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The1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1964, to elect thegovernor of West Virginia.
West Virginia at the time was a solidly Democratic state, and the 1964 election year was a strong year for the Democrats nationally withLyndon Johnson scoring alandslide win over the RepublicanBarry Goldwater.
The Democrats from a field of four including the Julius Singleton, thespeaker of the House of Delegates and Harold Cutright who would seek the1966 Senate nomination as a Republican. The Democrats nominatedHulett Smith recent chair of theWest Virginia Democratic Party and son of formerSixth District RepresentativeJoe Smith.
The Republicans overwhelmingly chose the popular former governorCecil Underwood.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hulett C. Smith | 186,273 | 53.26 | |
| Democratic | Bonn Brown | 85,527 | 24.45 | |
| Democratic | Julius W. Singleton | 47,845 | 13.68 | |
| Democratic | Harold G. Cutright | 30,119 | 8.61 | |
| Total votes | 349,764 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cecil H. Underwood | 152,573 | 89.74 | |
| Republican | Harry H. Cupp | 11,325 | 6.66 | |
| Republican | Freda P. Cavendish | 6,114 | 3.60 | |
| Total votes | 170,012 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hulett C. Smith | 433,023 | 54.91 | |
| Republican | Cecil H. Underwood | 355,559 | 45.09 | |
| Total votes | 788,582 | 100 | ||
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| County | Hulett Carlson Smith Democratic | Cecil Harland Underwood Republican | Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 3,930 | 53.24% | 3,452 | 46.76% | 478 | 6.48% | 7,382 |
| Berkeley | 7,079 | 50.65% | 6,897 | 49.35% | 182 | 1.30% | 13,976 |
| Boone | 7,366 | 66.47% | 3,716 | 33.53% | 3,650 | 32.94% | 11,082 |
| Braxton | 4,000 | 60.28% | 2,636 | 39.72% | 1,364 | 20.55% | 6,636 |
| Brooke | 7,169 | 54.91% | 5,888 | 45.09% | 1,281 | 9.81% | 13,057 |
| Cabell | 20,991 | 46.30% | 24,343 | 53.70% | -3,352 | -7.39% | 45,334 |
| Calhoun | 2,030 | 52.71% | 1,821 | 47.29% | 209 | 5.43% | 3,851 |
| Clay | 2,732 | 60.03% | 1,819 | 39.97% | 913 | 20.06% | 4,551 |
| Doddridge | 1,228 | 38.73% | 1,943 | 61.27% | -715 | -22.55% | 3,171 |
| Fayette | 17,232 | 72.24% | 6,622 | 27.76% | 10,610 | 44.48% | 23,854 |
| Gilmer | 2,124 | 53.94% | 1,814 | 46.06% | 310 | 7.87% | 3,938 |
| Grant | 1,111 | 28.18% | 2,832 | 71.82% | -1,721 | -43.65% | 3,943 |
| Greenbrier | 7,910 | 54.05% | 6,724 | 45.95% | 1,186 | 8.10% | 14,634 |
| Hampshire | 2,813 | 59.55% | 1,911 | 40.45% | 902 | 19.09% | 4,724 |
| Hancock | 10,998 | 58.73% | 7,728 | 41.27% | 3,270 | 17.46% | 18,726 |
| Hardy | 2,333 | 54.41% | 1,955 | 45.59% | 378 | 8.82% | 4,288 |
| Harrison | 18,575 | 51.96% | 17,173 | 48.04% | 1,402 | 3.92% | 35,748 |
