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
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Living former mayors of Phoenix
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Jack Williams. Williams was sworn into his first term as governor on January 2, 1967.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Samuel P. Goddard, incumbent governor
* Norman Green, Justice of the Peace
* Andrew J. Gilbert
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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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
References
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1966 United States gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial
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November 1966 events in the United States