California gubernatorial election, 1966

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California gubernatorial election, 1966

November 8, 1966

Candidate Party Votes % Counties Carried
Ronald Reagan Republican 3,742,913 57.6 55
Pat Brown(i) Democratic 2,749,174 42.3 3
Others   11,358 0.2 -
    6,503,445    
Reagan won about 52 percent of the Bay Area vote, winning Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties.
Brown won about 48 percent, taking Alameda and San Francisco counties.

[edit] Primaries

Candidate Party Votes %
Ronald Reagan Republican 1,417,623 64.7
George Christopher Republican 675,683 30.8

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