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1956-11-06 Gubernatorial Election Results for West Virginia


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Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
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County Turnout Cecil Underwood
(R)		 Robert Mollohan
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
County data not available.
TOTAL 73% 440,50253.9% 377,12146.1% 00.0% 63,381 817,623
Total R vote: 440,502 (53.9%)      Total D vote: 377,121 (46.1%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Cecil Underwood 98,344 50.5%
2   John Copenhaver 91,088 46.8%
3   Millard Holliday 5,236 2.7%
TOTAL VOTES 194,668  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Robert Mollohan 148,557 42.6%
2   Milton Ferguson 95,869 27.5%
3   Howard Myers 75,606 21.7%
4   Joe Burdett 24,913 7.1%
5   Albert Viller 3,969 1.1%
TOTAL VOTES 348,914