1970 Arizona gubernatorial election

none related races 1970 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1970 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona Presidential no 1968 Arizona gubernatorial election 1968 1974 Arizona gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 Jack Williams (Arizona politician) (cropped).jpg 0.6 Jack Williams Republican Party (United States) 209,355 50.89% Raul Hector Castro swearing in as Ambassador to Argentina (cropped).jpg Raúl Héctor Castro Democratic Party (United States) 202,053 49.11% 1970 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsWilliams: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Castro: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Jack Williams Republican Party (United States) Jack Williams Republican Party (United States) The 1970 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Governor Jack Williams ran for reelection to a third term as governor. United States Ambassador to Bolivia Raúl Héctor Castro won the Democratic nomination, and narrowly lost the general election to Williams by 1.78%. Williams was sworn into his third and final term as Governor on January 5, 1971. Due to a constitutional amendment approved by the voters in 1968, the length of the term of Governor of Arizona was changed from two years to four years, effective with the 1970 gubernatorial election. Thus, Williams became the first Governor of Arizona to serve a 4-year term. Goff John S. Arizona Biographical Dictionary Black Mountain Press 1983 Cave Creek, AZ 10740532 104 Republican primary Candidates Jack Williams, incumbent Governor Results Republican primary resultshttps://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102666 State of Arizona Official Canvass Primary Election - September 8, 1970 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-14 Republican Party (United States) Jack Williams 77,259 100.00% 77,259 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Raúl Héctor Castro, United States Ambassador to Bolivia, former United States Ambassador to El Salvador Jack Ross, car dealer George Nader, former Mayor Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Raúl Héctor Castro 63,294 51.99% Democratic Party (United States) Jack Ross 30,921 25.40% Democratic Party (United States) George Nader 27,534 22.62% 121,749 100.00% General election Results Arizona gubernatorial election, 1970https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102665 State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 3, 1970 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-13 Republican Party (United States) Jack Williams (incumbent) 209,356 50.89% -6.95% Democratic Party (United States) Raúl Héctor Castro 202,053 49.11% +6.95% 7,303 1.78% 411,409 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) -13.90% Results by county County Jack WilliamsRepublican Raúl Héctor CastroDemocratic Margin Total votescast # % # % # %Apache1,74550.89%1,68449.11%611.78%3,429Cochise5,71241.24%8,13858.76%-2,426-17.52%13,850Coconino4,30549.05%4,47150.95%-166-1.89%8,776Gila2,95137.55%4,90762.45%-1,956-24.89%7,858Graham2,07847.00%2,34353.00%-265-5.99%4,421Greenlee82226.85%2,23973.15%-1,417-46.29%3,061Maricopa133,33658.01%96,52541.99%36,81116.01%229,861Mohave2,84650.43%2,79749.57%490.87%5,643Navajo4,33556.56%3,33043.44%1,00513.11%7,665Pima32,75037.22%55,24562.78%-22,495-25.56%87,995Pinal5,78642.40%7,86157.60%-2,075-15.20%13,647Santa Cruz82427.96%2,12372.04%-1,299-44.08%2,947Yavapai7,05263.28%4,09336.72%2,95926.55%11,145Yuma4,81443.33%6,29756.67%-1,483-13.35%11,111Totals209,35650.89%202,05349.11%7,3031.78%411,409 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Apache Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Coconino References 1 1970 Category:1970 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial