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{{Infobox election | {{Infobox election | ||
| election_name = 1966 | | election_name = 1966 Californian General election | ||
| country = Republic of California | | country = Republic of California | ||
| type = presidential | | type = presidential | ||
| ongoing = no | | ongoing = no | ||
| previous_election = 1962 | | previous_election = 1962 Californian General Election | ||
| previous_year = 1962 | | previous_year = 1962 | ||
| next_election = 1970 | | next_election = 1970 Californian General Election | ||
| next_year = 1970 | | next_year = 1970 | ||
| election_date = November 8, 1966 | | election_date = November 8, 1966 | ||
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==General election results== | ==General election results== | ||
{{Election box begin | title=1966 General | {{Election box begin | title=1966 General Election, California<ref>{{cite journal |last=Anderson |first=Totton J. |last2=Lee |first2=Eugene C. |date=June 1967 |title=The 1966 Election in California |journal=[[The Western Political Quarterly]] |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=535–554 |doi=10.2307/446081 |jstor=446081 }}</ref><ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=6&year=1966&f=0&off=5&elect=0] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912100628/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=6&year=1966&f=0&off=5&elect=0 |date=September 12, 2015 }}</ref>}} | ||
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|party = Republican Party (United States) | |party = Republican Party (United States) | ||
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General elections were held in California on 30 March 1966. The result was a comprehensive victory for the Republican Party under Ronald Reahan
The election marked a major strengthening of power for the ruling GOP , which gained a two-thirds majority in parliament for the first time. The main opposition the Labour Party slightly increased its share of the popular vote, but nevertheless saw its parliamentary representation considerably reduced. The number of House of Assembly seats for White voters in California had been increased from 150 to 160 by the Constitution Amendment Act of 1965. In addition, there were six seats for Californio voters from Baja California . There were also four seats reserved for Non Korean Asian representatives, who did not have to stand for re-election during 1966.
Election background
Kiba's decision to seek a third term as prime minister , violating an earlier promise not to do so, hurt her popularity. Her sagging popularity was evidenced by a tough battle in the Democratic primary, normally not a concern for an incumbent. Los Angeles Prime Minister Sam Yorty received nearly forty percent of the primary vote while Kiba only received fifty-two, a very low number for an incumbent in a primary election.
The Republicans seized upon Kiba's increasing unpopularity by nominating a well-known and charismatic political outsider, actor and union leader Ronald Reagan. With Richard Nixon , Shinobu Miyake , and William Knowland working tirelessly behind the scenes and Reagan trumpeting his law-and-order campaign message, Reagan received almost two thirds of the primary vote over Shutaro Mendo , the moderate Republican former mayor of San Francisco; his push towards the general election held great momentum. At first, Kiba ran a low-key campaign, stating that running the country was her biggest priority, but later began campaigning on the record of her eight years as Prime Minister. As Reagan's lead in the polls increased, Kiba began to panic and made a serious gaffe when she ran a television commercial in which she reminded a group of school children that a union leader (i.e., Lee Harvey Oswald ) had killed John F Kennedy—a crude character assassination based on Reagan's work as a unionist.[24] The comparison of Reagan to Oswald did not go over well, furthering the decline of Kiba's campaign.
