| Election Name: | 1966 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Flag Year: | 1929 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1962 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1970 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
| Image1: | File:Governor Laxalt (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Paul Laxalt |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 71,807 |
| Percentage1: | 52.16% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Grant Sawyer |
| Popular Vote2: | 65,870 |
| Percentage2: | 47.84% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Grant Sawyer |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Paul Laxalt |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1966 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democrat Grant Sawyer, who was challenged in the Democratic primary by Charles E. Springer, ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a third term as Governor of Nevada. He was defeated by Republican nominee Paul Laxalt.
Primary elections were held on September 6, 1966.[1]
| County | Paul Laxalt Republican | Grant Sawyer Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Churchill | 1,919 | 55.35% | 1,548 | 44.65% | 371 | 10.70% | 3,467 | ||||||||
| Clark | 32,116 | 49.62% | 32,603 | 50.38% | -487 | -0.75% | 64,719 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 1,521 | 60.33% | 1,000 | 39.67% | 521 | 20.67% | 2,521 | ||||||||
| Elko | 2,199 | 46.19% | 2,562 | 53.81% | -363 | -7.62% | 4,761 | ||||||||
| Esmeralda | 138 | 41.95% | 191 | 58.05% | -53 | -16.11% | 329 | ||||||||
| Eureka | 293 | 56.89% | 222 | 43.11% | 71 | 13.79% | 515 | ||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,308 | 52.93% | 1,163 | 47.07% | 145 | 5.87% | 2,471 | ||||||||
| Lander | 410 | 42.09% | 564 | 57.91% | -154 | -15.81% | 974 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 687 | 52.40% | 624 | 47.60% | 63 | 4.81% | 1,311 | ||||||||
| Lyon | 1,719 | 58.87% | 1,201 | 41.13% | 518 | 17.74% | 2,920 | ||||||||
| Mineral | 1,266 | 46.75% | 1,442 | 53.25% | -176 | -6.50% | 2,708 | ||||||||
| Nye | 919 | 48.57% | 973 | 51.43% | -54 | -2.85% | 1,892 | ||||||||
| Ormsby | 3,198 | 58.52% | 2,267 | 41.48% | 931 | 17.04% | 5,465 | ||||||||
| Pershing | 618 | 50.70% | 601 | 49.30% | 17 | 1.39% | 1,219 | ||||||||
| Storey | 235 | 48.35% | 251 | 51.65% | -16 | -3.29% | 486 | ||||||||
| Washoe | 21,323 | 56.34% | 16,526 | 43.66% | 4,797 | 12.67% | 37,849 | ||||||||
| White Pine | 1,938 | 47.62% | 2,132 | 52.38% | -194 | -4.77% | 4,070 | ||||||||
| Totals | 71,807 | 52.16% | 65,870 | 47.84% | 5,937 | 4.31% | 137,677 | ||||||||