1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia
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The 1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph won re-election to a third term and a second full term.
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County results Randolph: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Love: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections edit
Primary elections were held on May 10, 1966.
Democratic primary edit
Candidate edit
- Jennings Randolph, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jennings Randolph (incumbent) | 204,381 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 204,381 | 100.00% |
Republican primary edit
Candidate edit
- Harold G. Cutright, business consultant[4] and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1964
- Francis J. Love, former U.S. Congressman
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Francis J. Love | 61,479 | 63.38% | |
Republican | Harold G. Cutright | 35,530 | 36.63% | |
Total votes | 97,009 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Result edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jennings Randolph (incumbent) | 292,325 | 59.51% | ||
Republican | Francis J. Love | 198,891 | 40.49% | ||
Total votes | 491,216 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 160.
- ^ a b America Votes 7, p. 425.
- ^ "1966 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Democratic Party" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 1–2. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Harold Cutright off critical list". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Bluefield, West Virginia. August 22, 1964. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "1966 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Republican Party" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 1–2. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "WV US Senate, 1966 – R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
- ^ America Votes 7, p. 420.
- ^ "1966 General Election – Official Election Returns" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "WV US Senate, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bibliography edit
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1968). America Votes 7: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1966. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.