1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election Wyoming presidential 1966 11 8 no 1962 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1962 1970 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1970 File:Stanley K Hathaway.png 150x150px Stanley Hathaway Republican Party (United States) 65,624 54.29% 3x4.svg Democratic Party (United States) Ernest Wilkerson 55,249 45.71% 1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHathaway: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Wilkerson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Clifford Hansen Republican Party (United States) Stanley Hathaway Republican Party (United States) The 1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Governor Clifford Hansen declined to seek a second term, instead opting to run for the U.S. Senate. Stanley Hathaway, the former Goshen County Prosecuting Attorney, won the Republican primary, and faced attorney Ernest Wilkerson, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Despite the unfavorable national environment for Democratic candidates, Wilkerson was able to improve on Democrats' performance from the 1962 election, but not enough to defeat Hathaway, who won the election by a decisive margin. Democratic primary Candidates Ernest Wilkerson, attorney Bill Nation, State Representative Jack R. Gage, former Governor of Wyoming Raymond B. Whitaker, former Natrona County Prosecuting Attorney, 1960 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Howard Burke, State Representative Democratic primary resultsThomson Thyra 1967 Wyoming Official Directory and 1966 Election Returns 72–74 1967 Ernest Wilkerson Democratic Party (United States) 13,145 31.07% Bill Nation Democratic Party (United States) 9,834 23.35% Jack R. Gage Democratic Party (United States) 8,661 20.47% Raymond B. Whitaker Democratic Party (United States) 6,238 14.75% Howard Burke Democratic Party (United States) 4,426 10.46% 42,926 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Stanley Hathaway, former Goshen County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Burke, former State Representative Arthur E. Linde, businessman Republican primary results Stanley Hathaway Republican Party (United States) 26,110 55.24% Joe Burke Republican Party (United States) 19,815 41.92% Arthur E. Linde Republican Party (United States) 1,344 2.84% 47,269 100.00% Results 1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Stanley Hathaway 65,624 54.29% -0.18% Democratic Party (United States) Ernest Wilkerson 55,249 45.71% +0.18% 10,375 8.58% -0.36% 120,873 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Wyoming 1966 Category:1966 Wyoming elections Category:November 1966 in the United States