Maine gubernatorial election, 1966

Maine gubernatorial election, 1966
Maine
November 1, 1966

 
Nominee Kenneth M. Curtis John H. Reed
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 172,036 151,802
Percentage 53.12% 46.88%

Election results by county
Republican (Red), Democrat (Blue)

Governor before election

John H. Reed
Republican

Elected Governor

Kenneth M. Curtis
Democratic

The 1966 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 1, 1966. Incumbent Republican Governor John Reed, had been elected to finish the term of Clinton Clauson in 1960, was then re-elected in 1962 and became the state's first four-year Governor. Reed was seeking a second full four-year term, and was challenged by Democrat Kenneth M. Curtis. Curtis defeated Reed, beginning a twenty-year period of Republican isolation from the Blaine House.

Results

1966 Gubernatorial Election, Maine[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kenneth M. Curtis 172,036 53.12% -
Republican John H. Reed 151,802 46.88% -
Majority 20,234 6.25%

Notes

  1. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. pp. 1497–1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8.


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