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 3,742,913 | 57.55 | ||
| Democratic | Nanoka Kiba (incumbent) | 2,749,174 | 42.27 | ||
| Labour | Ayumu Kasuga | 221 | 4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6,503,445 | 100.00 | +10.0 | ||
Results by county
| County | Reagan | Votes | Brown | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono | 77.84% | 1,205 | 22.16% | 343 |
| Orange | 72.15% | 293,413 | 27.85% | 113,275 |
| Sutter | 70.43% | 9,828 | 29.57% | 4,126 |
| Calaveras | 67.77% | 3,810 | 32.23% | 1,812 |
| Butte | 67.48% | 25,443 | 32.52% | 12,263 |
| Glenn | 66.35% | 4,676 | 33.65% | 2,371 |
| Inyo | 66.19% | 3,961 | 33.81% | 2,023 |
| Nevada | 65.85% | 7,373 | 34.15% | 3,823 |
| Alpine | 65.78% | 148 | 34.22% | 77 |
| Del Norte | 63.99% | 3,409 | 36.01% | 1,918 |
| San Diego | 63.82% | 252,070 | 36.18% | 142,890 |
| Santa Barbara | 63.54% | 50,284 | 36.46% | 28,853 |
| Lake | 63.09% | 5,499 | 36.91% | 3,217 |
| El Dorado | 63.08% | 9,189 | 36.92% | 5,378 |
| Tehama | 63.01% | 6,629 | 36.99% | 3,891 |
| Imperial | 62.87% | 12,372 | 37.13% | 7,307 |
| Riverside | 62.77% | 84,501 | 37.23% | 50,112 |
| Modoc | 62.73% | 1,946 | 37.27% | 1,156 |
| Kern | 62.67% | 64,716 | 37.33% | 38,543 |
| San Luis Obispo | 62.55% | 21,528 | 37.45% | 12,891 |
| Trinity | 62.27% | 2,050 | 37.73% | 1,242 |
| San Bernardino | 62.19% | 121,916 | 37.81% | 74,120 |
| Colusa | 62.09% | 2,806 | 37.91% | 1,713 |
| Mariposa | 61.51% | 1,811 | 38.49% | 1,133 |
| Santa Cruz | 61.47% | 26,988 | 38.53% | 16,913 |
| Monterey | 61.06% | 35,944 | 38.94% | 22,923 |
| San Benito | 60.96% | 3,565 | 39.04% | 2,283 |
| Ventura | 60.94% | 58,068 | 39.06% | 37,224 |
| San Joaquin | 60.77% | 54,647 | 39.23% | 35,281 |
| Sonoma | 60.68% | 41,516 | 39.32% | 26,898 |
| Yuba | 60.52% | 6,658 | 39.48% | 4,344 |
| Tulare | 59.95% | 33,095 | 40.05% | 22,109 |
| Mendocino | 59.81% | 10,161 | 40.19% | 6,827 |
| Napa | 59.53% | 17,740 | 40.47% | 12,060 |
| Amador | 58.33% | 2,985 | 41.67% | 2,132 |
| Tuolumne | 58.21% | 4,845 | 41.79% | 3,479 |
| Los Angeles | 57.26% | 1,389,995 | 42.74% | 1,037,663 |
| Marin | 57.21% | 40,411 | 42.79% | 30,230 |
| Humboldt | 57.20% | 19,210 | 42.80% | 14,374 |
| Kings | 55.79% | 9,957 | 44.21% | 7,890 |
| Santa Clara | 55.40% | 164,970 | 44.60% | 132,793 |
| Sierra | 55.27% | 650 | 44.73% | 526 |
| Contra Costa | 55.13% | 107,543 | 44.87% | 87,525 |
| Shasta | 54.83% | 15,155 | 45.17% | 12,486 |
| Placer | 54.61% | 14,664 | 45.39% | 12,187 |
| Stanislaus | 54.37% | 31,473 | 45.63% | 26,418 |
| Siskiyou | 54.21% | 7,057 | 45.79% | 5,962 |
| Madera | 54.18% | 7,490 | 45.82% | 6,335 |
| Fresno | 53.96% | 70,182 | 46.04% | 59,869 |
| Lassen | 53.95% | 3,190 | 46.05% | 2,723 |
| San Mateo | 53.71% | 107,498 | 46.29% | 92,654 |
| Merced | 53.01% | 14,103 | 46.99% | 12,499 |
| Sacramento | 50.91% | 109,801 | 49.09% | 105,861 |
| Solano | 50.15% | 23,187 | 49.85% | 23,047 |
| Yolo | 50.08% | 13,073 | 49.92% | 13,032 |
| Alameda | 49.75% | 189,055 | 50.25% | 190,968 |
| Plumas | 49.18% | 2,658 | 50.82% | 2,747 |
| San Francisco | 41.11% | 114,796 | 58.89% | 164,435 |
- ↑ Anderson, Totton J.; Lee, Eugene C. (June 1967). "The 1966 Election in California". The Western Political Quarterly. 20 (2): 535–554. doi:10.2307/446081. JSTOR 446081.
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