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1966-11-08 Senatorial Election Results for Kansas (Class 2)


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County Turnout James Pearson*
(R)
Floyd Breeding
(D)
Earl Dodge
(Prohibition)
George Snell
(Conservative)
Other Margin TOTAL
Allen53%2,70954.0%2,18743.6%861.7%330.7%30.1%522 5,018
Anderson59%1,62952.1%1,43545.9%361.2%190.6%90.3%194 3,128
Atchison54%3,00346.5%3,35452.0%560.9%390.6%10.0%-351 6,453
Barber58%1,51453.9%1,24744.4%271.0%190.7%00.0%267 2,807
Barton56%4,92646.1%5,50051.5%1681.6%860.8%20.0%-574 10,682
Bourbon62%3,02049.9%2,87947.6%1192.0%320.5%00.0%141 6,050
Brown58%2,66661.4%1,61337.1%521.2%140.3%00.0%1,053 4,345
Butler56%6,13847.7%6,46250.2%1491.2%1070.8%60.0%-324 12,862
Chase68%86755.4%66142.3%181.2%130.8%50.3%206 1,564
Chautauqua57%1,22264.5%62933.2%271.4%170.9%00.0%593 1,895
Cherokee47%2,84945.6%3,22051.5%1332.1%500.8%00.0%-371 6,252
Cheyenne54%95962.7%52234.1%261.7%231.5%00.0%437 1,530
Clark70%74253.9%60143.6%251.8%90.7%00.0%141 1,377
Clay68%2,69162.7%1,50035.0%681.6%290.7%10.0%1,191 4,289
Cloud53%2,51753.9%2,05644.0%511.1%380.8%70.1%461 4,669
Coffey60%1,65058.0%1,14140.1%331.2%190.7%10.0%509 2,844
Comanche74%75655.1%59243.1%221.6%20.1%00.0%164 1,372
Cowley56%6,32050.7%5,94047.7%1130.9%880.7%30.0%380 12,464
Crawford57%6,45247.1%6,92650.6%2241.6%910.7%00.0%-474 13,693
Decatur67%1,30558.6%90140.5%150.7%50.2%00.0%404 2,226
Dickinson58%4,11355.8%3,05041.4%1211.6%711.0%110.1%1,063 7,366
Doniphan45%1,61564.0%86434.2%291.1%150.6%00.0%751 2,523
Douglas38%7,17054.2%5,52441.8%1431.1%1170.9%2722.1%1,646 13,226
Edwards66%95947.9%1,01250.6%190.9%100.5%10.0%-53 2,001
Elk67%1,15361.6%66935.8%321.7%170.9%00.0%484 1,871
Ellis45%2,51438.8%3,82959.2%971.5%310.5%10.0%-1,315 6,472
Ellsworth72%1,53350.7%1,45548.1%200.7%150.5%20.1%78 3,025
Finney44%2,28052.2%2,03346.5%400.9%180.4%00.0%247 4,371
Ford54%3,00642.6%3,90855.3%1061.5%420.6%00.0%-902 7,062
Franklin50%3,23353.4%2,59642.9%661.1%540.9%1021.7%637 6,051
Geary29%2,49851.7%2,19045.3%962.0%410.8%100.2%308 4,835
Gove69%81450.6%75847.1%241.5%120.7%20.1%56 1,610
Graham66%1,15957.3%81640.4%331.6%120.6%10.0%343 2,021
