1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election

1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election

← 1962 November 8, 1966 1970 →

Nominee John A. Burns Randolph Crossley Party Democratic Republican Running mate Thomas Gill George H. Mills Popular vote 108,840 104,324 Percentage 51.1% 48.9%

County results Burns:      50–60%      60–70% Crossley:      50-60%

Governor before election John A. Burns Democratic Elected Governor John A. Burns Democratic

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The 1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's third gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 8, 1966, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor of Hawaii John A. Burns over Republican candidate, State Senator Randolph Crossley.^[1] Despite the close race, Burns received more votes than Crossley in every county in the state except Honolulu, which Crossley won by less than one percentage point.^[2]

Primaries

Neither the Democratic nor Republican primaries, both of which were held on October 1, 1966, were particularly contentious. In the Democratic primary, John A. Burns received 79.49% of the vote to G.J. Fontes' 20.51%.^[3] Randolph Crossley received 98.08% of the Republican primary vote to 1.92% for Gottfried Seitz.^[4]

General election

References

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