1966 New York gubernatorial election

1966 New York gubernatorial election
	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^[1]
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^[2]
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^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.	209	82.28
	Liberal	James Farmer	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

References

^ "Our Campaigns - NY Governor - C Convention Race - Sep 07, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ "Our Campaigns - NY Governor - D Convention Race - Sep 07, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ "Our Campaigns - NY Governor - L Convention Race - May 11, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[1] "Our Campaigns - NY Governor - C Convention Race - Sep 07, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[2] "Our Campaigns - NY Governor - D Convention Race - Sep 07, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[3] "Our Campaigns - NY Governor - L Convention Race - May 11, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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