Grant45%73652.4%64846.2%90.6%100.7%10.1%88 1,404
Gray57%68947.0%75751.7%100.7%40.3%50.3%-68 1,465
Greeley58%41558.4%28940.6%50.7%20.3%00.0%126 711
Greenwood61%2,24359.2%1,48539.2%481.3%140.4%00.0%758 3,790
Hamilton65%56749.4%57249.9%30.3%50.4%00.0%-5 1,147
Harper59%1,90559.9%1,21038.1%381.2%260.8%00.0%695 3,179
Harvey58%5,19354.7%4,04042.6%900.9%620.7%1031.1%1,153 9,488
Haskell59%53647.6%57150.7%111.0%60.5%30.3%-35 1,127
Hodgeman62%54550.6%50747.0%191.8%60.6%10.1%38 1,078
Jackson68%2,34657.9%1,63540.4%531.3%160.4%00.0%711 4,050
Jefferson52%1,91053.6%1,53142.9%591.7%651.8%00.0%379 3,565
Jewell68%1,79564.3%91932.9%501.8%281.0%00.0%876 2,792
Johnson49%33,78861.9%19,36135.5%6821.2%5291.0%2020.4%14,427 54,562
Kearny64%58553.6%49545.4%70.6%40.4%00.0%90 1,091
Kingman58%1,67050.5%1,57347.5%260.8%371.1%40.1%97 3,310
Kiowa69%1,07858.7%72139.3%301.6%60.3%00.0%357 1,835
Labette54%4,31850.6%4,01547.1%1081.3%780.9%110.1%303 8,530
Lane72%70156.6%52342.2%80.6%60.5%00.0%178 1,238
Leavenworth36%5,47749.4%5,41548.8%770.7%1191.1%00.0%62 11,088
Lincoln67%1,29460.3%82038.2%170.8%140.7%20.1%474 2,147
Linn60%1,84562.3%1,06636.0%301.0%190.6%10.0%779 2,961
Logan68%96459.8%61338.0%191.2%161.0%00.0%351 1,612
Lyon50%4,96752.3%4,29545.2%1431.5%640.7%300.3%672 9,499
Marion53%3,02261.5%1,73035.2%420.9%390.8%781.6%1,292 4,911
Marshall66%3,11953.0%2,68445.6%510.9%320.5%10.0%435 5,887
McPherson53%4,88159.5%3,07537.5%1051.3%590.7%861.0%1,806 8,206
Meade61%1,00852.4%88245.8%201.0%130.7%20.1%126 1,925
Miami49%2,81249.5%2,75748.5%500.9%571.0%30.1%55 5,679
Mitchell63%1,70453.3%1,43544.9%190.6%401.3%00.0%269 3,198
Montgomery54%7,24152.7%6,12444.6%1771.3%1911.4%10.0%1,117 13,734
Morris69%1,66156.3%1,21541.2%381.3%341.2%00.0%446 2,948
Morton66%52439.3%79659.6%60.4%90.7%00.0%-272 1,335
Nemaha67%2,25246.2%2,55552.4%460.9%220.5%00.0%-303 4,875
Neosho58%3,47651.8%3,09646.1%841.3%550.8%00.0%380 6,711
Ness68%1,08751.0%1,01047.4%211.0%150.7%00.0%77 2,133
Norton65%2,12467.0%1,00831.8%200.6%170.5%00.0%1,116 3,169
Osage59%2,33349.8%2,26948.4%410.9%440.9%20.0%64 4,689
Osborne66%1,77262.1%1,06037.1%230.8%00.0%00.0%712 2,855
