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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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. Williams was sworn into his first term as governor on January 2, 1967.
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% |
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% |
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% |
County | Jack Williams Republican |
Sam Goddard Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
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 |