1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia

1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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Nominee Jennings Randolph Francis J. Love Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 292,325 198,891 Percentage 59.51% 40.49%

County results Randolph:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Love:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election Jennings Randolph Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph Democratic

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.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 10, 1966.

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Jennings Randolph, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic Party primary results ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennings Randolph (incumbent)	204,381	100.00%
Total votes			204,381	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidate

• Harold G. Cutright, business consultant ^[4] and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1964
• Francis J. Love, former U.S. Congressman

Results

Republican Party primary results ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis J. Love	61,479	63.38%
	Republican	Harold G. Cutright	35,530	36.63%
Total votes			97,009	100.00%

General election

Result

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1966 ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

• 1966 United States Senate elections

References

1. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 160.
2. America Votes 7, p. 425.
3. "1966 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Democratic Party" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 1–2. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
4. "Harold Cutright off critical list". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Bluefield, West Virginia. August 22, 1964. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
5. "1966 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Republican Party" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 1–2. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
6. "WV US Senate, 1966 – R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
8. America Votes 7, p. 420.
9. "1966 General Election – Official Election Returns" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
10. "WV US Senate, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
11. 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

• 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.