1966 South Dakota gubernatorial election

1966 South Dakota gubernatorial election

←  1964 November 8, 1966 1968  →

Nominee Nils Boe Robert Chamberlin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 131,710 96,504 Percentage 57.71% 42.29%

County results Boe:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Chamberlin:     50–60%

Governor before election Nils Boe Republican Elected Governor Nils Boe Republican

The 1966 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966.

Incumbent Republican Governor Nils Boe defeated Democratic nominee Robert Chamberlin with 57.71% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 7, 1966.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Robert Chamberlin, State Representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Chamberlin		unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

• Nils Boe, incumbent Governor

Results

Republican primary results ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nils Boe (inc.)		unopposed

General election

Candidates

• Robert Chamberlin, Democratic
• Nils Boe, Republican

Results

1966 South Dakota gubernatorial election ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nils Boe (inc.)	131,710	57.71%
	Democratic	Robert Chamberlin	96,504	42.29%
Majority			35,206	15.42%
Turnout			228,214	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 142.
2. America Votes 7, p. 370.
3. Elections (PDF). p. 636. Retrieved May 10, 2020.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
4. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 79.
5. America Votes 7, p. 363.
6. "SD Governor, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

Bibliography

• Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1968). America Votes 7: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1966. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.