1966 Maine gubernatorial election

Maine gubernatorial election, 1966

November 8, 1966

Nominee Kenneth M. Curtis John H. Reed Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 172,036 151,802 Percentage 53.12% 46.88%

County results   Counties won by Curtis   Counties won by Reed

Governor before election John H. Reed Republican Elected Governor Kenneth M. Curtis Democratic

The 1966 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 1, 1966. Incumbent Republican Governor John Reed, had been elected to finish the term of Clinton Clauson in 1960, was then re-elected in 1962 and became the state's first four-year Governor. Reed was seeking a second full four-year term, and was challenged by Democrat Kenneth M. Curtis. Curtis defeated Reed, beginning a twenty-year period of Republican isolation from the Blaine House.

This is the most recent gubernatorial election in Maine in which a non-incumbent candidate won with a majority of the vote.

Results

1966 Gubernatorial Election, Maine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kenneth M. Curtis	172,036	53.12%	-
	Republican	John H. Reed	151,802	46.88%	-
Majority			20,234	6.25%