5 | |
| Wyoming | 8,898 73.6% | 3,197 26.4% | 12,095 | D+47.1 | |
| Putnam | 6,648 61.0% | 4,246 39.0% | 10,894 | D+22.0 | |
| Boone | 8,466 77.8% | 2,412 22.2% | 10,878 | D+55.7 | |
| Randolph | 8,079 74.6% | 2,748 25.4% | 10,827 | D+49.2 | |
| Mason | 6,314 59.4% | 4,324 40.6% | 10,638 | D+18.7 | |
| Preston | 5,658 57.5% | 4,183 42.5% | 9,841 | D+15.0 | |
| Mineral | 6,043 62.1% | 3,685 37.9% | 9,728 | D+24.2 | |
| Nicholas | 6,650 72.2% | 2,560 27.8% | 9,210 | D+44.4 | |
| Lincoln | 5,667 61.8% | 3,504 38.2% | 9,171 | D+23.6 | |
| Jackson | 4,790 52.5% | 4,329 47.5% | 9,119 | D+5.1 | |
| Wetzel | 5,959 66.0% | 3,066 34.0% | 9,025 | D+32.1 | |
| Lewis | 4,806 61.7% | 2,983 38.3% | 7,789 | D+23.4 | |
| Upshur | 3,390 47.4% | 3,761 52.6% | 7,151 | R+5.2 | |
| Barbour | 4,429 62.6% | 2,643 37.4% | 7,072 | D+25.3 | |
| Roane | 3,377 49.3% | 3,473 50.7% | 6,850 | R+1.4 | |
| Summers | 4,906 71.9% | 1,918 28.1% | 6,824 | D+43.8 | |
| Taylor | 4,213 64.3% | 2,338 35.7% | 6,551 | D+28.6 | |
| Jefferson | 5,164 79.7% | 1,313 20.3% | 6,477 | D+59.5 | |
| Braxton | 4,604 71.5% | 1,832 28.5% | 6,436 | D+43.1 | |
| Monroe | 3,260 57.1% | 2,447 42.9% | 5,707 | D+14.2 | |
| Ritchie | 2,102 44.2% | 2,659 55.8% | 4,761 | R+11.7 | |
| Pocahontas | 2,945 62.0% | 1,805 38.0% | 4,750 | D+24.0 | |
| Tyler | 2,139 45.3% | 2,586 54.7% | 4,725 | R+9.5 | |
| Hampshire | 3,310 72.8% | 1,238 27.2% | 4,548 | D+45.6 | |
| Clay | 3,054 68.9% | 1,379 31.1% | 4,433 | D+37.8 | |
| Webster | 3,441 78.7% | 929 21.3% | 4,370 | D+57.5 | |
| Hardy | 2,905 71.9% | 1,136 28.1% | 4,041 | D+43.8 | |
| Tucker | 2,631 67.6% | 1,259 32.4% | 3,890 | D+35.3 | |
| Gilmer | 2,654 71.0% | 1,084 29.0% | 3,738 | D+42.0 | |
| Grant | 1,269 34.2% | 2,438 65.8% | 3,707 | R+31.5 | |
| Calhoun | 2,487 67.3% | 1,210 32.7% | 3,697 | D+34.5 | |
| Pendleton | 2,428 66.4% | 1,229 33.6% | 3,657 | D+32.8 | |
| Pleasants | 2,263 63.4% | 1,308 36.6% | 3,571 | D+26.7 | |
| Morgan | 1,709 48.2% | 1,839 51.8% | 3,548 | R+3.7 | |
| Doddridge | 1,434 47.0% | 1,615 53.0% | 3,049 | R+5.9 | |
| Wirt | 1,282 59.4% | 876 40.6% | 2,158 | D+18.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1964; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |