1966 Arizona gubernatorial election

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1966 Arizona gubernatorial election
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  Jack Williams (Arizona politician) (cropped).jpg Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr (tight crop).jpg
Nominee Jack Williams Samuel Goddard
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote203,438174,904
Percentage53.8%46.2%
1966 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Williams:     50–60%     60–70%

Goddard:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election

Samuel Goddard
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jack Williams
Republican

The 1966 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent governor Samuel Pearson Goddard ran for reelection to a second term as governor, narrowly winning the Democratic Party nomination as he was challenged by Justice of the Peace Norman Green.

Contents

Goddard went on to lose the general election to former mayor of Phoenix Jack Williams. This is the last time that an incumbent governor of Arizona lost reelection.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sam Goddard (incumbent) 63,180 44.89%
Democratic Norman Green53,92138.31%
Democratic Andrew J. Gilbert23,63716.80%
Total votes140,738 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Williams: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Haugh: 40-50% 50-60% Pickrell: 30-40% 50-60% 1966 Arizona Gov Rep Primary.png
Williams:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Haugh:      40–50%     50–60%
Pickrell:      30–40%     50–60%

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Williams 37,409 44.27%
Republican John Haugh25,90530.66%
Republican Robert W. Pickrell 21,19225.08%
Total votes84,506 100.00%

General election

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1966 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jack Williams 203,438 53.77% +7.01%
Democratic Sam Goddard (incumbent)174,90446.23%−7.01%
Majority 28,5347.54%
Total votes378,342 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +14.02%

Results by county

CountyJack Williams
Republican		Sam Goddard
Democratic		MarginTotal votes
cast [2]
#%#%#%
Apache 1,45845.55%1,74354.45%-285-8.90%3,201
Cochise 5,82045.07%7,09454.93%-1,274-9.87%12,914
Coconino 4,46556.75%3,40343.25%1,06213.50%7,868
Gila 3,53241.26%5,02858.74%-1,496-17.48%8,560
Graham 1,95547.19%2,18852.81%-233-5.62%4,143
Greenlee 1,02029.63%2,42370.37%-1,403-40.75%3,443
Maricopa 124,18358.68%87,44941.32%36,73417.36%211,632
Mohave 1,88152.47%1,70447.53%1774.94%3,585
Navajo 3,84154.57%3,19845.43%6439.13%7,039
Pima 35,90146.29%41,65753.71%-5,756-7.42%77,558
Pinal 6,08745.50%7,29254.50%-1,205-9.01%13,379
Santa Cruz 1,08838.75%1,72061.25%-632-22.51%2,808
Yavapai 7,11661.88%4,38438.12%2,73223.76%11,500
Yuma 5,09147.53%5,62152.47%-530-4.95%10,712
Totals203,43853.77%174,90446.23%28,5347.54%378,342

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. 1 2 "State of Arizona Official Canvass Primary Election - September 13, 1966". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 8, 1966". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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