1966 Nevada gubernatorial election
The 1966 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democrat Grant Sawyer, who was challenged in the Democratic primary by Charles E. Springer, ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a third term as Governor of Nevada. He was defeated by Republican nominee Paul Laxalt.
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Paul Laxalt | 71,807 | 52.16% | ||
| Democratic | Grant Sawyer (inc.) | 65,870 | 47.84% | ||
| Total votes | 137,677 | 100 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
County results
Source[1]
| Paul Laxalt Republican |
Grant Sawyer Democratic |
Margin | Total | ||||
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| County | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes |
| Churchill | 1,919 | 55.35% | 1,548 | 44.65% | 371 | 10.70% | 3,467 |
| Clark | 32,116 | 49.62% | 32,603 | 50.38% | 487 | 0.75% | 64,719 |
| Douglas | 1,521 | 60.33% | 1,000 | 39.67% | 521 | 20.67% | 2,521 |
| Elko | 2,199 | 46.19% | 2,562 | 53.81% | 363 | 7.62% | 4,761 |
| Esmeralda | 138 | 41.95% | 191 | 58.05% | 53 | 16.11% | 329 |
| Eureka | 293 | 56.89% | 222 | 43.11% | 71 | 13.79% | 515 |
| Humboldt | 1,308 | 52.93% | 1,163 | 47.07% | 145 | 5.86% | 2,471 |
| Lander | 410 | 42.09% | 564 | 57.91% | 154 | 15.81% | 974 |
| Lincoln | 687 | 52.32% | 624 | 47.52% | 63 | 4.80% | 1,313 |
| Lyon | 1,719 | 58.87% | 1,201 | 41.13% | 518 | 17.74% | 2,920 |
| Mineral | 1,266 | 46.75% | 1,442 | 53.25% | 176 | 6.50% | 2,708 |
| Nye | 919 | 48.57% | 973 | 51.43% | 54 | 2.85% | 1,892 |
| Ormsby | 3,198 | 58.52% | 2,267 | 41.48% | 931 | 17.04% | 5,465 |
| Pershing | 618 | 50.70% | 601 | 49.30% | 17 | 1.39% | 1,219 |
| Storey | 235 | 48.35% | 251 | 51.65% | 16 | 3.29% | 486 |
| Washoe | 21,323 | 56.34% | 16,526 | 43.66% | 4,797 | 12.67% | 37,849 |
| White Pine | 1,938 | 47.62% | 2,132 | 52.38% | 194 | 4.77% | 4,070 |
References
- "1966 General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
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