1966 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1966 Texas gubernatorial election November 8, 1966 Texas presidential 1964 Texas gubernatorial election 1964 1968 Texas gubernatorial election 1968 no File:John Connally (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Connally Democratic Party (United States) 1,037,517 72.8% File:T. e. kennerly.webp T. E. Kennerly Republican Party (United States) 368,025 25.8% 1966 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsConnally: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Governor John Connally Democratic Party (United States) John Connally Democratic Party (United States) The 1966 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor John Connally was easily reelected to a third term, winning 73% of the vote to Republican T. E. Kennerly's 26%. Connally swept all 254 counties in this election and was inaugurated for his third term on January 17, 1967. The election is, to date, the last time that a candidate for Governor of Texas won more than 70% of the vote, as well as the last in which a candidate won every county. As of , Randall, Ochiltree, and Smith counties have not voted for the Democratic candidate since this election. Primaries Republican Republican primary resultshttp://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Almanac 2015-08-06 2015-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 dead T. E. Kennerly Republican Party (United States) 49,568 100.00% 49,568 100.00% Democratic Democratic primary results John Connally (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 932,641 74.29% Stanley C. Woods Democratic Party (United States) 291,651 23.23% Johnnie Mae Hackworthe Democratic Party (United States) 31,105 2.48% 1,255,400 100.00% Results General election results John Connally (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,037,517 72.76% 1.03 T. E. Kennerly Republican Party (United States) 368,025 25.81% 0.19 Tommye Gillespie #E888FF Constitution 10,454 0.73% 0.41 Bard Logan Conservative Party (United States) 9,810 0.69% N/A 55 0.00% N/A 1,425,861 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1966 Texas Category:November 1966 in the United States Category:1966 Texas elections