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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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Paul Laxalt | 71,807 | 52.16% | ||
| Democratic | Grant Sawyer (inc.) | 65,870 | 47.84% | ||
| Total votes | 137,677 | 100 | |||
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| Paul Laxalt Republican | Grant Sawyer Democratic | Margin | Total | ||||
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| 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 |
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