Florida gubernatorial election, 1966
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Florida
gubernatorial election, 1966 took place on November 8.
Runoff:
nominee Claude Roy Kirk won nomination without opposition.
Republican victory made Kirk the first Republican Governor since Reconstruction.
Because of provisions of the new state constitution, this was the first time when Lieutenant Governor
was elected - Ray C. Osborn, a republican running-mate of Kirk.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
gubernatorial election, 1966 took place on November 8.
Democratic nomination
Candidates:- Incumbent Governor Haydon Burns
- Mayor of Miami and candidate for 1964 nomination Robert King HighRobert King HighRobert King High was a reform Mayor of Miami, Florida from 1957 until his death, and the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Florida in 1966.-Early years:...
- State SenatorFlorida SenateThe Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....
and candidate for 1964 nomination Scott Kelly of LakelandLakeland, FloridaLakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406... - Sam Foor
- Burns - 372,451 (35.35%)
- High - 338,281 (32.11%)
- Kelly - 331,580 (31.47%)
- Foor - 11,343 (1.08%)
Runoff:
- High - 596,471 (53.94%)
- Burns - 509,271 (46.06%)
Republican nomination
1964 United States SenateUnited States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
nominee Claude Roy Kirk won nomination without opposition.
General election
- Claude Roy Kirk (R) - 821,190 (55.13%)
- Robert King HighRobert King HighRobert King High was a reform Mayor of Miami, Florida from 1957 until his death, and the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Florida in 1966.-Early years:...
(D) - 668,233 (44.86%) - Others (write-in) - 238 (0.02%)
Republican victory made Kirk the first Republican Governor since Reconstruction.
Because of provisions of the new state constitution, this was the first time when Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor of Florida
The Lieutenant Governor of Florida is a statewide elected office in the government of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the Florida Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term congruent with that of the Governor of Florida, and succeeds to the office of Governor if it...
was elected - Ray C. Osborn, a republican running-mate of Kirk.
Sources
See also
- United States Democratic Party
- United States Republican Party