The 1966 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Walter Mondale, who had originally been appointed in 1964 to replace Hubert Humphrey after Humphrey was elected Vice President of the United States, defeated Republican challenger Robert A. Forsythe, to win a full term.
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County results Mondale: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Forsythe: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary edit
Candidates edit
Declared edit
- Ralph E. Franklin
- Walter Mondale, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1964
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Walter Mondale (Incumbent) | 410,841 | 90.97% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Ralph E. Franklin | 40,785 | 9.03% | |
Total votes | 451,626 | 100.00% |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Declared edit
- Robert A. Forsythe, businessman[2]
- Henry A. Johnsen
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert A. Forsythe | 211,282 | 81.19% | |
Republican | Henry A. Johnsen | 48,941 | 18.81% | |
Total votes | 260,223 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Walter Mondale (Incumbent) | 685,840 | 53.94% | |
Republican | Robert A. Forsythe | 574,868 | 45.21% | |
Socialist Workers | Joseph Johnson | 5,487 | 0.43% | |
Industrial Government | William Braatz | 5,231 | 0.41% | |
Total votes | 1,271,426 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 110,972 | 8.73% | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - DFL Primary Race - Sep 13, 1966". Ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "21 Jun 1966, Page 15 - Star Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 13, 1966". Ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1966". Ourcampaigns.com.