The 1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960, to elect the

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Hulett C. Smith Hulett Carlson Smith (October 21, 1918 – January 15, 2012) was an American politician who served as the List of governors of West Virginia, 27th Governor of West Virginia from 1965 to 1969. Biography The son of West Virginia Member of Congress ...

unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, while

Chapman Revercomb William Chapman Revercomb (July 20, 1895 – October 6, 1979) was an American politician and lawyer. A Republican, he served two separate terms in the United States Senate representing the state of West Virginia. Life and career Revercomb wa ...

unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.

Results

Results by county

References

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Democratic primary results

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