The 1966 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 1966. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Robert P. Griffin, who had been appointed to the seat in May to fill the vacancy left by the death of Patrick V. McNamara, was re-elected to a full term in office. Griffin defeated Democratic former Governor G. Mennen Williams in the regularly scheduled election, as well as the concurrent special election to complete McNamara's unfinished term.
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Jerome P. Cavanagh, Mayor of Detroit
- G. Mennen Williams, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Africa Affairs and former Governor of Michigan (1949–1961)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | G. Mennen Williams | 437,438 | 60.10% | |
| Democratic | Jerome P. Cavanagh | 290,465 | 39.90% | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 727,905 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert P. Griffin (incumbent) | 1,363,530 | 55.90% | |
| Democratic | G. Mennen Williams | 1,069,484 | 43.85% | |
| Socialist Labor | James Sim | 6,166 | 0.25% | |
| Total votes | 2,439,180 | 100.00% | ||
Special election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert P. Griffin (incumbent) | 1,321,222 | 56.01% | |
| Democratic | G. Mennen Williams | 1,031,138 | 43.71% | |
| Socialist Labor | James Sim | 6,444 | 0.27% | |
| Total votes | 2,358,804 | 100.00% | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 02, 1966".
- ^ "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.
- ^ a b Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1967). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate - Special Election". Our Campaigns.