1966 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

none December 2016 December 2016 1966 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Pennsylvania presidential 1966 11 8 no 1962 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1962 1970 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1970 150x150px File:GovShaferMay67 N2.tif Ray Shafer Ray Broderick Republican Party (United States) 2,110,349 52.10% File:Milton Shapp (1976).png Milton Shapp Leonard Staisey Democratic Party (United States) 1,868,719 46.13% 1966 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County results Shafer: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Shapp: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Bill Scranton Republican Party (United States) Ray Shafer Republican Party (United States) The 1966 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8. Republican Ray Shafer, the state's incumbent Lieutenant Governor, was elected to the state's highest office after holding off a charge from future governor Milton Shapp. Republican primary Candidates Ray Shafer, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Harold Stassen, former president of the University of Pennsylvania, Governor of Minnesota, and perennial candidate Lieutenant Governor Ray Shafer was endorsed by the party establishment and cruised to a primary win. His main opponent was the well known Harold Stassen, the liberal and somewhat eccentric former governor of Minnesota who had retired from the presidency of the University of Pennsylvania. Results Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1966http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=43862. Our Campaigns - PA Governor- R Primary Race - May 17, 1966 ourcampaigns.com December 19, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Ray Shafer 835,768 78.02 Republican Party (United States) Harold Stassen 172,150 16.07 Republican Party (United States) George Brett 63,366 5.92 1,071,284 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates Bob Casey, State Senator from Scranton Edwin Murray Milton Shapp, CEO of Jerrold Electronics Milton Shapp, a wealthy and progressive electronics executive, used his own money to score an upset in the Democratic primary over the party establishment's choice, Bob Casey. Casey, who would later win the governorship in 1986, was a more conservative politician who relied on labor and rural support over the urban and suburban base that Shapp courted. Results Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1966http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=43855. Our Campaigns - PA Governor- D Primary Race - May 17, 1966 ourcampaigns.com December 19, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Milton Shapp 543,057 48.59 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Casey 493,866 44.19 Democratic Party (United States) Edwin Murray 80,803 7.23 1,117,726 100.00 General election Candidates Ray Shafer, Lieutenant Governor Running mate: Ray Broderick, attorneyWalter Alessandroni was killed in a plane crash when it was too late to change the ballot for the primary and was posthumously chosen for the Republican Lt. Gov. nomination. The party then selected Broderick. Milton Shapp, CEO of Jerrold Electronics Running mate: Leonard Staisey, State Senator from Duquesne Ed Swartz (Constitutional) Running mate: Rick Swaney George Taylor (Socialist Workers) Running mate: Herman Johansen Campaign section December 2016Shapp ran a spirited campaign,December 2016 in which he tagged himself as a "man against the machine", but the ambivalence of party leadersDecember 2016 toward his renegade candidacy may have ultimately led to his defeat; his campaign was also hurt by fierce opposition from the Philadelphia media, over Shapp's personal involvement in attempting to stop the buyout of the Pennsylvania Railroad.Pierre Garry Milton J. Shapp Is Dead at 82: Ex-Governor of Pennsylvania https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/26/obituaries/milton-j-shapp-is-dead-at-82-ex-governor-of-pennsylvania.html July 3, 2013 The New York Times November 26, 1994 In contrast to Shapp's exuberant campaign, Shafer had difficulty getting his campaign stabilized,December 2016 particularly after the original nominee for lieutenant governor, Attorney General Walter Alessandroni, was killed in an aviation accident. Shafer ran on a solid record as a liberal Republican,December 2016 but struggled to escape the reputation that his career was dependent upon Governor Bill Scranton; although he was able to collect the resources that would allow him to compete financially with Shapp due to a solid fundraising prowess, he was forced to spend much of the early portion of the campaign defending his independence. However, the party split within Democratic ranks proved too much for Shapp to overcome, and Shafer won a moderate victory.Kennedy John J. Pennsylvania Elections: Statewide Contests From 1950-2004 2006 University Press of America 9780761832799 https://books.google.com/books?id=1J_9q-lIWRkC&q=1998+ridge+itkinRaymond P. Shafer, Allegheny's Governor of Pennsylvania http://shafer.allegheny.edu/index.html Allegheny College July 3, 2013 The campaign was smeared by charges of discrimination by both candidates. The Jewish Shapp faced anti-Semitic commentary at many of his rallies and accused GOP committees in several counties of attempts to frighten voters by emphasizing hateful, outdated mythsDecember 2016 about Shapp's religion. In contrast, Shafer asserted that Democrats were attempted to portray him as a racist; in the closing weeks of the campaign, pamphlets were distributed in minority neighborhoods, which alleged that Shafer's home included a restrictive covenant that would stop the sale of his property to any non-Caucasians. Results Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1966The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 626.The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 625.PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentage Republican Ray Shafer Ray Broderick 2,110,349 52.10% Democratic Milton Shapp Leonard Staisey 1,868,719 46.13% Constitutional Ed Swartz Rick Swaney 57,073 1.41% Socialist Workers George Taylor Herman Johansen 14,527 0.36% Total votes 4,050,668 100.00% Notes References 1966 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial