1966 Florida Attorney General election

1966 Florida Attorney General election

8 November 1966

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

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

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.

General election

On 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

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