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Election 1966 Results

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1966 US Senate election in West Virginia

Jennings Randolph (Democrat) beat Francis J. Love (Republican) in West Virginia in 1966, 59.5% to 40.5%, a margin of 19.0 points and 93,434 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1960, when Jennings Randolph also won.

Democrats led in 44 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, Kanawha, cast 64,059 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.2 points. The closest was Wirt, where 57 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 292,325 59.5%
Francis J. Love Republican 198,891 40.5%
Total491,216

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 36,577 57.1% 27,482 42.9% 64,059 D+14.2
Cabell 14,972 56.7% 11,440 43.3% 26,412 D+13.4
Harrison 14,969 63.8% 8,484 36.2% 23,453 D+27.7
Ohio 11,147 49.6% 11,318 50.4% 22,465 R+0.8
Wood 10,585 48.3% 11,334 51.7% 21,919 R+3.4
Raleigh 11,736 62.5% 7,047 37.5% 18,783 D+25.0
Marion 11,401 60.9% 7,320 39.1% 18,721 D+21.8
Mercer 10,816 62.8% 6,406 37.2% 17,222 D+25.6
Logan 12,645 74.0% 4,437 26.0% 17,082 D+48.1
Monongalia 9,543 65.6% 5,003 34.4% 14,546 D+31.2
Fayette 9,461 73.4% 3,425 26.6% 12,886 D+46.8
Marshall 5,956 50.5% 5,849 49.5% 11,805 D+0.9
Hancock 7,327 64.3% 4,062 35.7% 11,389 D+28.7
McDowell 8,171 79.4% 2,120 20.6% 10,291 D+58.8
Wayne 6,728 66.6% 3,374 33.4% 10,102 D+33.2
Mingo 7,475 75.1% 2,483 24.9% 9,958 D+50.1
Berkeley 4,674 53.2% 4,119 46.8% 8,793 D+6.3
Greenbrier 4,883 61.5% 3,055 38.5% 7,938 D+23.0
Mason 3,972 51.3% 3,764 48.7% 7,736 D+2.7
Putnam 4,051 54.3% 3,408 45.7% 7,459 D+8.6
Randolph 5,133 69.6% 2,240 30.4% 7,373 D+39.2
Wyoming 4,850 67.7% 2,314 32.3% 7,164 D+35.4
Brooke 4,194 60.2% 2,778 39.8% 6,972 D+20.3
Preston 3,205 47.3% 3,565 52.7% 6,770 R+5.3
Boone 4,895 73.5% 1,763 26.5% 6,658 D+47.0
Lincoln 4,143 63.1% 2,424 36.9% 6,567 D+26.2
Jackson 3,113 48.0% 3,369 52.0% 6,482 R+3.9
Mineral 3,535 56.8% 2,693 43.2% 6,228 D+13.5
Wetzel 3,271 53.3% 2,864 46.7% 6,135 D+6.6
Nicholas 3,780 63.4% 2,183 36.6% 5,963 D+26.8
Lewis 3,255 57.7% 2,387 42.3% 5,642 D+15.4
Barbour 2,915 57.9% 2,116 42.1% 5,031 D+15.9
Roane 2,181 45.6% 2,599 54.4% 4,780 R+8.7
Braxton 3,151 66.5% 1,586 33.5% 4,737 D+33.0
Monroe 2,356 51.3% 2,234 48.7% 4,590 D+2.7
Upshur 1,864 40.8% 2,702 59.2% 4,566 R+18.4
Taylor 2,361 53.5% 2,056 46.5% 4,417 D+6.9
Summers 2,689 66.5% 1,354 33.5% 4,043 D+33.0
Jefferson 2,155 64.9% 1,163 35.1% 3,318 D+29.9
Pocahontas 2,031 61.4% 1,278 38.6% 3,309 D+22.8
Ritchie 1,111 34.9% 2,068 65.1% 3,179 R+30.1
Clay 1,901 62.8% 1,126 37.2% 3,027 D+25.6
Tyler 1,088 36.0% 1,936 64.0% 3,024 R+28.0
Webster 2,011 73.4% 727 26.6% 2,738 D+46.9
Calhoun 1,639 60.8% 1,057 39.2% 2,696 D+21.6
Gilmer 1,777 65.9% 918 34.1% 2,695 D+31.9
Hampshire 1,739 68.3% 806 31.7% 2,545 D+36.7
Tucker 1,504 60.1% 999 39.9% 2,503 D+20.2
Morgan 1,020 41.2% 1,458 58.8% 2,478 R+17.7
Hardy 1,632 67.6% 782 32.4% 2,414 D+35.2
Pleasants 1,327 55.5% 1,065 44.5% 2,392 D+11.0
Grant 674 29.2% 1,636 70.8% 2,310 R+41.6
Pendleton 1,239 59.6% 841 40.4% 2,080 D+19.1
Doddridge 756 38.8% 1,190 61.2% 1,946 R+22.3
Wirt 741 52.0% 684 48.0% 1,425 D+4.0

Counties as they stood in 1966; 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