*** Welcome to piglix ***

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1970

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1970
Arizona
← 1968 November 3, 1970 1974 →
  No image.png Raul Hector Castro swearing in as Ambassador to Argentina.jpg
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


Jack Williams
Republican

Jack Williams
Republican

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 into 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.


...
Wikipedia

...