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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. Williams was sworn into his first term as governor on January 2, 1967.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samuel Pearson 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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[2]
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[edit]

Results[edit]

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1966^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jack Williams	203,438	53.77%	+7.01%
	Democratic	Samuel Pearson Goddard (incumbent)	174,904	46.23%	-7.01%
Majority			28,534	7.54%
Turnout			378,342
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References[edit]

[1] "Our Campaigns – AZ Governor – D Primary Race – Sep 13, 1966".

[2] "Our Campaigns – AZ Governor – R Primary Race – Sep 13, 1966".

[3] "Our Campaigns – AZ Governor Race – Nov 08, 1966".

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