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Arizona gubernatorial election, 1966

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November 3, 1964
  
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Arizona gubernatorial election, 1966

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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Goddard went on to lose the general election to former Mayor of Phoenix Jack Williams. Williams was sworn in to his first term as Governor on January 2, 1967.

Candidates

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

    • Candidates

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

    • References

    Arizona gubernatorial election, 1966 Wikipedia
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