1966 South Dakota gubernatorial election

1966 South Dakota gubernatorial election
	County results ; Boe: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Chamberlin: 50–60%
Governor before election; Nils Boe; Republican	Elected Governor ; Nils Boe; Republican

The 1966 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966.

Incumbent Republican Governor Nils Boe defeated Democratic nominee Robert Chamberlin with 57.71% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 7, 1966.

Democratic primary results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Chamberlin		unopposed

Republican primary results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nils Boe (inc.)		unopposed

1966 South Dakota gubernatorial election^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nils Boe (inc.)	131,710	57.71%
	Democratic	Robert Chamberlin	96,504	42.29%
Majority			35,206	15.42%
Turnout			228,214	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 142.
^ ^a ^b America Votes 7, p. 370.
^ Elections (PDF). p. 636. Retrieved May 10, 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 79.
^ America Votes 7, p. 363.
^ "SD Governor, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1968). America Votes 7: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1966. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.