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 BoliviaRaúl 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.[1]
^Goff, John S. (1983). Arizona Biographical Dictionary. Cave Creek, AZ: Black Mountain Press. p. 104. OCLC 10740532.
^ abcScammon, Richard M. (1972). America Votes 9: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. pp. 29–31. ISBN0-87187-033-9.
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1970, arizona, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 1970, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, took, place, november, 1970, incumbent, governor, jack, williams, reelection, third, term, governor, united, states, ambassador, bolivia, raúl, héctor, cast. For related races see 1970 United States gubernatorial elections 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 Raul Hector 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 1970 Arizona gubernatorial election 1968 November 3 1970 1974 Nominee Jack Williams Raul Hector CastroParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 209 355 202 053Percentage 50 9 49 1 County results Williams 50 60 60 70 Castro 50 60 60 70 70 80 Governor before electionJack WilliamsRepublican Elected Governor Jack WilliamsRepublicanDue 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 1 Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Results overview 3 2 Results by county 4 ReferencesRepublican primary editCandidates edit Jack Williams incumbent GovernorDemocratic primary editCandidates edit Raul Hector Castro United States Ambassador to Bolivia former United States Ambassador to El Salvador Jack Ross car dealer George Nader former MayorResults edit Democratic primary results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Raul Hector Castro 63 294 51 99 Democratic Jack Ross 30 921 25 40 Democratic George Nader 27 534 22 62 Total votes 121 749 100 00General election editResults overview edit Arizona gubernatorial election 1970 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jack Williams incumbent 209 356 50 89 6 95 Democratic Raul Hector Castro 202 053 49 11 6 95 Majority 7 303 1 78 Turnout 411 409Republican hold SwingResults by county edit County results 2 County Jack Williams incumbent Republican Raul H Castro Democratic Total votes Apache 1 745 50 9 1 684 49 1 1 745Cochise 5 712 41 2 8 138 58 8 13 850Coconino 4 471 50 9 4 305 49 1 8 776Gila 2 951 37 6 4 907 62 4 7 858Graham 2 078 47 0 2 343 53 0 4 421Greenlee 822 26 9 2 239 73 1 3 061Maricopa 133 336 58 0 96 525 42 0 229 861Mohave 2 846 50 4 2 797 49 6 5 643Navajo 4 335 56 6 3 330 43 4 7 665Pima 32 750 37 2 55 245 62 8 87 995Pinal 5 786 42 4 7 861 57 6 13 647Santa Cruz 824 28 0 2 123 72 0 2 947Yavapai 7 052 63 3 4 093 36 7 11 145Yuma 4 814 43 3 6 297 56 7 11 111Totals 209 522 50 9 201 887 49 1 411 409References edit Goff John S 1983 Arizona Biographical Dictionary Cave Creek AZ Black Mountain Press p 104 OCLC 10740532 a b c Scammon Richard M 1972 America Votes 9 A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics Washington D C CQ Press pp 29 31 ISBN 0 87187 033 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 Arizona gubernatorial election amp oldid 1174080285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
