1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election

1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1956 November 8, 1960 1964 →
 
Nominee Wally Barron Harold E. Neely
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 446,755 380,665
Percentage 53.99% 46.01%

County results
Barron:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Neely:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Cecil H. Underwood
Republican

Elected Governor

Wally Barron
Democratic

The 1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Hulett C. Smith unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, while former United States Senator Chapman Revercomb unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.