Ottawa60%1,37957.2%95439.6%291.2%220.9%261.1%425 2,410
Pawnee59%1,53444.8%1,83753.6%300.9%190.6%50.1%-303 3,425
Phillips64%2,08564.5%1,07133.1%290.9%491.5%00.0%1,014 3,234
Pottawatomie61%2,41955.8%1,84842.6%330.8%170.4%170.4%571 4,334
Pratt57%2,08952.8%1,80445.6%471.2%160.4%10.0%285 3,957
Rawlins64%1,09159.0%69737.7%271.5%331.8%00.0%394 1,848
Reno52%8,89546.4%9,80851.2%2861.5%1550.8%270.1%-913 19,171
Republic66%2,29059.3%1,50839.0%330.9%310.8%20.1%782 3,864
Rice63%2,59150.7%2,43047.6%701.4%190.4%00.0%161 5,110
Riley29%5,84359.9%3,36034.5%1341.4%900.9%3213.3%2,483 9,748
Rooks62%1,77655.9%1,31041.2%662.1%220.7%20.1%466 3,176
Rush64%1,06447.2%1,15151.1%241.1%130.6%00.0%-87 2,252
Russell63%2,39758.4%1,60839.2%541.3%421.0%00.0%789 4,101
Saline41%6,74654.3%5,36943.2%1921.5%840.7%380.3%1,377 12,429
Scott55%1,01558.5%68539.5%191.1%160.9%10.1%330 1,736
Sedgwick42%43,70349.6%41,10246.6%1,4531.6%1,7372.0%1170.1%2,601 88,112
Seward44%2,10853.1%1,79745.3%310.8%330.8%00.0%311 3,969
Shawnee51%23,31050.3%22,21548.0%4411.0%3410.7%180.0%1,095 46,325
Sheridan68%76648.6%78349.7%140.9%130.8%10.1%-17 1,577
Sherman59%1,37253.0%1,12543.5%562.2%341.3%00.0%247 2,587
Smith66%1,89962.3%1,07235.2%391.3%381.2%00.0%827 3,048
Stafford67%1,37348.9%1,38949.5%361.3%90.3%00.0%-16 2,807
Stanton71%46252.2%41446.8%60.7%30.3%00.0%48 885
Stevens66%89354.7%71143.6%191.2%70.4%20.1%182 1,632
Sumner59%3,92945.5%4,54152.6%831.0%780.9%50.1%-612 8,636
Thomas58%1,35652.2%1,18245.5%381.5%210.8%00.0%174 2,597
Trego57%86351.4%75444.9%472.8%150.9%10.1%109 1,680
Wabaunsee66%1,47557.3%1,02739.9%411.6%301.2%20.1%448 2,575
Wallace70%54261.2%29533.3%333.7%161.8%00.0%247 886
Washington59%2,17461.0%1,32537.2%401.1%260.7%10.0%849 3,566
Wichita57%48950.6%45747.3%80.8%111.1%20.2%32 967
Wilson60%2,70861.4%1,58636.0%841.9%290.7%40.1%1,122 4,411
Woodson61%1,12656.6%81340.9%381.9%110.6%00.0%313 1,988
Wyandotte37%15,75039.0%22,36855.3%1,2273.0%1,0742.7%70.0%-6,618 40,426
TOTAL 49% 350,07752.1% 303,22345.2% 9,3641.4% 7,1031.1% 1,5780.2% 46,854 671,345
Total R vote: 350,077 (52.1%)      Total D vote: 303,223 (45.2%)      Total Other vote: 18,045 (2.7%)
* incumbent

