The 1968 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968, to elect the
governor of West Virginia.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*William A. Lawson
*Paul J. Kaufman, State Senator from
Charleston
Charleston most commonly refers to:
* Charleston, South Carolina
* Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital
* Charleston (dance)
Charleston may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Charleston, South Australia
Canada
* Charleston, Newfoundlan ...
*C. Donald Robertson,
West Virginia Attorney General
*
James Marshall Sprouse
James Marshall Sprouse (December 3, 1923 – July 3, 2004) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Education and career
He was born in Williamson, West Virginia and graduated from Williams ...
, attorney
*Blair F. Winans
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*
Peter Beter, former general counsel for the
Export–Import Bank of the United States and supporter of
George Wallace
George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and ...
*E.C. Cales
*
Arch A. Moore, Jr., U.S. Representative
*
Cecil H. Underwood
Cecil Harland Underwood (November 5, 1922 – November 24, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician from West Virginia, known for the length of his career.
He was the 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia from 1957 to 1961, and fro ...
, academic and former Governor
Results
General election
Results by county
References
{{United States elections, 1968
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
gubernatorial
West Virginia
November 1968 events in the United States