1966 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1966 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democrat John N. Dempsey defeated Republican nominee E. Clayton Gengras with 55.68% of the vote.
In 1962, Connecticut voters overwhelmingly approved of 5 Constitutional Amendments placed on the ballot. Among these was a proposition to end the Governor and Lieutenant Governor from running separately in an election, which won, 81% to 19%.
As a result, this was the first gubernatorial election to have both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor run on the same ticket in a general election.

General election