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| Turnout | 77.3%[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Municipality results Congressional district resultsDempsey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Gengras: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1966 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. IncumbentDemocratJohn N. Dempsey defeatedRepublican nominee E. Clayton Gengras with 55.68% of the vote.
In 1962, Connecticut voters overwhelmingly approved of 5 Constitutional Amendments placed on the ballot. Among these was a proposition to end the Governor and Lieutenant Governor from running separately in an election, which won, 81% to 19%.[2][3]
As a result, this was the first gubernatorial election to have both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor run on the same ticket in a general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | John N. Dempsey (incumbent) | 561,599 | 55.68% | ||
| Republican | E. Clayton Gengras | 446,536 | 44.28% | ||
| Total votes | 1,008,557 | 100.00% | |||
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