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West Virginia Electors Split On Abolishing Electoral College
A majority of West Virginia’s seven Humphrey Muskie electors favored abolishing the electoral college in favor of direct popular vote. Four said yes, one was likely, one undecided, and one favored keeping the system with possible changes. The vote reflects a national shift as WV backed Humphrey over Nixon in the state tally.
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Herb Little
Associated Press
West Virginia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Charles Peters
Charleston
Lewis Pais
Welch Wholesale Grocery
McDowell County
Democratic
Barnes
Tutal College
Sys
Pais
Humphreys
Lawrence R. Gerlach
Point Pleasant
Mary Green
Weirton
William H. Kelly
Morgan
Ce Gerlach
Gav. Hu
C. Smith
Humphrey and
Muskie
Robert
D. Bailey
Peters
Richard Barnes
Wellsburg
Rich
Lous
M. Nixon
Spire T. Ag
Nixon
New
George C. Wallace
Marvin Griffin
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower