1966 Michigan gubernatorial election

1966 Michigan gubernatorial election

November 8, 1966

Nominee George W. Romney Zolton Ferency Party Republican Democratic Running mate William Milliken John B. Bruff Popular vote 1,490,430 963,383 Percentage 60.54% 39.13%

County results Romney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ferency:      50–60%

Governor before election George W. Romney Republican Elected Governor George W. Romney Republican

The 1966 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican George W. Romney defeated Democratic nominee Zolton Ferency with 60.54% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• George W. Romney, Republican
• Zolton Ferency, Democratic

Major party running mates^[1]

• William Milliken, Republican
• John B. Bruff, Democratic

Other candidates

• James Horvath, Socialist Labor

Other running mates^[1]

• W. Clifford Bentley, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1966^[1]^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George W. Romney (incumbent)	1,490,430	60.54%
	Democratic	Zolton Ferency	963,383	39.13%
	Socialist Labor	James Horvath	8,017	0.33%
	Write-ins		79	0.00%
Majority			527,047
Turnout			2,461,909
	Republican hold		Swing

Primary elections

The primary elections occurred on August 2, 1966.^[1]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1974^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zolton Ferency	373,426	99.98
	Democratic	Write-ins	59	0.02
Total votes			373,485	100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1974^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Romney (incumbent)	423,876	99.99
	Republican	Write-ins	21	0.01
Total votes			423,897	100.00

References

1. Michigan (1969). Michigan manual. 1967/1968 – via HathiTrust.
2. Cook, Rhodes (November 5, 2013). America Votes 30: 2011-2012, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781452290171. Retrieved October 6, 2018.