California gubernatorial election, 1966

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The California gubernatorial election, 1966 was held on November 8, 1966. The election was a contest between incumbent Governor Pat Brown, the Democratic candidate, and actor Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate. Reagan mobilized conservative voters and defeated Brown in a landslide.

1 Primary Results
- 1.1 Democratic Primary
- 1.2 Republican Party
2 General Election Results
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Primary Results

[edit] Democratic Primary

Candidate	# of votes^[1]	% of votes
Pat Brown	1,355,262	51.9
Samuel Yorty	981,088	37.6
Carlton Benjamin Goodlett	95,476	3.7
Wallace J. Duffy	77,029	3.0
Dale Alexander	43,453	1.7
Ingram W. Goad	18,088	0.7

[edit] Republican Party

Candidate	# of votes^[2]	% of votes
Ronald Reagan	1,417,623	64.6
George Christopher	675,683	30.8
Warren Dorn	44,812	2.0
William Penn Patrick	40,887	1.9
Joseph Maxwell	7,052	0.3

[edit] General Election Results

1966 gubernatorial election, California^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	3,742,913	57.6	+10.7
	Democratic	Pat Brown (incumbent)	2,749,174	42.3	-9.6
Total votes			6,503,445	100.0%
Majority			1,642,672	15.3	+10.3
Turnout			6,605,866	57.7	+0.2
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

[edit] References

[edit] External links

v • d • e Gubernatorial elections in California

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