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1970 Arizona governor election

Jack R. Williams (Republican) beat Raul H. Castro (Democrat) in Arizona in 1970, 50.9% to 49.1%, a margin of 1.9 points and 7,635 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1968, when Jack R. Williams also won.

Democrats led in 8 of the 14 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Maricopa, cast 229,861 votes and went to the Republican by 16.0 points. The closest was Mohave, where 49 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jack R. Williams won Republican 209,522 50.9%
Raul H. Castro Democratic 201,887 49.1%
Total411,409

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Maricopa 96,525 42.0% 133,336 58.0% 229,861 R+16.0
Pima 55,245 62.8% 32,750 37.2% 87,995 D+25.6
Cochise 8,138 58.8% 5,712 41.2% 13,850 D+17.5
Pinal 7,861 57.6% 5,786 42.4% 13,647 D+15.2
Yavapai 4,093 36.7% 7,052 63.3% 11,145 R+26.6
Yuma 6,297 56.7% 4,814 43.3% 11,111 D+13.3
Coconino 4,305 49.1% 4,471 50.9% 8,776 R+1.9
Gila 4,907 62.4% 2,951 37.6% 7,858 D+24.9
Navajo 3,330 43.4% 4,335 56.6% 7,665 R+13.1
Mohave 2,797 49.6% 2,846 50.4% 5,643 R+0.9
Graham 2,343 53.0% 2,078 47.0% 4,421 D+6.0
Apache 1,684 49.1% 1,745 50.9% 3,429 R+1.8
Greenlee 2,239 73.1% 822 26.9% 3,061 D+46.3
Santa Cruz 2,123 72.0% 824 28.0% 2,947 D+44.1

Counties as they stood in 1970; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Arizona governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Katie Hobbs (D) D+0.7
2018 Doug Ducey (R) R+14.1
2014 Doug Ducey (R) R+11.8
2010 Jan Brewer (R) R+11.9
2006 Janet Napolitano (D) D+27.1
2002 Janet Napolitano (D) D+1.0
1998 Jane Dee Hull (R) R+25.4
1994 Fife Symington (R) R+8.2
1990 Fife Symington (R) R+4.7
1986 Evan Mecham (R) R+5.2
1982 Bruce Babbitt (D) D+30.0
1978 Bruce Babbitt (D) D+7.7
1974 Raul H. Castro (D) D+0.9
1970 Jack R. Williams (R) R+1.9
1968 Jack R. Williams (R) R+15.7
1966 Jack R. Williams (R) R+7.5
1964 Sam Goddard (D) D+6.5
1962 Paul Fannin (R) R+9.7
1960 Paul Fannin (R) R+18.6
1958 Paul Fannin (R) R+10.3
1956 Ernest W. McFarland (D) D+19.1
1954 Ernest W. McFarland (D) D+5.0
1952 Howard Pyle (R) R+20.3
1950 Howard Pyle (R) R+1.5
1948 Dan E. Garvey (D) D+19.1
1946 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+20.2
1944 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+56.7
1942 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+45.6
1940 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+31.7
1938 Robert T. Jones (D) D+41.2
1936 Rawghile C. Stanford (D) D+41.6
1934 Benjamin B. Moeur (D) D+21.5
1932 Benjamin B. Moeur (D) D+27.8
1930 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+2.8
1928 John C. Phillips (R) R+3.5
1926 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+0.5
1924 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+1.1
1922 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+9.9
1920 Thomas E. Campbell (R) R+8.3
1918 Thomas E. Campbell (R) R+0.7
1916 Thomas E. Campbell (R) R+0.1
1914 George W. P. Hunt (D) D+14.9
1911 George W. P. Hunt (D) D+9.0