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1974 Arizona Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 Arizona Gubernatorial Election?

Raúl Héctor Castro won the 1974 Arizona Gubernatorial Election. Raúl Héctor Castro received 278,375 popular votes (50.4%). The main challenger was Russell Williams (49.6%).

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

Castro +0.8 pts · won by 4,701 votes
Raúl Héctor CastroDemocraticWINNER50.4%
278,375 votes
Russell WilliamsRepublican49.6%
273,674 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.