The 1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's third gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 8, 1966, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor of Hawaii John A. Burns over Republican candidate, State Senator Randolph Crossley. Despite the close race, Burns received more votes than Crossley in every county in the state except Honolulu, which Crossley won by less than one percentage point.
This, along with the 1998 election, are the only gubernatorial elections in the state's history where a Democrat won without sweeping every county.
Primaries Neither the Democratic nor Republican primaries, both of which were held on October 1, 1966, were particularly contentious. In the Democratic primary, John A. Burns received 79.49% of the vote to G.J. Fontes' 20.51%. Randolph Crossley received 98.08% of the Republican primary vote to 1.92% for Gottfried Seitz.
General election Results
By county County John BurnsDemocratic Randolph CrossleyRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Hawaii 13,738 55.4% 11,063 44.6% 2,675 10.8% 24,801 Honolulu 79,742 49.5% 81,320 50.5% -1,578 -1.0% 161,062 Kauaʻi 6,766 62.0% 4,148 38.0% 2,618 24.0% 10,914 Maui 8,594 52.4% 7,793 47.6% 801 4.8% 16,387Totals108,84051.1%104,32448.9%4,5162.2%213,164 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Honolulu
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