1966 Nevada gubernatorial election

Election for the Governor of Nevada

1966 Nevada gubernatorial election

← 1962 November 8, 1966 (1966-11-08) 1970 →
 
Nominee Paul Laxalt Grant Sawyer
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 71,807 65,870
Percentage 52.16% 47.84%

County results
Laxalt:      50–60%      60–70%
Sawyer:      50–60%

Governor before election

Grant Sawyer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Paul Laxalt
Republican

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The 1966 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democrat Grant Sawyer, who was challenged in the Democratic primary by Charles E. Springer, ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a third term as Governor of Nevada. He was defeated by Republican nominee Paul Laxalt.

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1966[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Paul Laxalt 71,807 52.16%
Democratic Grant Sawyer (inc.) 65,870 47.84%
Total votes 137,677 100
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

County results

Source[1]

Paul Laxalt
Republican
Grant Sawyer
Democratic
Margin Total
County Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes
Churchill 1,919 55.35% 1,548 44.65% 371 10.70% 3,467
Clark 32,116 49.62% 32,603 50.38% 487 0.75% 64,719
Douglas 1,521 60.33% 1,000 39.67% 521 20.67% 2,521
Elko 2,199 46.19% 2,562 53.81% 363 7.62% 4,761
Esmeralda 138 41.95% 191 58.05% 53 16.11% 329
Eureka 293 56.89% 222 43.11% 71 13.79% 515
Humboldt 1,308 52.93% 1,163 47.07% 145 5.86% 2,471
Lander 410 42.09% 564 57.91% 154 15.81% 974
Lincoln 687 52.32% 624 47.52% 63 4.80% 1,313
Lyon 1,719 58.87% 1,201 41.13% 518 17.74% 2,920
Mineral 1,266 46.75% 1,442 53.25% 176 6.50% 2,708
Nye 919 48.57% 973 51.43% 54 2.85% 1,892
Ormsby 3,198 58.52% 2,267 41.48% 931 17.04% 5,465
Pershing 618 50.70% 601 49.30% 17 1.39% 1,219
Storey 235 48.35% 251 51.65% 16 3.29% 486
Washoe 21,323 56.34% 16,526 43.66% 4,797 12.67% 37,849
White Pine 1,938 47.62% 2,132 52.38% 194 4.77% 4,070

References

  1. ^ a b "1966 General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
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