1966 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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November 8, 1966

1968 →


Nominee	John Chafee	Horace E. Hobbs
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	210,202	121,862
Percentage	63.30%	36.70%

Chafee: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

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John Chafee
Republican

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John Chafee
Republican

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The 1966 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican John Chafee defeated Democratic nominee Horace E. Hobbs with 63.30% of the vote.

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General election

Candidates

John Chafee, Republican
Horace E. Hobbs, Democratic

Results

1966 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Chafee (incumbent)	210,202	63.30%
	Democratic	Horace E. Hobbs	121,862	36.70%
Majority			88,340
Turnout			332,064
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

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