1966 Ohio State Treasurer election

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1966 Ohio State Treasurer election
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 1962November 8, 1966 1970  
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Nominee John D. Herbert Eldon Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,567,0941,095,756
Percentage58.85%41.15%

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County results
Herbert:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Brown:     50–60%

Ohio State Treasurer before election

John D. Herbert
Republican

Elected Ohio State Treasurer

John D. Herbert
Republican

The 1966 Ohio State Treasurer election was held on November 8, 1966, to elect the Ohio State Treasurer. Primaries were held on May 3, 1966. Republican incumbent Ohio State Treasurer John D. Herbert won re-election in a landslide, defeating Democrat Eldon Brown by seventeen percentage points.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

Herbert won renomination unopposed.

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John D. Herbert 543,575 100.00%
Total votes543,575 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Campaign

Eldon Brown easily won the Democratic nomination over Michael E. Entinger, winning by 20 percentage points.

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eldon Brown 280,575 60.02%
Democratic Michael E. Entinger 186,881 39.98%
Total votes467,456 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1966 Ohio State Treasurer election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John D. Herbert 1,567,094 58.85% +8.26
Democratic Eldon Brown1,095,75641.15%−8.26
Total votes2,662,850 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. "Republican Primary - 1966 - Ohio Secretary of State". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  2. "Democratic Primary - 1966 - Ohio Secretary of State". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  3. "1966 General Election Overview - Ohio Secretary of State". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.