1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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November 8, 1966

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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

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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.

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

References

^ ^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

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.

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1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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Primary elections

Democratic primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

General election

Result

See also

References

Bibliography