1966 United States Senate election in Wyoming

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Nominee Clifford Hansen Teno Roncalio Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 63,548 59,141 Percentage 51.80% 48.20%

County results Hansen:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Roncalio:     50–60%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election Milward Simpson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Clifford Hansen Republican

The1966 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held on November 8, 1966. First-term Republican SenatorMilward Simpson, who was first elected in the1962 special election, declined to seek re-election because of his declining health.^[1] GovernorClifford Hansen won the Republican primary and faced Democratic CongressmanTeno Roncalio in the general election. Despite the strong performance by Republicansnationwide, and the strong Republican victory in thegubernatorial election, the race was quite close. Hansen ended up winning, defeating Roncalio with 52% of the vote.

• Teno Roncalio, U.S. Congressman fromWyoming's at-large congressional district

• Clifford Hansen, Governor of Wyoming
• Bud Kinney, perennial candidate

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