1966 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none related races 1966 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1966 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential 1962 (Lt. Governor) no 1962 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1962 1970 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1970 November 8, 1966 77.3%https://archive.org/details/registe67conn/page/730/mode/2up Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1967 CT State Library File:John Dempsey Connecticut (cropped).jpg 150x150px John N. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States) Attilio R. Frassinelli 561,599 55.68% 3x4.svg E. Clayton Gengras Republican Party (United States) John L. Gerardo 446,536 44.28% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 220px Congressional district results Dempsey: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Gengras: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Governor John N. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States) John N. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States) The 1966 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democrat John N. Dempsey defeated Republican nominee E. Clayton Gengras with 55.68% of the vote. In 1962, Connecticut voters overwhelmingly approved of 5 Constitutional Amendments placed on the ballot. Among these was a proposition to end the Governor and Lieutenant Governor from running separately in an election, which won, 81% to 19%.https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/ballot_questions/view/14947/ Constitutional Amendment Concerning Election of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor Connecticut Secretary of Statehttps://books.google.com/books?id=d05HAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=governor+Lieutenant+separately+elect+connecticut&article_id=2161,915323&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigu6PzkcCOAxU0FlkFHXmBAjwQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=governor%20Lieutenant%20separately%20elect%20connecticut&f=false All Five Constitutional Amendments Win November 7, 1962 Meriden Record As a result, this was the first gubernatorial election to have both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor run on the same ticket in a general election. General election Candidates John N. Dempsey, Democratic E. Clayton Gengras, Republican Results 1966 Connecticut gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=DSZzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA105 America Votes 30: 2011-2012, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 5 November 2013 9781452290171 2020-04-30 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) John N. Dempsey (incumbent) 561,599 55.68% Republican Party (United States) E. Clayton Gengras 446,536 44.28% 1,008,557 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References 1966 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:November 1966 in the United States