1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

none March 2026 September 2023 1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1960 1972 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1972 November 8, 1966 File:Sen Claiborne Pell.jpg 150x150px Claiborne Pell Democratic Party (United States) 219,331 67.66% 3x4.svg Ruth M. Briggs Republican Party (United States) 104,838 32.34% 251px County results 251px Municipality results 250px Pell: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Briggs: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell Democratic Party (United States) Claiborne Pell Democratic Party (United States) The 1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican Ruth M. Briggs with 67.66% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 13, 1966. Democratic primary Candidates Claiborne Pell, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 150America Votes 7 372 Claiborne Pell (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) unopposed Republican primary Candidates Ruth M. Briggs, former lieutenant colonel in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) Rhode Island https://desmoinesregister.newspapers.com/clip/33412167/des-moines-tribune/ Des Moines Tribune Des Moines, Iowa 14 September 1966 3 3 July 2021 Charles H. Eden Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 150America Votes 7 372 Ruth M. Briggs Republican Party (United States) 15,451 82.13% Charles H. Eden Republican Party (United States) 3,363 17.87% 18,814 100.00% General election Results General election results Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1967 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1966election.pdf U.S. Government Printing OfficeRI US Senate, 1966 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7097 OurCampaigns 3 July 2021Congressional Quarterly 1998 96America Votes 7 352 Democratic Party (US) Claiborne Pell (Incumbent) 219,331 67.66 Republican Party (US) Ruth M. Briggs 104,838 32.34 114,493 35.32 324,169 Democratic Party (US) References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 7: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1966 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1968 https://archive.org/details/americavotes7han00scam/mode/2up America Votes 7 External links Rhode Island Category:United States Senate elections in Rhode Island Category:1966 Rhode Island elections