1966 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1966 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

←  1964 November 8, 1966 1968  →

Nominee John Chafee Horace E. Hobbs Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 210,202 121,862 Percentage 63.30% 36.70%

County results Municipality results Chafee:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election John Chafee Republican Elected Governor John Chafee Republican

The 1966 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican John Chafee defeated Democratic nominee Horace E. Hobbs with 63.30% of the vote. This was the last gubernatorial victory for the Republican Party in Rhode Island until 1984.

General election

Candidates

• John Chafee, Republican
• Horace E. Hobbs, Democratic

Results

1966 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Chafee (incumbent)	210,202	63.30%
	Democratic	Horace E. Hobbs	121,862	36.70%
Majority			88,340
Turnout			332,064
	Republican hold		Swing

By county

	Frank Licht Democratic		John Chafee Republican
County	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bristol	4,708	28.0%	12,120	72.0%
Kent	17,852	34.2%	34,361	65.8%
Newport	7,354	32.1%	15,523	67.9%
Providence	84,685	38.8%	133,466	61.2%
Washington	7,263	33.0%	14,732	67.0%

References

1. Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN   9781483383026 . Retrieved April 6, 2020.