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1966 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1966 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Ray Shafer won the 1966 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Ray Shafer received 2,110,349 popular votes (52.1%). The main challenger was Milton Shapp (46.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Shafer and Shapp

Shafer +6.0 pts · won by 241,630 votes
Ray ShaferRepublicanWINNER52.1%
2,110,349 votes
Milton ShappDemocratic46.1%
1,868,719 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% 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.