1966 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1966 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 8, 1966

Nominee Preston Smith Kellis Dibrell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,003,237 392,164 Percentage 71.16% 27.82%

Lieutenant Governor before election Preston Smith Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith Democratic

The 1966 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Preston Smith defeated Republican nominee Kellis Dibrell and Constitution nominee William A. Johnson.

General election

On election day, November 8, 1966, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Preston Smith won re-election by a margin of 611,073 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Kellis Dibrell, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Smith was sworn in for his third term on January 17, 1967.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1966

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Preston Smith (incumbent)	1,003,237	71.16
	Republican	Kellis Dibrell	392,164	27.82
	Constitution	William A. Johnson	14,400	1.02
		Scattering	4	0.00
Total votes			1,409,805	100.00
	Democratic hold