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1968 Arizona gubernatorial election
County results
Williams:
50–60% 60–70%
Goddard: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
The 1968 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Governor Jack Williams ran for reelection to a second term as governor. Former Governor Samuel Pearson Goddard , who lost to Williams in 1966, again challenged Williams, losing to him in a repeat of the previous election cycle. Williams was sworn into his second term as governor on January 7, 1969.
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Samuel P. Goddard , former governorCurrin V. Shields, director of the Institute of Government Research at the University of Arizona
Jack DeVault Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ]
County
Jack Williams
Sam Goddard
Margin
Total votes[2]
#
%
#
%
#
%
Apache
1,986
47.92%
2,158
52.08%
-172
-4.15%
4,144
Cochise
6,942
42.42%
9,423
57.58%
-2,481
-15.16%
16,365
Coconino
6,151
55.53%
4,925
44.47%
1,226
11.07%
11,076
Gila
3,678
37.74%
6,067
62.26%
-2,389
-24.52%
9,745
Graham
2,289
45.64%
2,726
54.36%
-437
-8.71%
5,015
Greenlee
961
25.65%
2,785
74.35%
-1,824
-48.69%
3,746
Maricopa
179,786
66.42%
90,891
33.58%
88,895
32.84%
270,677
Mohave
3,320
52.43%
3,012
47.57%
308
4.86%
6,332
Navajo
4,725
53.45%
4,115
46.55%
610
6.90%
8,840
Pima
46,684
46.79%
53,095
53.21%
-6,411
-6.43%
99,779
Pinal
6,920
42.61%
9,322
57.39%
-2,402
-14.79%
16,242
Santa Cruz
1,290
36.16%
2,277
63.84%
-987
-27.67%
3,567
Yavapai
9,270
66.61%
4,646
33.39%
4,624
33.23%
13,916
Yuma
5,921
40.68%
8,633
59.32%
-2,712
-18.63%
14,554
Totals
279,923
57.84%
204,075
42.16%
75,848
15.67%
483,998
References [ edit ]
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