The 1966 Florida Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1966 in order to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Earl Faircloth was re-elected to a second term against Republican challenger Ellis Rubin.
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General election
editOn election day 8 November 1966, incumbent Attorney General Earl Faircloth was re-elected to a second term by a margin of 169,126 votes against his Republican opponent Ellis Rubin. Faircloth was sworn in on 3 January 1967.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earl Faircloth (incumbent) | 717,630 | 56.67 | ||
| Republican | Ellis Rubin | 548,504 | 43.32 | ||
| Scattering | 102 | 0.01 | |||
| Total votes | 1,266,236 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "FL Attorney General". Retrieved 20 November 2023.