Republican Nomination
A northeastern native, multimillionaire and scion of prominent political/business family Winthrop Rockefeller was nominated with over 96% of the vote over Gus McMillan of Sheridan. Charges abounded that McMillan, a lifelong Democrat, was planted in the race by Faubus in order to force the Republicans to hold an expensive and needless primary. Rockefeller had been the GOP nominee in the 1964 election.
Read more about this topic: Arkansas Gubernatorial Election, 1966
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