Other candidates included: Robert Ellsworth (I), 896 votes ; Arthur Peine (I), 682 votes



1966 Senate class 2, Allen County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,709 54.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,187 43.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 86 1.7%
George Snell (Con) 33 0.7%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 5,018
Turnout: 53%


1966 Senate class 2, Anderson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,629 52.1%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,435 45.9%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 36 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 19 0.6%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 8 0.3%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,128
Turnout: 59%


1966 Senate class 2, Atchison County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 3,003 46.5%
Floyd Breeding (D) 3,354 52.0%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 56 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 39 0.6%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 6,453
Turnout: 54%


1966 Senate class 2, Barber County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,514 53.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,247 44.4%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 27 1.0%
George Snell (Con) 19 0.7%
TOTAL 2,807
Turnout: 58%


1966 Senate class 2, Barton County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 4,926 46.1%
Floyd Breeding (D) 5,500 51.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 168 1.6%
George Snell (Con) 86 0.8%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 2 0.0%
TOTAL 10,682
Turnout: 56%


1966 Senate class 2, Bourbon County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 3,020 49.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,879 47.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 119 2.0%
George Snell (Con) 32 0.5%
TOTAL 6,050
Turnout: 62%


1966 Senate class 2, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,666 61.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,613 37.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 52 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 14 0.3%
TOTAL 4,345
Turnout: 58%


1966 Senate class 2, Butler County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 6,138 47.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 6,462 50.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 149 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 107 0.8%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 3 0.0%
Arthur Peine (I) 3 0.0%
TOTAL 12,862
Turnout: 56%


1966 Senate class 2, Chase County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 867 55.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 661 42.3%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 18 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 13 0.8%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.1%
Arthur Peine (I) 4 0.3%
TOTAL 1,564
Turnout: 68%


1966 Senate class 2, Chautauqua County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,222 64.5%
Floyd Breeding (D) 629 33.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 27 1.4%
George Snell (Con) 17 0.9%
TOTAL 1,895
Turnout: 57%


1966 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,849 45.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 3,220 51.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 133 2.1%
George Snell (Con) 50 0.8%
TOTAL 6,252
Turnout: 47%


1966 Senate class 2, Cheyenne County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 959 62.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 522 34.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 26 1.7%
George Snell (Con) 23 1.5%
TOTAL 1,530
Turnout: 54%


1966 Senate class 2, Clark County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 742 53.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 601 43.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 25 1.8%
George Snell (Con) 9 0.7%
TOTAL 1,377
Turnout: 70%


1966 Senate class 2, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,691 62.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,500 35.0%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 68 1.6%
George Snell (Con) 29 0.7%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 4,289
Turnout: 68%


1966 Senate class 2, Cloud County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,517 53.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,056 44.0%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 51 1.1%
George Snell (Con) 38 0.8%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 5 0.1%
Arthur Peine (I) 2 0.0%
TOTAL 4,669
Turnout: 53%


1966 Senate class 2, Coffey County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,650 58.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,141 40.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 33 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 19 0.7%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,844
Turnout: 60%


1966 Senate class 2, Comanche County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 756 55.1%
Floyd Breeding (D) 592 43.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 22 1.6%
George Snell (Con) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,372
Turnout: 74%


1966 Senate class 2, Cowley County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 6,320 50.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 5,940 47.7%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 113 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 88 0.7%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 3 0.0%
TOTAL 12,464
Turnout: 56%


1966 Senate class 2, Crawford County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 6,452 47.1%
Floyd Breeding (D) 6,926 50.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 224 1.6%
George Snell (Con) 91 0.7%
TOTAL 13,693
Turnout: 57%


1966 Senate class 2, Decatur County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,305 58.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 901 40.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 15 0.7%
George Snell (Con) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,226
Turnout: 67%


1966 Senate class 2, Dickinson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 4,113 55.8%
Floyd Breeding (D) 3,050 41.4%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 121 1.6%
George Snell (Con) 71 1.0%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 10 0.1%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 7,366
Turnout: 58%


1966 Senate class 2, Doniphan County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,615 64.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 864 34.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 29 1.1%
George Snell (Con) 15 0.6%
TOTAL 2,523
Turnout: 45%


1966 Senate class 2, Douglas County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 7,170 54.2%
Floyd Breeding (D) 5,524 41.8%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 143 1.1%
George Snell (Con) 117 0.9%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 206 1.6%
Arthur Peine (I) 66 0.5%
TOTAL 13,226
Turnout: 38%


1966 Senate class 2, Edwards County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 959 47.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,012 50.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 19 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 10 0.5%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,001
Turnout: 66%


1966 Senate class 2, Elk County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,153 61.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 669 35.8%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 32 1.7%
George Snell (Con) 17 0.9%
TOTAL 1,871
Turnout: 67%


1966 Senate class 2, Ellis County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,514 38.8%
Floyd Breeding (D) 3,829 59.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 97 1.5%
George Snell (Con) 31 0.5%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 6,472
Turnout: 45%


