1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1966 United States gubernatorial elections.

1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election

←  1962 November 8, 1966 1970  →

Nominee John A. Burns Randolph Crossley Party Democratic Republican Running mate Thomas Gill George H. Mills Popular vote 108,840 104,324 Percentage 51.1% 48.9%

County results Burns:      50–60%     60–70% Crossley:      50–60%

Governor before election John A. Burns Democratic Elected Governor John A. Burns Democratic

The 1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's third gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 8, 1966, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor of Hawaii John A. Burns over Republican candidate, State Senator Randolph Crossley. ^[1] Despite the close race, Burns received more votes than Crossley in every county in the state except Honolulu, which Crossley won by less than one percentage point. ^[2]

This, along with the 1998 election, are the only gubernatorial elections in the state's history where a Democrat won without sweeping every county.

Primaries

Neither the Democratic nor Republican primaries, both of which were held on October 1, 1966, were particularly contentious. In the Democratic primary, John A. Burns received 79.49% of the vote to G.J. Fontes' 20.51%. ^[3] Randolph Crossley received 98.08% of the Republican primary vote to 1.92% for Gottfried Seitz. ^[4]

General election

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 1966 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John A. Burns (incumbent)	108,840	51.06	−7.26
	Republican	Randolph Crossley	104,324	48.94	+7.26
Majority			4,516	2.12	−14.51
Turnout			213,164	33.69
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Candidate – Randolph Crossley". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
2. "HI Governor Race – Nov 08, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
3. "HI Governor – D Primary Race – Oct 01, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
4. "HI Governor – R Primary Race – Oct 01, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 15, 2013.