American election
1966 Texas gubernatorial election
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| ← 1964 | November 8, 1966 | 1968 → |
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| |  |  | | Nominee | John Connally | T. E. Kennerly | | | Party | Democratic | Republican | | Popular vote | 1,037,517 | 368,025 | | Percentage | 72.8% | 25.8% | |
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Connally: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% |
Governor before election
John Connally
Democratic | Elected Governor
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The 1966 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Connally was easily reelected to a third term, winning 73% of the vote to Republican T. E. Kennerly's 26%. Connally swept all 254 counties in this election and was inaugurated for his third term on January 17, 1967.
The election is, to date, the last time that a candidate for Governor of Texas won more than 70% of the vote, as well as the last in which a candidate won every county. As of 2024, Randall, Ochiltree, and Smith counties have not voted for the Democratic candidate since this election.
Primaries
Republican
Republican primary results[1] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | T. E. Kennerly | 49,568 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | 49,568 | 100.00% |
Democratic
Democratic primary results | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Connally (incumbent) | 932,641 | 74.29% |
| | Democratic | Stanley C. Woods | 291,651 | 23.23% |
| | Democratic | Johnnie Mae Hackworthe | 31,105 | 2.48% |
| Total votes | 1,255,400 | 100.00% |
Results
General election results | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Connally (incumbent) | 1,037,517 | 72.76% |
| | Republican | T. E. Kennerly | 368,025 | 25.81% |
| | Constitution | Tommye Gillespie | 10,454 | 0.73% |
| | Conservative | Bard Logan | 9,810 | 0.69% |
| Total votes | 1,425,861 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold |
References
- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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