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 County results Barron: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Neely: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960, to elect thegovernor of West Virginia.Hulett C. Smith unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, while former United States SenatorChapman Revercomb unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wally Barron | 446,755 | 53.99 | |
| Republican | Harold E. Neely | 380,665 | 46.01 | |
| Total votes | 827,420 | 100 | ||
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| County | William Wallace Barron Democratic | Harold E. Neely Republican | 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 |
