1966 Arizona gubernatorial election

1966 Arizona gubernatorial election
	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

Candidates

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

Results

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

Candidates

Jack Williams, former mayor of Phoenix
John Haugh, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
Robert W. Pickrell Attorney General of Arizona

Results

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

Results

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

County	Jack Williams Republican		Sam Goddard Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast^[2]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	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

References

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

[primary-1] "State of Arizona Official Canvass Primary Election - September 13, 1966". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[results-2] "State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 8, 1966". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

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1966 Arizona gubernatorial election

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

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