1966 Kansas gubernatorial election
Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Kansas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1966 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. The election pitted Democratic Robert Docking Against incumbent Republican William H. Avery On the campaign Trail Docking attacked Avery for his administration's unpopular income and sales tax hikes. Avery was also hurt by a contentious court ordered school district unification process that took place during his term.[3] Avery had trailed in polling before the election, but was still seen as the favorite due to Kansas's strong Republican tradition and the intense unpopularity of the Johnson Administration in the state.[4] Despite this Docking Defeated governor Avery 55%-44%
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County results Docking: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Avery: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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