1966 Senate class 2, Ellsworth County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,533 50.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,455 48.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 20 0.7%
George Snell (Con) 15 0.5%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.0%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,025
Turnout: 72%


1966 Senate class 2, Finney County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,280 52.2%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,033 46.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 40 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 18 0.4%
TOTAL 4,371
Turnout: 44%


1966 Senate class 2, Ford County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 3,006 42.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 3,908 55.3%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 106 1.5%
George Snell (Con) 42 0.6%
TOTAL 7,062
Turnout: 54%


1966 Senate class 2, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 3,233 53.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,596 42.9%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 66 1.1%
George Snell (Con) 54 0.9%
Arthur Peine (I) 102 1.7%
TOTAL 6,051
Turnout: 50%


1966 Senate class 2, Geary County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,498 51.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,190 45.3%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 96 2.0%
George Snell (Con) 41 0.8%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 5 0.1%
Arthur Peine (I) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 4,835
Turnout: 29%


1966 Senate class 2, Gove County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 814 50.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 758 47.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 24 1.5%
George Snell (Con) 12 0.7%
Arthur Peine (I) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,610
Turnout: 69%


1966 Senate class 2, Graham County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,159 57.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 816 40.4%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 33 1.6%
George Snell (Con) 12 0.6%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,021
Turnout: 66%


1966 Senate class 2, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 736 52.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 648 46.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 9 0.6%
George Snell (Con) 10 0.7%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,404
Turnout: 45%


1966 Senate class 2, Gray County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 689 47.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 757 51.7%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 10 0.7%
George Snell (Con) 4 0.3%
Arthur Peine (I) 5 0.3%
TOTAL 1,465
Turnout: 57%


1966 Senate class 2, Greeley County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 415 58.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 289 40.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 5 0.7%
George Snell (Con) 2 0.3%
TOTAL 711
Turnout: 58%


1966 Senate class 2, Greenwood County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,243 59.2%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,485 39.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 48 1.3%
George Snell (Con) 14 0.4%
TOTAL 3,790
Turnout: 61%


1966 Senate class 2, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 567 49.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 572 49.9%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 3 0.3%
George Snell (Con) 5 0.4%
TOTAL 1,147
Turnout: 65%


1966 Senate class 2, Harper County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,905 59.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,210 38.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 38 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 26 0.8%
TOTAL 3,179
Turnout: 59%


1966 Senate class 2, Harvey County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 5,193 54.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 4,040 42.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 90 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 62 0.7%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 4 0.0%
Arthur Peine (I) 99 1.0%
TOTAL 9,488
Turnout: 58%


1966 Senate class 2, Haskell County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 536 47.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 571 50.7%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 11 1.0%
George Snell (Con) 6 0.5%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 3 0.3%
TOTAL 1,127
Turnout: 59%


1966 Senate class 2, Hodgeman County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 545 50.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 507 47.0%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 19 1.8%
George Snell (Con) 6 0.6%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,078
Turnout: 62%


1966 Senate class 2, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,346 57.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,635 40.4%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 53 1.3%
George Snell (Con) 16 0.4%
TOTAL 4,050
Turnout: 68%


1966 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,910 53.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,531 42.9%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 59 1.7%
George Snell (Con) 65 1.8%
TOTAL 3,565
Turnout: 52%


1966 Senate class 2, Jewell County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,795 64.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 919 32.9%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 50 1.8%
George Snell (Con) 28 1.0%
TOTAL 2,792
Turnout: 68%


1966 Senate class 2, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 33,788 61.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 19,361 35.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 682 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 529 1.0%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 194 0.4%
Arthur Peine (I) 8 0.0%
TOTAL 54,562
Turnout: 49%


1966 Senate class 2, Kearny County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 585 53.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 495 45.4%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 7 0.6%
George Snell (Con) 4 0.4%
TOTAL 1,091
Turnout: 64%


