1966 New York gubernatorial election

1966 New York gubernatorial election
November 8, 1966
 
Nominee Nelson Rockefeller Frank D. O'Connor
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Malcolm Wilson Howard J. Samuels
Popular vote 2,690,626 2,298,363
Percentage 44.6% 38.1%
 
Candidate Paul L. Adams Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
Party Conservative Liberal
Running mate Kieran O'Doherty Donald S. Harrington
Popular vote 510,023 507,234
Percentage 8.5% 8.4%
Rockefeller:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
O'Connor:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Tie:      40–50%
Governor before election

Nelson Rockefeller
Republican

Elected Governor

Nelson Rockefeller
Republican

The 1966 New York gubernatorial election was held in the US state on November 8, 1966 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Incumbent Republican Nelson Rockefeller won reelection. As of 2022, this is the last time Manhattan (New York County) voted for a Republican in a statewide election.

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