1966 New York gubernatorial election

1966 New York gubernatorial election

November 8, 1966

Nominee Nelson Rockefeller Frank D. O'Connor Party Republican Democratic Running mate Malcolm Wilson Howard J. Samuels Popular vote 2,690,626 2,298,363 Percentage 44.6% 38.1%   Candidate Paul L. Adams Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. Party Conservative Liberal Popular vote 510,023 507,234 Percentage 8.5% 8.4%

County Results Rockefeller:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% O'Connor:      40-50%

Governor before election Nelson Rockefeller Republican Elected Governor Nelson Rockefeller Republican

The 1966 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Contested nominations

Conservative

Conservative Party convention results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Paul L. Adams	239	74.92
	Conservative	Donald H. Serrell	68	21.32
	Conservative	John J. O'Leary	12	3.76
Total votes			319	100.00

Democratic

Democratic Party Convention results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank D. O'Connor	569	80.60
	Democratic	Howard J. Samuels	137	19.41
Total votes			706	100.00

Liberal

Liberal Party Convention results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.	209	82.28
	Liberal	James L. Farmer, Jr.	33	12.99
		Abstaining	12	4.72
Total votes			254	100.00

Results

New York gubernatorial election, 1966

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nelson Rockefeller	2,690,626	44.61%	-8.47%
	Democratic	Frank D. O'Connor	2,298,363	38.11%	-5.86%
	Conservative	Paul L. Adams	510,023	8.46%	+6.02%
	Liberal	Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.	507,234	8.41%	+4.23%
	Socialist Labor	Milton Herder	12,730	0.21%	+0.04%
	Socialist Workers	Judith White	12,506	0.21%	-0.13%
Majority			392,263	6.50%	-2.62%
Turnout			6,031,482
	Republican hold