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
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
General election Results
Results by county County Jack WilliamsRepublican Sam GoddardDemocratic Margin Total votescast # % # % # %Apache1,45845.55%1,74354.45%-285-8.90%3,201Cochise5,82045.07%7,09454.93%-1,274-9.87%12,914Coconino4,46556.75%3,40343.25%1,06213.50%7,868Gila3,53241.26%5,02858.74%-1,496-17.48%8,560Graham1,95547.19%2,18852.81%-233-5.62%4,143Greenlee1,02029.63%2,42370.37%-1,403-40.75%3,443Maricopa124,18358.68%87,44941.32%36,73417.36%211,632Mohave1,88152.47%1,70447.53%1774.94%3,585Navajo3,84154.57%3,19845.43%6439.13%7,039Pima35,90146.29%41,65753.71%-5,756-7.42%77,558Pinal6,08745.50%7,29254.50%-1,205-9.01%13,379Santa Cruz1,08838.75%1,72061.25%-632-22.51%2,808Yavapai7,11661.88%4,38438.12%2,73223.76%11,500Yuma5,09147.53%5,62152.47%-530-4.95%10,712Totals203,43853.77%174,90446.23%28,5347.54%378,342
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Coconino Mohave Navajo
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