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1966 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election
	County results; Goetz: 50-60% 60-70%; Short: 50-60% 60-70%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Sandy Keith; Democratic (DFL)	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; James B. Goetz; Republican

The 1966 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate James B. Goetz defeated Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party challenger Robert E. Short.

Results edit

1966 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James B. Goetz	647,320	51.07%	+1.26
	Democratic (DFL)	Robert E. Short	620,293	48.93%	-1.26
Majority			27,027	2.14%
Turnout			1,267,613
	Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)		Swing