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1990 Arizona governor election

Fife Symington (Republican) beat Terry Goddard (Democrat) in Arizona in 1990, 52.4% to 47.6%, a margin of 4.7 points and 44,401 votes. Decided in the February 1991 runoff.

The Republican hold continued from 1986, when Evan Mecham won.

Democrats led in 11 of the 15 counties and Republicans in 4. The largest, Maricopa, cast 621,199 votes and went to the Republican by 7.7 points. The closest was Graham, where 85 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
Fife Symington won Republican 492,569 52.4%
Terry Goddard Democratic 448,168 47.6%
Total940,737

Decided in the February 1991 runoff.

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Maricopa 282,409 45.5% 330,261 53.2% 8,529 621,199 R+7.7
Pima 112,572 55.9% 87,701 43.5% 1,205 201,478 D+12.3
Yavapai 17,567 43.1% 22,682 55.7% 482 40,731 R+12.6
Pinal 16,562 57.9% 11,762 41.1% 273 28,597 D+16.8
Coconino 17,050 59.8% 11,330 39.7% 142 28,522 D+20.1
Mohave 13,131 47.9% 14,068 51.3% 206 27,405 R+3.4
Cochise 12,685 52.2% 11,472 47.2% 163 24,320 D+5.0
Yuma 9,512 52.9% 8,425 46.8% 50 17,987 D+6.0
Navajo 9,867 55.4% 7,708 43.3% 224 17,799 D+12.1
Gila 7,893 55.1% 6,283 43.9% 141 14,317 D+11.2
Apache 9,485 71.7% 3,638 27.5% 111 13,234 D+44.2
Graham 3,699 49.6% 3,614 48.5% 143 7,456 D+1.1
Santa Cruz 3,801 63.8% 2,140 35.9% 15 5,956 D+27.9
La Paz 1,622 46.5% 1,829 52.5% 36 3,487 R+5.9
Greenlee 1,836 62.9% 1,071 36.7% 11 2,918 D+26.2

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