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 | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 |