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The1990–91 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, for the post ofGovernor of Arizona. Incumbent Democratic GovernorRose Mofford declined to run for a full term.RepublicanFife Symington defeated theDemocratic nominee andMayor of PhoenixTerry Goddard. Because no candidate received amajority of votes, arunoff election was held later on February 26, 1991, which Symington also won. This is the only election where Arizona used a runoff election.
Evan Mecham, a former governor who was removed from office in 1988 upon being convicted in his impeachment trial, unsuccessfully ran for another term in the Republican primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Terry Goddard | 212,579 | 84.00% | |
| Democratic | Dave Moss | 40,478 | 16.00% | |
| Total votes | 253,057 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Fife Symington | 163,010 | 43.78% | |
| Republican | Evan Mecham | 91,136 | 24.48% | |
| Republican | Fred Koory, Jr | 61,487 | 16.51% | |
| Republican | Sam Steiger | 49,019 | 13.17% | |
| Republican | Bob Barnes | 7,672 | 2.06% | |
| Total votes | 372,324 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Fife Symington | 523,984 | 49.65% | +9.98% | |
| Democratic | Terry Goddard | 519,691 | 49.24% | +14.76% | |
| Stop Abortion | Max Hawkins (write-in) | 10,983 | 1.04% | +1.04% | |
| Libertarian | Ed Yetman (write-in) | 316 | 0.03% | +0.03% | |
| Independent | Rick Lee Campbell (write-in) | 163 | 0.02% | ||
| Independent | Allen Weinstein (write-in) | 76 | 0.01% | ||
| Republican | Patrick P. Castronovo (write-in) | 75 | 0.01% | ||
| Independent | Robert P. Winn (write-in) | 64 | 0.01% | ||
| Independent | Peter J. Cojanis (write-in) | 54 | 0.01% | ||
| Majority | 4,293 | 0.41% | |||
| Total votes | 1,055,406 | 100.00% | |||
| County | Fife Symington Republican | Terry Goddard Democratic | Max Hawkins Stop Abortion | Ed Yetman Libertarian | All others Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast[2] | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 3,638 | 27.49% | 9,485 | 71.67% | 91 | 0.69% | 6 | 0.05% | 14 | 0.11% | -5,847 | -44.18% | 13,234 |
| Cochise | 11,472 | 47.17% | 12,685 | 52.16% | 136 | 0.56% | 13 | 0.05% | 14 | 0.06% | -1,213 | -4.99% | 24,320 |
| Coconino | 11,330 | 39.72% | 17,050 | 59.78% | 123 | 0.43% | 11 | 0.04% | 8 | 0.03% | -5,720 | -20.05% | 28,522 |
| Gila | 6,283 | 43.88% | 7,893 | 55.13% | 128 | 0.89% | 5 | 0.03% | 8 | 0.06% | -1,610 | -11.25% | 14,317 |
| Graham | 3,614 | 48.47% | 3,699 | 49.61% | 141 | 1.89% | 2 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | -85 | -1.14% | 7,456 |
| Greenlee | 1,071 | 36.70% | 1,836 | 62.92% | 11 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -765 | -26.22% | 2,918 |
| La Paz | 1,829 | 52.45% | 1,622 | 46.52% | 33 | 0.95% | 1 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.06% | 207 | 5.94% | 3,487 |
| Maricopa | 330,261 | 53.17% | 282,409 | 45.46% | 8,156 | 1.31% | 139 | 0.02% | 234 | 0.04% | 47,852 | 7.70% | 621,199 |
| Mohave | 14,068 | 51.33% | 13,131 | 47.91% | 154 | 0.56% | 11 | 0.04% | 41 | 0.15% | 937 | 3.42% | 27,405 |
| Navajo | 7,708 | 43.31% | 9,867 | 55.44% | 204 | 1.15% | 9 | 0.05% | 11 | 0.06% | -2,159 | -12.13% | 17,799 |
| Pima | 87,701 | 43.53% | 112,572 | 55.87% | 1,028 | 0.51% | 94 | 0.05% | 83 | 0.04% | -24,871 | -12.34% | 201,478 |
| Pinal | 11,762 | 41.13% | 16,562 | 57.92% | 257 | 0.90% | 9 | 0.03% | 7 | 0.02% | -4,800 | -16.78% | 28,597 |
| Santa Cruz | 2,140 | 35.93% | 3,801 | 63.82% | 10 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.05% | -1,661 | -27.89% | 5,956 |
| Yavapai | 22,682 | 55.69% | 17,567 | 43.13% | 467 | 1.15% | 11 | 0.03% | 4 | 0.01% | 5,115 | 12.56% | 40,731 |
| Yuma | 8,425 | 46.84% | 9,512 | 52.88% | 44 | 0.24% | 3 | 0.02% | 3 | 0.02% | -1,087 | -6.04% | 17,987 |
| Totals | 523,984 | 49.65% | 519,691 | 49.24% | 10,983 | 1.04% | 316 | 0.03% | 432 | 0.04% | 4,293 | 0.41% | 1,055,406 |
Prior to 1992, the Arizona State Constitution required a runoff election for the office of governor if no candidate received a majority of the votes. As a result, a runoff election was held on February 26, 1991.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Fife Symington | 492,569 | 52.36% | +2.71% | |
| Democratic | Terry Goddard | 448,168 | 47.64% | −1.60% | |
| Majority | 44,401 | 4.72% | |||
| Total votes | 940,737 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | +4.31% | |||
| County | Fife Symington Republican | Terry Goddard Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 2,982 | 26.45% | 8,294 | 73.55% | -5,312 | -47.11% | 11,276 |
| Cochise | 9,862 | 48.08% | 10,651 | 51.92% | -789 | -3.85% | 20,513 |
| Coconino | 9,444 | 41.88% | 13,107 | 58.12% | -3,663 | -16.24% | 22,551 |
| Gila | 5,670 | 46.09% | 6,632 | 53.91% | -962 | -7.82% | 12,302 |
| Graham | 3,512 | 56.07% | 2,752 | 43.93% | 760 | 12.13% | 6,264 |
| Greenlee | 1,003 | 41.19% | 1,432 | 58.81% | -429 | -17.62% | 2,435 |
| La Paz | 1,558 | 56.45% | 1,202 | 43.55% | 356 | 12.90% | 2,760 |
| Maricopa | 315,811 | 55.95% | 248,691 | 44.05% | 67,120 | 11.89% | 564,502 |
| Mohave | 13,106 | 55.00% | 10,722 | 45.00% | 2,384 | 10,01% | 23,828 |
| Navajo | 7,081 | 44.81% | 8,721 | 55.19% | -1,640 | -10.38% | 15,802 |
| Pima | 82,594 | 45.79% | 97,773 | 54.21% | -15,179 | -8.42% | 180,367 |
| Pinal | 10,562 | 44.01% | 13,435 | 55.99% | -2,873 | -11.97% | 23,997 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,741 | 44.79% | 2,146 | 55.21% | -405 | -10.42% | 3,887 |
| Yavapai | 21,515 | 58.68% | 15,148 | 41.32% | 6,367 | 17.37% | 36,663 |
| Yuma | 6,128 | 45.09% | 7,462 | 54.91% | -1,334 | -9.82% | 13,590 |
| Totals | 492,569 | 52.36% | 448,168 | 47.64% | 44,4013 | 4.72% | 940,737 |
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