1966 Senate class 2, Kingman County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,670 50.5%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,573 47.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 26 0.8%
George Snell (Con) 37 1.1%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.0%
Arthur Peine (I) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 3,310
Turnout: 58%


1966 Senate class 2, Kiowa County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,078 58.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 721 39.3%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 30 1.6%
George Snell (Con) 6 0.3%
TOTAL 1,835
Turnout: 69%


1966 Senate class 2, Labette County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 4,318 50.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 4,015 47.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 108 1.3%
George Snell (Con) 78 0.9%
Arthur Peine (I) 11 0.1%
TOTAL 8,530
Turnout: 54%


1966 Senate class 2, Lane County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 701 56.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 523 42.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 8 0.6%
George Snell (Con) 6 0.5%
TOTAL 1,238
Turnout: 72%


1966 Senate class 2, Leavenworth County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 5,477 49.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 5,415 48.8%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 77 0.7%
George Snell (Con) 119 1.1%
TOTAL 11,088
Turnout: 36%


1966 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,294 60.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 820 38.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 17 0.8%
George Snell (Con) 14 0.7%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 2,147
Turnout: 67%


1966 Senate class 2, Linn County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,845 62.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,066 36.0%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 30 1.0%
George Snell (Con) 19 0.6%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,961
Turnout: 60%


1966 Senate class 2, Logan County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 964 59.8%
Floyd Breeding (D) 613 38.0%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 19 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 16 1.0%
TOTAL 1,612
Turnout: 68%


1966 Senate class 2, Lyon County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 4,967 52.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 4,295 45.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 143 1.5%
George Snell (Con) 64 0.7%
Arthur Peine (I) 30 0.3%
TOTAL 9,499
Turnout: 50%


1966 Senate class 2, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 3,022 61.5%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,730 35.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 42 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 39 0.8%
Arthur Peine (I) 78 1.6%
TOTAL 4,911
Turnout: 53%


1966 Senate class 2, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 3,119 53.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,684 45.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 51 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 32 0.5%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 5,887
Turnout: 66%


1966 Senate class 2, McPherson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 4,881 59.5%
Floyd Breeding (D) 3,075 37.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 105 1.3%
George Snell (Con) 59 0.7%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 9 0.1%
Arthur Peine (I) 77 0.9%
TOTAL 8,206
Turnout: 53%


1966 Senate class 2, Meade County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,008 52.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 882 45.8%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 20 1.0%
George Snell (Con) 13 0.7%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.1%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,925
Turnout: 61%


1966 Senate class 2, Miami County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,812 49.5%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,757 48.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 50 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 57 1.0%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 5,679
Turnout: 49%


1966 Senate class 2, Mitchell County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,704 53.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,435 44.9%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 19 0.6%
George Snell (Con) 40 1.3%
TOTAL 3,198
Turnout: 63%


1966 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 7,241 52.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 6,124 44.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 177 1.3%
George Snell (Con) 191 1.4%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 13,734
Turnout: 54%


1966 Senate class 2, Morris County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,661 56.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,215 41.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 38 1.3%
George Snell (Con) 34 1.2%
TOTAL 2,948
Turnout: 69%


1966 Senate class 2, Morton County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 524 39.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 796 59.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 6 0.4%
George Snell (Con) 9 0.7%
TOTAL 1,335
Turnout: 66%


1966 Senate class 2, Nemaha County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,252 46.2%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,555 52.4%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 46 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 22 0.5%
TOTAL 4,875
Turnout: 67%


1966 Senate class 2, Neosho County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 3,476 51.8%
Floyd Breeding (D) 3,096 46.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 84 1.3%
George Snell (Con) 55 0.8%
TOTAL 6,711
Turnout: 58%


1966 Senate class 2, Ness County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,087 51.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,010 47.4%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 21 1.0%
George Snell (Con) 15 0.7%
TOTAL 2,133
Turnout: 68%


