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1966 Arizona gubernatorial election

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1966 Arizona gubernatorial election

← 1964 November 8, 1966 1968 →
 
Nominee Jack Williams Samuel Goddard
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 203,438 174,904
Percentage 53.8% 46.2%

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.

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

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Candidates

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  • Samuel P. Goddard, incumbent governor
  • Norman Green, Justice of the Peace
  • Andrew J. Gilbert

Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Goddard (incumbent) 63,180 44.89%
Democratic Norman Green 53,921 38.31%
Democratic Andrew J. Gilbert 23,637 16.80%
Total votes 140,738 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Williams:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Haugh:      40-50%      50-60%
Pickrell:      30-40%      50-60%

Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Williams 37,409 44.27%
Republican John Haugh 25,905 30.66%
Republican Robert W. Pickrell 21,192 25.08%
Total votes 84,506 100.00%

General election

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Results

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Arizona gubernatorial election, 1966[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jack Williams 203,438 53.77% +7.01%
Democratic Sam Goddard (incumbent) 174,904 46.23% −7.01%
Majority 28,534 7.54%
Total votes 378,342 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +14.02%

Results by county

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County Jack Williams
Republican
Sam Goddard
Democratic
Margin Total votes
cast[2]
# % # % # %
Apache 1,458 45.55% 1,743 54.45% -285 -8.90% 3,201
Cochise 5,820 45.07% 7,094 54.93% -1,274 -9.87% 12,914
Coconino 4,465 56.75% 3,403 43.25% 1,062 13.50% 7,868
Gila 3,532 41.26% 5,028 58.74% -1,496 -17.48% 8,560
Graham 1,955 47.19% 2,188 52.81% -233 -5.62% 4,143
Greenlee 1,020 29.63% 2,423 70.37% -1,403 -40.75% 3,443
Maricopa 124,183 58.68% 87,449 41.32% 36,734 17.36% 211,632
Mohave 1,881 52.47% 1,704 47.53% 177 4.94% 3,585
Navajo 3,841 54.57% 3,198 45.43% 643 9.13% 7,039
Pima 35,901 46.29% 41,657 53.71% -5,756 -7.42% 77,558
Pinal 6,087 45.50% 7,292 54.50% -1,205 -9.01% 13,379
Santa Cruz 1,088 38.75% 1,720 61.25% -632 -22.51% 2,808
Yavapai 7,116 61.88% 4,384 38.12% 2,732 23.76% 11,500
Yuma 5,091 47.53% 5,621 52.47% -530 -4.95% 10,712
Totals 203,438 53.77% 174,904 46.23% 28,534 7.54% 378,342

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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