For related races, see 1966 United States gubernatorial elections.
1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election
← 1964
November 8, 1966
1968 →
Nominee
Winthrop Rockefeller
James D. Johnson
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
306,324
257,203
Percentage
54.36%
45.64%
County results
Rockefeller: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election
Orval Faubus
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Winthrop Rockefeller
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The 1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Winthrop Rockefeller was elected governor of Arkansas, becoming the first Republican to be elected to the office since Reconstruction in 1872.
The election occurred amidst strong midterm results for the Republican Party nationally, and in the traditionally-Democratic South. Republicans concurrently won the governorship of Florida also for the first time since Reconstruction, and only narrowly lost the governorship of Georgia, despite winning a plurality of the vote.
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