1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election
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  1962 November 8, 1966 (1966-11-08) 1970  
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Nominee Stanley Hathaway Ernest Wilkerson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote65,62455,249
Percentage54.29%45.71%

1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Hathaway:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Wilkerson:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Clifford Hansen
Republican

Elected Governor

Stanley Hathaway
Republican

The 1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Governor Clifford Hansen declined to seek a second term, instead opting to run for the U.S. Senate. Stanley Hathaway, the former Goshen County Prosecuting Attorney, won the Republican primary, and faced attorney Ernest Wilkerson, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Despite the unfavorable national environment for Democratic candidates, Wilkerson was able to improve on Democrats' performance from the 1962 election, but not enough to defeat Hathaway, who won the election by a decisive margin.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ernest Wilkerson 13,145 31.07%
Democratic Bill Nation9,83423.35%
Democratic Jack R. Gage8,66120.47%
Democratic Raymond B. Whitaker6,23814.75%
Democratic Howard Burke4,42610.46%
Total votes42,926 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stanley Hathaway 26,110 55.24%
Republican Joe Burke19,81541.92%
Republican Arthur E. Linde1,3442.84%
Total votes47,269 100.00%

Results

1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Stanley Hathaway 65,624 54.29% -0.18%
Democratic Ernest Wilkerson54,29845.53%+0.18%
Majority10,3758.58%-0.36%
Turnout 120,873
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Thomson, Thyra (1967). 1967 Wyoming Official Directory and 1966 Election Returns. p. 72-74.