1966 Florida Attorney General election

1966 Florida Attorney General election

November 8, 1966

Nominee Earl Faircloth Ellis Rubin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 717,630 548,504 Percentage 56.67% 43.32%

County results Faircloth:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Rubin:      50–60%

Attorney General before election Earl Faircloth Democratic Elected Attorney General Earl Faircloth Democratic

The 1966 Florida Attorney General election was held on November 8, 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.

General election

On election day November 8, 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 January 3, 1967.

Results

General election results, 8 November 1966

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