1968 West Virginia gubernatorial election

none related races 1968 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1968 West Virginia gubernatorial election presidential West Virginia 1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1964 1972 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1972 no November 5, 1968 Arch Moore 1969 crop.jpg Arch A. Moore Jr. Republican Party (United States) 378,315 50.09% James M. Sprouse.png James M. Sprouse Democratic Party (United States) 365,530 49.01% 1968 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMoore: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Sprouse: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Hulett C. Smith Democratic Party (United States) Arch A. Moore, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 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 C. Donald Robertson, West Virginia Attorney General James Marshall Sprouse, attorney Blair F. Winans Results 1968 West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primaryhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=423065 Our Campaigns - WV Governor - D Primary Race - May 14, 1968 May 9, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) James Marshall Sprouse 123,181 37.62 Democratic Party (United States) C. Donald Robertson 118,637 36.23 Democratic Party (United States) Paul J. Kaufman 72,917 22.27 Democratic Party (United States) William A. Lawson 8,254 2.60 Democratic Party (United States) Blair F. Winans 4,164 1.27 327,423 100 Republican primary Candidates Peter Beter, former general counsel for the Export–Import Bank of the United States and supporter of George Wallace E.C. Cales Arch A. Moore, Jr., U.S. Representative Cecil H. Underwood, academic and former Governor Results 1968 West Virginia Republican gubernatorial primaryhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=423077 Our Campaigns - WV Governor - R Primary Race - May 14, 1968 May 9, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Arch A. Moore, Jr. 106,299 57.00 Republican Party (United States) Cecil H. Underwood 76,659 41.11 Republican Party (United States) Peter Beter 1,844 0.99 Republican Party (United States) E. C. Cales 1,677 0.90 186,479 100 General election 1968 West Virginia gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261844 Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 05, 1968 May 9, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Arch A. Moore, Jr. 378,315 50.86 Democratic Party (United States) James Marshall Sprouse 365,530 49.14 743,845 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Results by county County Archibald Alfred MooreRepublican James Marshall SprouseDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Barbour 3,753 55.17% 3,050 44.83% 703 10.33% 6,803 Berkeley 8,223 58.82% 5,756 41.18% 2,467 17.65% 13,979 Boone 3,829 37.69% 6,329 62.31% -2,500 -24.61% 10,158 Braxton 3,106 50.25% 3,075 49.75% 31 0.50% 6,181 Brooke 8,259 62.96% 4,859 37.04% 3,400 25.92% 13,118 Cabell 21,313 50.57% 20,833 49.43% 480 1.14% 42,146 Calhoun 1,949 54.66% 1,617 45.34% 332 9.31% 3,566 Clay 1,658 44.55% 2,064 55.45% -406 -10.91% 3,722 Doddridge 2,110 74.40% 726 25.60% 1,384 48.80% 2,836 Fayette 6,602 31.03% 14,671 68.97% -8,069 -37.93% 21,273 Gilmer 1,657 52.04% 1,527 47.96% 130 4.08% 3,184 Grant 2,952 75.97% 934 24.03% 2,018 51.93% 3,886 Greenbrier 6,244 46.85% 7,083 53.15% -839 -6.30% 13,327 Hampshire 2,081 48.52% 2,208 51.48% -127 -2.96% 4,289 Hancock 11,940 64.17% 6,666 35.83% 5,274 28.35% 18,606 Hardy 1,965 50.32% 1,940 49.68% 25 0.64% 3,905 Harrison 19,579 56.60% 15,015 43.40% 4,564 13.19% 34,594 Jackson 5,712 59.89% 3,825 40.11% 1,887 19.79% 9,537 Jefferson 3,018 45.70% 3,586 54.30% -568 -8.60% 6,604 Kanawha 50,291 51.93% 46,549 48.07% 3,742 3.86% 96,840 Lewis 4,709 60.42% 3,085 39.58% 1,624 20.84% 7,794 Lincoln 3,925 45.71% 4,662 54.29% -737 -8.58% 8,587 Logan 6,754 33.68% 13,300 66.32% -6,546 -32.64% 20,054 Marion 16,179 55.37% 13,039 44.63% 3,140 10.75% 29,218 Marshall 10,739 62.82% 6,356 37.18% 4,383 25.64% 17,095 Mason 5,320 50.47% 5,220 49.53% 100 0.95% 10,540 McDowell 4,613 24.91% 13,905 75.09% -9,292 -50.18% 18,518 Mercer 11,211 43.56% 14,528 56.44% -3,317 -12.89% 25,739 Mineral 5,073 51.72% 4,735 48.28% 338 3.45% 9,808 Mingo 4,292 31.50% 9,333 68.50% -5,041 -37.00% 13,625 Monongalia 11,914 50.14% 11,848 49.86% 66 0.28% 23,762 Monroe 2,954 50.56% 2,888 49.44% 66 1.13% 5,842 Morgan 2,394 65.68% 1,251 34.32% 1,143 31.36% 3,645 Nicholas 4,321 46.43% 4,986 53.57% -665 -7.15% 9,307 Ohio 20,082 65.96% 10,366 34.04% 9,716 31.91% 30,448 Pendleton 1,901 52.94% 1,690 47.06% 211 5.88% 3,591 Pleasants 1,603 49.17% 1,657 50.83% -54 -1.66% 3,260 Pocahontas 2,229 50.94% 2,147 49.06% 82 1.87% 4,376 Preston 6,060 60.02% 4,036 39.98% 2,024 20.05% 10,096 Putnam 5,996 52.05% 5,524 47.95% 472 4.10% 11,520 Raleigh 11,105 38.29% 17,900 61.71% -6,795 -23.43% 29,005 Randolph 5,495 50.57% 5,371 49.43% 124 1.14% 10,866 Ritchie 3,213 69.58% 1,405 30.42% 1,808 39.15% 4,618 Roane 3,941 58.85% 2,756 41.15% 1,185 17.69% 6,697 Summers 2,684 40.97% 3,867 59.03% -1,183 -18.06% 6,551 Taylor 4,085 63.40% 2,358 36.60% 1,727 26.80% 6,443 Tucker 1,803 50.24% 1,786 49.76% 17 0.47% 3,589 Tyler 3,147 69.96% 1,351 30.04% 1,796 39.93% 4,498 Upshur 4,881 66.80% 2,426 33.20% 2,455 33.60% 7,307 Wayne 6,581 40.80% 9,548 59.20% -2,967 -18.40% 16,129 Webster 1,428 35.24% 2,624 64.76% -1,196 -29.52% 4,052 Wetzel 5,537 61.67% 3,442 38.33% 2,095 23.33% 8,979 Wirt 1,075 54.40% 901 45.60% 174 8.81% 1,976 Wood 20,329 56.02% 15,962 43.98% 4,367 12.03% 36,291 Wyoming 4,501 39.26% 6,964 60.74% -2,463 -21.48% 11,465Totals378,31550.86%365,53049.14%12,7851.72%743,845 References 30em 1968 gubernatorial West Virginia Category:November 1968 in the United States