1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
January 01, 1970
The 1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican Ruth M. Briggs with 67.66% of the vote.
1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN1-56802-248-4.
Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1968). America Votes 7: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1966. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.
1966, united, states, senate, election, rhode, island, took, place, november, 1966, incumbent, democratic, senator, claiborne, pell, successfully, sought, election, defeating, republican, ruth, briggs, with, vote, 1960, november, 1966, 1972, nominee, claiborne. The 1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 8 1966 Incumbent Democratic U S Senator Claiborne Pell successfully sought re election defeating Republican Ruth M Briggs with 67 66 of the vote 1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1960 November 8 1966 1972 Nominee Claiborne Pell Ruth M Briggs Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 219 331 104 838 Percentage 67 66 32 34 County resultsPell 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before election Claiborne Pell Democratic Elected U S Senator Claiborne Pell Democratic Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 1 1 Candidates 1 1 2 Results 1 2 Republican primary 1 2 1 Candidates 1 2 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksPrimary elections editPrimary elections were held on September 13 1966 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Claiborne Pell incumbent U S Senator Results edit Democratic primary results 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Claiborne Pell Incumbent unopposed Republican primary edit Candidates edit Ruth M Briggs former lieutenant colonel in the Women s Army Corps WAC 3 Charles H Eden Results edit Republican primary results 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ruth M Briggs 15 451 82 13 Republican Charles H Eden 3 363 17 87 Total votes 18 814 100 00 General election editResults edit General election results 4 5 6 7 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Claiborne Pell Incumbent 219 331 67 66 Republican Ruth M Briggs 104 838 32 34 Majority 114 493 35 32 Turnout 324 169 Democratic holdReferences edit a b Congressional Quarterly 1998 p 150 a b America Votes 7 p 372 Rhode Island Des Moines Tribune Des Moines Iowa September 14 1966 p 3 Retrieved July 3 2021 Clerk of the U S House of Representatives 1967 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8 1966 PDF U S Government Printing Office RI US Senate 1966 OurCampaigns Retrieved July 3 2021 Congressional Quarterly 1998 p 96 America Votes 7 p 352 Bibliography editCongressional Elections 1946 1996 Washington D C Congressional Quarterly Inc 1998 ISBN 1 56802 248 4 Scammon Richard M ed 1968 America Votes 7 a handbook of contemporary American election statistics 1966 Washington D C Governmental Affairs Institute External links edit nbsp nbsp This Rhode Island elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island amp oldid 1180559846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
