1966 Arizona gubernatorial election
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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.
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November 8, 1966
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 County results Williams: 50–60% 60–70% Goddard: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
- Samuel P. Goddard, incumbent governor
- Norman Green, Justice of the Peace
- Andrew J. Gilbert
Results
| 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
Candidates
- Jack Williams, former mayor of Phoenix
- John Haugh, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
- Robert W. Pickrell Attorney General of Arizona
Haugh: 40–50% 50–60%
Pickrell: 30–40% 50–60%
Results
| 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
Results
| 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
| 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 |