1966 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1966 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Connally was easily reelected to a third term, winning 73% of the vote to Republican T. E. Kennerly's 26%. The election is, to date, the last time that a candidate for Governor of Texas won more than 70% of the vote.

1966 Texas gubernatorial election

November 8, 1966

Nominee John Connally T. E. Kennerly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,037,517 368,025 Percentage 72.8% 25.8%

Governor before election John Connally Democratic Elected Governor John Connally Democratic

Primaries

Republican

Republican primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	T. E. Kennerly	49,568	100.00%
Total votes			49,568	100.00%

Democratic

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Connally	932,641	74.29%
	Democratic	Stanley C. Woods	291,651	23.23%
	Democratic	Johnnie Mae Hackworthe	31,105	2.48%
Total votes			1,255,400	100.00%

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Connally	1,037,517	72.76%
	Republican	T. E. Kennerly	368,025	25.81%
	Constitution	Tommye Gillespie	10,454	0.73%
	Conservative	Bard Logan	9,810	0.69%
Total votes			1,425,861	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Texas Almanac".