Cecil H. Underwood
★ Governor
- Born
- November 5, 1922
- Died
- November 24, 2008
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- West Virginia
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1956–2000
2-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Underwood1.7M
Opponents1.9M
5
Elections run
Between 1956 and 2000, Cecil H. Underwood ran in 5 governor elections, winning 2 and losing 3. Underwood's biggest single-election total was 440,502 votes, in the 1956 governor election in West Virginia. Underwood's closest win came in the 1996 governor election in West Virginia, decided by 36,648 votes.
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How many votes has Cecil H. Underwood received?
Cecil H. Underwood has received 1,679,925 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–3.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | GovernorWest Virginia | Lost | 305,92647.21% | Bob Wise |
| 1996 | GovernorWest Virginia | Won | 324,51851.61% | Charlotte Pritt |
| 1976 | GovernorWest Virginia | Lost | 253,42033.82% | Jay Rockefeller |
| 1964 | GovernorWest Virginia | Lost | 355,55945.09% | Hulett C. Smith |
| 1956 | GovernorWest Virginia | Won | 440,50253.88% | Bob Mollohan |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q363972). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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