1966 Texas gubernatorial election

1966 Texas gubernatorial election
	November 8, 1966
	County results; Connally: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; John Connally; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John Connally; Democratic

The 1966 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor John Connally was easily reelected to a third term, winning 73% of the vote to Republican T. E. Kennerly's 26%. Connally swept all 254 counties in this election and was inaugurated for his third term on January 17, 1967.

The election is, to date, the last time that a candidate for Governor of Texas won more than 70% of the vote, as well as the last in which a candidate won every county. As of 2025, Randall, Ochiltree, and Smith counties have not voted for the Democratic candidate since this election.

Primaries

Republican

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	T. E. Kennerly	49,568	100.00%
Total votes			49,568	100.00%

Democratic

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Connally (incumbent)	932,641	74.29%
	Democratic	Stanley C. Woods	291,651	23.23%
	Democratic	Johnnie Mae Hackworthe	31,105	2.48%
Total votes			1,255,400	100.00%

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Connally (incumbent)	1,037,517	72.76%
	Republican	T. E. Kennerly	368,025	25.81%
	Constitution	Tommye Gillespie	10,454	0.73%
	Conservative	Bard Logan	9,810	0.69%
Total votes			1,425,861	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[1] "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

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