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1970 Arizona Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1970 Arizona Gubernatorial Election?

Jack Williams won the 1970 Arizona Gubernatorial Election. Jack Williams received 209,355 popular votes (50.9%). The main challenger was Raúl Héctor Castro (49.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Williams and Castro

Williams +1.8 pts · won by 7,302 votes
Jack WilliamsRepublicanWINNER50.9%
209,355 votes
Raúl Héctor CastroDemocratic49.1%
202,053 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.