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1966 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1966 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Nelson Rockefeller won the 1966 New York Gubernatorial Election. Nelson Rockefeller received 2,690,626 popular votes (44.6%). The main challenger was Frank D. O'Connor (38.1%).

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Rockefeller +6.5 pts · won by 392,263 votes
Nelson RockefellerRepublicanWINNER44.6%
2,690,626 votes
Frank D. O'ConnorDemocratic38.1%
2,298,363 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 17.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.