1966 Maryland Attorney General election

1966 Maryland Attorney General election

8 November 1966

Nominee Francis B. Burch William O. Doub Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 530,647 268,279 Percentage 66.42% 33.58%

Attorney General before election Robert C. Murphy (Acting) Democratic Elected Attorney General Francis B. Burch Democratic

The 1966 Maryland attorney general election was held on 8 November 1966 in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee Francis B. Burch defeated Republican nominee William O. Doub.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1966, Democratic nominee Francis B. Burch won the election by a margin of 262,368 votes against his opponent Republican nominee William O. Doub, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Burch was sworn in as the 40th attorney general of Maryland on 3 January 1967.

Results

Maryland Attorney General election, 1966

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Francis B. Burch	530,647	66.42
	Republican	William O. Doub	268,279	33.58
Total votes			798,926	100.00
	Democratic hold