1966 Senate class 2, Norton County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,124 67.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,008 31.8%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 20 0.6%
George Snell (Con) 17 0.5%
TOTAL 3,169
Turnout: 65%


1966 Senate class 2, Osage County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,333 49.8%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,269 48.4%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 41 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 44 0.9%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.0%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 4,689
Turnout: 59%


1966 Senate class 2, Osborne County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,772 62.1%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,060 37.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 23 0.8%
TOTAL 2,855
Turnout: 66%


1966 Senate class 2, Ottawa County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,379 57.2%
Floyd Breeding (D) 954 39.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 29 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 22 0.9%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 22 0.9%
Arthur Peine (I) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 2,410
Turnout: 60%


1966 Senate class 2, Pawnee County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,534 44.8%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,837 53.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 30 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 19 0.6%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 3,425
Turnout: 59%


1966 Senate class 2, Phillips County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,085 64.5%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,071 33.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 29 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 49 1.5%
TOTAL 3,234
Turnout: 64%


1966 Senate class 2, Pottawatomie County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,419 55.8%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,848 42.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 33 0.8%
George Snell (Con) 17 0.4%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 3 0.1%
Arthur Peine (I) 14 0.3%
TOTAL 4,334
Turnout: 61%


1966 Senate class 2, Pratt County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,089 52.8%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,804 45.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 47 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 16 0.4%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,957
Turnout: 57%


1966 Senate class 2, Rawlins County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,091 59.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 697 37.7%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 27 1.5%
George Snell (Con) 33 1.8%
TOTAL 1,848
Turnout: 64%


1966 Senate class 2, Reno County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 8,895 46.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 9,808 51.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 286 1.5%
George Snell (Con) 155 0.8%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 17 0.1%
Arthur Peine (I) 10 0.1%
TOTAL 19,171
Turnout: 52%


1966 Senate class 2, Republic County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,290 59.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,508 39.0%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 33 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 31 0.8%
Arthur Peine (I) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 3,864
Turnout: 66%


1966 Senate class 2, Rice County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,591 50.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 2,430 47.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 70 1.4%
George Snell (Con) 19 0.4%
TOTAL 5,110
Turnout: 63%


1966 Senate class 2, Riley County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 5,843 59.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 3,360 34.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 134 1.4%
George Snell (Con) 90 0.9%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 321 3.3%
TOTAL 9,748
Turnout: 29%


1966 Senate class 2, Rooks County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,776 55.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,310 41.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 66 2.1%
George Snell (Con) 22 0.7%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.0%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,176
Turnout: 62%


1966 Senate class 2, Rush County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,064 47.2%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,151 51.1%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 24 1.1%
George Snell (Con) 13 0.6%
TOTAL 2,252
Turnout: 64%


1966 Senate class 2, Russell County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,397 58.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,608 39.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 54 1.3%
George Snell (Con) 42 1.0%
TOTAL 4,101
Turnout: 63%


1966 Senate class 2, Saline County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 6,746 54.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 5,369 43.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 192 1.5%
George Snell (Con) 84 0.7%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 18 0.1%
Arthur Peine (I) 20 0.2%
TOTAL 12,429
Turnout: 41%


1966 Senate class 2, Scott County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,015 58.5%
Floyd Breeding (D) 685 39.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 19 1.1%
George Snell (Con) 16 0.9%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,736
Turnout: 55%


1966 Senate class 2, Sedgwick County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 43,703 49.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 41,102 46.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 1,453 1.6%
George Snell (Con) 1,737 2.0%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 17 0.0%
Arthur Peine (I) 100 0.1%
TOTAL 88,112
Turnout: 42%


1966 Senate class 2, Seward County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,108 53.1%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,797 45.3%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 31 0.8%
George Snell (Con) 33 0.8%
TOTAL 3,969
Turnout: 44%


1966 Senate class 2, Shawnee County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 23,310 50.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 22,215 48.0%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 441 1.0%
George Snell (Con) 341 0.7%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 3 0.0%
Arthur Peine (I) 15 0.0%
TOTAL 46,325
Turnout: 51%


