{{Short description|none}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see WP:SDNONE --> {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 1966 Ohio gubernatorial election | country = Ohio | type = Presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1962 Ohio gubernatorial election | previous_year = 1962 | next_election = 1970 Ohio gubernatorial election | next_year = 1970 | election_date = November 8, 1966 | image1 = File:James Allen Rhodes 002.jpg | image_size = 150x150px | nominee1 = '''Jim Rhodes''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''1,795,277''' | percentage1 = '''62.18%''' | image2 = File:3x4.svg | nominee2 = Frazier Reams Jr. | party2 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 1,092,054 | percentage2 = 37.82% | map_image = 1966 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg | map_size = 210px | map_caption = County results <br/> '''Rhodes:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}<br>'''Reams:''' {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} | title = Governor | before_election = Jim Rhodes | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Jim Rhodes | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }} {{ElectionsOH}} The '''1966 Ohio gubernatorial election''' was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Jim Rhodes defeated Democratic nominee Frazier Reams Jr. with 62.18% of the vote. This election was the first time since 1942 that an incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio was re-elected.
==Primary elections== Primary elections were held on May 3, 1966.<ref name="Ohio">{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1960-1969-official-election-results/democratic-primary---1966/ |title=Democratic Primary - 1966 |publisher=Sos.state.oh.us |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
===Democratic primary===
====Candidates==== *Frazier Reams Jr., State Senator *Harry H. McIlwain, attorney
====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = Democratic primary results<ref name="Ohio"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Frazier Reams Jr. | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 326,419 | percentage = 58.52 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Harry H. McIlwain | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 231,406 | percentage = 41.48 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 557,825 | percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box end}}
===Republican primary===
====Candidates==== *Jim Rhodes, incumbent Governor *William L. White
====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican primary results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1960-1969-official-election-results/republican-primary---1966/ |title=Republican Primary - 1966 |publisher=Sos.state.oh.us |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jim Rhodes (incumbent) | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 577,827 | percentage = 88.73 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = William L. White | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 73,428 | percentage = 11.28 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 651,255 | percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box end}}
==General election==
===Candidates=== *Jim Rhodes, Republican *Frazier Reams Jr., Democratic
===Results=== {{Election box begin | title=1966 Ohio gubernatorial election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1960-1969-official-election-results/1966-general-election-overview/ |title=1966 General Election Overview |publisher=Sos.state.oh.us |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Jim Rhodes (incumbent) | votes = 1,795,277 | percentage = 62.18% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Frazier Reams Jr. | votes = 1,092,054 | percentage = 37.82% | change = }} {{Election box majority| | votes = 703,223 | percentage = | change = }} {{Election box turnout| | votes = 2,887,331 | percentage = | change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| | winner = Republican Party (United States) | loser = | swing = }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{United States elections, 1966}}
1966 Ohio Gubernatorial Category:November 1966 in the United States Category:Jim Rhodes