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The1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican GovernorClifford Hansen declined to seek a second term, instead opting to run for theU.S. Senate.Stanley Hathaway, the formerGoshen County Prosecuting Attorney, won the Republican primary, and faced attorney Ernest Wilkerson, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Despite theunfavorable national environment for Democratic candidates, Wilkerson was able to improve on Democrats' performance from the1962 election, but not enough to defeat Hathaway, who won the election by a decisive margin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ernest Wilkerson | 13,145 | 31.07% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nation | 9,834 | 23.35% | |
| Democratic | Jack R. Gage | 8,661 | 20.47% | |
| Democratic | Raymond B. Whitaker | 6,238 | 14.75% | |
| Democratic | Howard Burke | 4,426 | 10.46% | |
| Total votes | 42,926 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Stanley Hathaway | 26,110 | 55.24% | |
| Republican | Joe Burke | 19,815 | 41.92% | |
| Republican | Arthur E. Linde | 1,344 | 2.84% | |
| Total votes | 47,269 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Stanley Hathaway | 65,624 | 54.29% | −0.18% | |
| Democratic | Ernest Wilkerson | 55,249 | 45.71% | +0.18% | |
| Majority | 10,375 | 8.58% | −0.36% | ||
| Turnout | 120,873 | ||||
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