| Jackson | 3,799 | 40.51% | 5,580 | 59.49% | -1,781 | -18.99% | 9,379 |
| Jefferson | 4,201 | 63.67% | 2,397 | 36.33% | 1,804 | 27.34% | 6,598 |
| Kanawha | 54,050 | 50.14% | 53,757 | 49.86% | 293 | 0.27% | 107,807 |
| Lewis | 4,043 | 49.16% | 4,182 | 50.84% | -139 | -1.69% | 8,225 |
| Lincoln | 5,136 | 54.37% | 4,311 | 45.63% | 825 | 8.73% | 9,447 |
| Logan | 15,072 | 72.65% | 5,674 | 27.35% | 9,398 | 45.30% | 20,746 |
| Marion | 18,122 | 61.00% | 11,584 | 39.00% | 6,538 | 22.01% | 29,706 |
| Marshall | 9,704 | 54.48% | 8,107 | 45.52% | 1,597 | 8.97% | 17,811 |
| Mason | 5,240 | 47.70% | 5,745 | 52.30% | -505 | -4.60% | 10,985 |
| McDowell | 16,696 | 77.98% | 4,714 | 22.02% | 11,982 | 55.96% | 21,410 |
| Mercer | 16,682 | 61.58% | 10,409 | 38.42% | 6,273 | 23.16% | 27,091 |
| Mineral | 5,131 | 51.40% | 4,852 | 48.60% | 279 | 2.79% | 9,983 |
| Mingo | 10,855 | 70.32% | 4,581 | 29.68% | 6,274 | 40.65% | 15,436 |
| Monongalia | 12,937 | 54.67% | 10,727 | 45.33% | 2,210 | 9.34% | 23,664 |
| Monroe | 3,008 | 51.76% | 2,803 | 48.24% | 205 | 3.53% | 5,811 |
| Morgan | 1,435 | 39.13% | 2,232 | 60.87% | -797 | -21.73% | 3,667 |
| Nicholas | 5,378 | 56.59% | 4,125 | 43.41% | 1,253 | 13.19% | 9,503 |
| Ohio | 17,104 | 51.94% | 15,824 | 48.06% | 1,280 | 3.89% | 32,928 |
| Pendleton | 2,147 | 57.03% | 1,618 | 42.97% | 529 | 14.05% | 3,765 |
| Pleasants | 1,854 | 50.85% | 1,792 | 49.15% | 62 | 1.70% | 3,646 |
| Pocahontas | 2,652 | 54.11% | 2,249 | 45.89% | 403 | 8.22% | 4,901 |
| Preston | 4,987 | 48.77% | 5,238 | 51.23% | -251 | -2.45% | 10,225 |
| Putnam | 5,525 | 49.72% | 5,587 | 50.28% | -62 | -0.56% | 11,112 |
| Raleigh | 19,519 | 63.81% | 11,068 | 36.19% | 8,451 | 27.63% | 30,587 |
| Randolph | 6,763 | 61.67% | 4,204 | 38.33% | 2,559 | 23.33% | 10,967 |
| Ritchie | 1,644 | 33.07% | 3,327 | 66.93% | -1,683 | -33.86% | 4,971 |
| Roane | 3,037 | 42.35% | 4,134 | 57.65% | -1,097 | -15.30% | 7,171 |
| Summers | 4,301 | 61.10% | 2,738 | 38.90% | 1,563 | 22.20% | 7,039 |
| Taylor | 3,521 | 52.22% | 3,222 | 47.78% | 299 | 4.43% | 6,743 |
| Tucker | 2,271 | 56.93% | 1,718 | 43.07% | 553 | 13.86% | 3,989 |
| Tyler | 1,516 | 31.14% | 3,352 | 68.86% | -1,836 | -37.72% | 4,868 |
| Upshur | 2,798 | 37.99% | 4,567 | 62.01% | -1,769 | -24.02% | 7,365 |
| Wayne | 8,813 | 51.96% | 8,148 | 48.04% | 665 | 3.92% | 16,961 |
| Webster | 3,024 | 66.08% | 1,552 | 33.92% | 1,472 | 32.17% | 4,576 |
| Wetzel | 4,523 | 47.86% | 4,927 | 52.14% | -404 | -4.28% | 9,450 |
| Wirt | 1,102 | 49.64% | 1,118 | 50.36% | -16 | -0.72% | 2,220 |
| Wood | 16,901 | 46.49% | 19,452 | 53.51% | -2,551 | -7.02% | 36,353 |
| Wyoming | 7,911 | 62.88% | 4,670 | 37.12% | 3,241 | 25.76% | 12,581 |
| Totals | 433,023 | 54.91% | 355,559 | 45.09% | 77,464 | 9.82% | 788,582 |
