1966 Vermont Governor Election

The 1966 Vermont Governor Election was held on November 1, 1966. The total votes casted was 136,262. Philip H. Hoff (Democratic) was elected, receiving 57.73% of the votes, which equals 78,669 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Philip H. Hoff of Democratic (57.73%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Richard A. Snelling of Republican (42.25%) by a comfortable margin of 15.48%.

1966 Vermont Governor Election
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 78669, name: 'Philip H. Hoff'},{value: 57577, name: 'Richard A. Snelling'},{value: 16, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Philip H. Hoff	Democratic	78,669	57.73%
Richard A. Snelling	Republican	57,577	42.25%
Write-In		16	0.01%
Date: 1966-11-01, Valid Votes: 136,262, Margin: 15.5%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#1B2F8E','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 22069, name: 'Richard A. Snelling'},{value: 15286, name: 'Thomas L. Hayes'},{value: 58, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Richard A. Snelling	Republican	22,069	58.99%
Thomas L. Hayes	Republican	15,286	40.86%
Write-In		58	0.16%
Date: 1966-09-13, Valid Votes: 37,413, Margin: 18.1%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 11777, name: 'Philip H. Hoff'},{value: 28, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Philip H. Hoff	Democratic	11,777	99.76%
Write-In		28	0.24%
Date: 1966-09-13, Valid Votes: 11,805, Margin: 99.5%

See Also

• 1966 United States House Election in Vermont
• 1966 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1966 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1966 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1966 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1966 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 2022 Vermont Governor Election
• 2020 Vermont Governor Election
• 2018 Vermont Governor Election
• 2016 Vermont Governor Election
• 2014 Vermont Governor Election

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1966 Vermont Governor Election (General) - Results by County
County	Philip H. Hoff Democratic		Richard A. Snelling Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	136,262	0.00%

1966 Vermont Governor Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Philip H. Hoff		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	11,805	0.00%

1966 Vermont Governor Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Richard A. Snelling		Thomas L. Hayes		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	37,413	0.00%