1966 Senate class 2, Sheridan County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 766 48.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 783 49.7%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 14 0.9%
George Snell (Con) 13 0.8%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,577
Turnout: 68%


1966 Senate class 2, Sherman County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,372 53.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,125 43.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 56 2.2%
George Snell (Con) 34 1.3%
TOTAL 2,587
Turnout: 59%


1966 Senate class 2, Smith County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,899 62.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,072 35.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 39 1.3%
George Snell (Con) 38 1.2%
TOTAL 3,048
Turnout: 66%


1966 Senate class 2, Stafford County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,373 48.9%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,389 49.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 36 1.3%
George Snell (Con) 9 0.3%
TOTAL 2,807
Turnout: 67%


1966 Senate class 2, Stanton County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 462 52.2%
Floyd Breeding (D) 414 46.8%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 6 0.7%
George Snell (Con) 3 0.3%
TOTAL 885
Turnout: 71%


1966 Senate class 2, Stevens County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 893 54.7%
Floyd Breeding (D) 711 43.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 19 1.2%
George Snell (Con) 7 0.4%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,632
Turnout: 66%


1966 Senate class 2, Sumner County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 3,929 45.5%
Floyd Breeding (D) 4,541 52.6%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 83 1.0%
George Snell (Con) 78 0.9%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.0%
Arthur Peine (I) 4 0.0%
TOTAL 8,636
Turnout: 59%


1966 Senate class 2, Thomas County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,356 52.2%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,182 45.5%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 38 1.5%
George Snell (Con) 21 0.8%
TOTAL 2,597
Turnout: 58%


1966 Senate class 2, Trego County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 863 51.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 754 44.9%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 47 2.8%
George Snell (Con) 15 0.9%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,680
Turnout: 57%


1966 Senate class 2, Wabaunsee County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,475 57.3%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,027 39.9%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 41 1.6%
George Snell (Con) 30 1.2%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 2,575
Turnout: 66%


1966 Senate class 2, Wallace County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 542 61.2%
Floyd Breeding (D) 295 33.3%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 33 3.7%
George Snell (Con) 16 1.8%
TOTAL 886
Turnout: 70%


1966 Senate class 2, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,174 61.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,325 37.2%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 40 1.1%
George Snell (Con) 26 0.7%
Arthur Peine (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,566
Turnout: 59%


1966 Senate class 2, Wichita County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 489 50.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 457 47.3%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 8 0.8%
George Snell (Con) 11 1.1%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 967
Turnout: 57%


1966 Senate class 2, Wilson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 2,708 61.4%
Floyd Breeding (D) 1,586 36.0%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 84 1.9%
George Snell (Con) 29 0.7%
Arthur Peine (I) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 4,411
Turnout: 60%


1966 Senate class 2, Woodson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 1,126 56.6%
Floyd Breeding (D) 813 40.9%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 38 1.9%
George Snell (Con) 11 0.6%
TOTAL 1,988
Turnout: 61%


1966 Senate class 2, Wyandotte County
CandidateVotesPct
James Pearson* (R) 15,750 39.0%
Floyd Breeding (D) 22,368 55.3%
Earl Dodge (Proh) 1,227 3.0%
George Snell (Con) 1,074 2.7%
Robert Ellsworth (I) 7 0.0%
TOTAL 40,426
Turnout: 37%

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   James Pearson* 101,523 50.3%
2   Robert Ellsworth 83,083 41.1%
3   Ava Anderson 10,095 5.0%
4   William Tarrant 7,222 3.6%
TOTAL VOTES 201,923  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Floyd Breeding 51,860 49.9%
2   K.L. Smith 19,433 18.7%
3   Harold Herd 16,963 16.3%
4   Leigh Warner 15,625 15.0%
TOTAL VOTES 103,881