Arizona gubernatorial election, 1970

November 3, 1970



Nominee	Jack Williams	Raúl Héctor Castro
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	209,356	202,053
Percentage	50.89%	49.11%

Governor before election

Jack Williams
Republican

Elected Governor

Jack Williams
Republican

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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 in to 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 would serve four years upon his election in 1970.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Jack Williams, incumbent Governor

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^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raúl Héctor Castro	63,294	51.99%
	Democratic	Jack Ross	30,921	25.40%
	Democratic	George Nader	27,534	22.62%
Total votes			121,749	100.00

General election

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1970^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Williams	209,356	50.89%
	Democratic	Raúl Héctor Castro	202,053	49.11%
Majority			7,303	1.78%
Turnout			411,409
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

Arizona gubernatorial elections

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