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1966 Florida Attorney General election

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1966 Florida Attorney General election

← 1962 8 November 1966 1970 →
 
Nominee Earl Faircloth Ellis Rubin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 717,630 548,504
Percentage 56.67% 43.32%

Attorney General before election

Earl Faircloth
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Earl Faircloth
Democratic

The 1966 Florida Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1966 in order to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Earl Faircloth was re-elected to a second term against Republican challenger Ellis Rubin.

General election

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On election day 8 November 1966, incumbent Attorney General Earl Faircloth was re-elected to a second term by a margin of 169,126 votes against his Republican opponent Ellis Rubin. Faircloth was sworn in on 3 January 1967.

Results

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General election results, 8 November 1966[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Faircloth (incumbent) 717,630 56.67
Republican Ellis Rubin 548,504 43.32
Scattering 102 0.01
Total votes 1,266,236 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "FL Attorney General". Retrieved 20 November 2023.