1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election

| country = Hawaii

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1962 Hawaii gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1962

| next_election = 1970 Hawaii gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1970

| election_date = November 8, 1966

| image1 = File:John A. Burns 1966.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = John A. Burns

| running_mate1 = Thomas Gill

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 108,840

| percentage1 = 51.1%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Randolph Crossley

| running_mate2 = George H. Mills

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 104,324

| percentage2 = 48.9%

| map_image = 1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 310px

| map_caption = County results
Burns: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
Crossley: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = John A. Burns

| after_election = John A. Burns

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

The 1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's third gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 8, 1966, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor of Hawaii John A. Burns over Republican candidate, State Senator Randolph Crossley.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=13456 |title=Candidate – Randolph Crossley |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2013-02-15}} Despite the close race, Burns received more votes than Crossley in every county in the state except Honolulu, which Crossley won by less than one percentage point.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28825 |title=HI Governor Race – Nov 08, 1966 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2013-02-15}}

This, along with the 1998 election, are the only gubernatorial elections in the state's history where a Democrat won without sweeping every county.

Primaries

Neither the Democratic nor Republican primaries, both of which were held on October 1, 1966, were particularly contentious. In the Democratic primary, John A. Burns received 79.49% of the vote to G.J. Fontes' 20.51%.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=735653 |title=HI Governor – D Primary Race – Oct 01, 1966 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2013-02-15}} Randolph Crossley received 98.08% of the Republican primary vote to 1.92% for Gottfried Seitz.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=659351 |title=HI Governor – R Primary Race – Oct 01, 1966 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2013-02-15}}