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1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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FieldValue
election_name1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia
countryWest Virginia
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1960 United States Senate election in West Virginia
previous_year1960
next_election1972 United States Senate election in West Virginia
next_year1972
election_dateNovember 8, 1966
image1File:Jennings Randolph headshot.jpg
nominee1Jennings Randolph
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1292,325
percentage159.51%
image2File:Francis J. Love (West Virginia Congressman).jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee2Francis J. Love
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2198,891
percentage240.49%
map_image1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg
map_size245px
map_captionCounty results
Randolph:
Love:
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionJennings Randolph
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionJennings Randolph
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Randolph:
Love:
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

Republican primary

Candidate

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

Results

General election

Result

References

Bibliography

References

  1. "1966 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Democratic Party". [[West Virginia Secretary of State]].
  2. . (August 22, 1964). ["Harold Cutright off critical list"](https://newspaperarchive.com/bluefield-daily-telegraph-aug-22-1964-p-3/). *Bluefield Daily Telegraph*.
  3. "1966 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Republican Party". [[West Virginia Secretary of State]].
  4. "WV US Senate, 1966 – R Primary". Our Campaigns.
  5. "1966 General Election – Official Election Returns". [[West Virginia Secretary of State]].
  6. "WV US Senate, 1966". Our Campaigns.
  7. [[Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives]]. (1967). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966". [[U.S. Government Printing Office]].
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