1966 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1966 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
	County results ; King: 50–60% 60–70%; Gregg: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; John W. King; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John W. King; Democratic

The 1966 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democrat John W. King defeated Republican nominee Hugh Gregg with 53.88% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1966.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Hugh Gregg, former Governor
James J. Barry
Alexander M. Taft
William Maynard
Peter R. Lessard
Elmer E. Bussey

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh Gregg	33,946	44.88
	Republican	James J. Barry	20,791	27.49
	Republican	Alexander M. Taft	14,845	19.63
	Republican	William Maynard	3,409	4.51
	Republican	Peter R. Lessard	1,874	2.48
	Republican	Elmer E. Bussey	654	0.87
	Republican	John W. King (write-in)	125	0.17
Total votes			75,644	100.00

General election

Candidates

John W. King, Democratic
Hugh Gregg, Republican

Results

1966 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John W. King (incumbent)	125,882	53.88%
	Republican	Hugh Gregg	107,259	45.91%
	Independent	Alexander M. Taft (write-in)	461	0.20%
Majority			18,623
Turnout			233,642
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

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1966 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

Contents

Primary elections

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

References