1960 Arizona gubernatorial election
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The 1960 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent governor Paul Fannin ran for reelection against former Democratic state representative Lee Ackerman in the general election, easily winning a second term. Fannin was sworn in to his second term on January 3, 1961. Both candidates ran unopposed in their respective party's primary.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Paul Fannin, incumbent governor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Fannin | 51,769 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 51,769 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Lee Ackerman, former state representative[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee Ackerman | 120,142 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 120,142 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Fannin (incumbent) | 235,502 | 59.30% | +4.17% | |
| Democratic | Lee Ackerman | 161,605 | 40.70% | −4.17% | |
| Majority | 73,897 | 18.61% | |||
| Total votes | 397,107 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +8.35% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Paul Fannin Republican |
Lee Ackerman Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 1,653 | 55.43% | 1,329 | 44.57% | 324 | 10.87% | 2,982 |
| Cochise | 7,614 | 51.13% | 7,276 | 48.87% | 338 | 2.27% | 14,890 |
| Coconino | 5,565 | 62.92% | 3,280 | 37.08% | 2,285 | 25.83% | 8,845 |
| Gila | 4,183 | 46.28% | 4,856 | 53.72% | -673 | -7.45% | 9,039 |
| Graham | 2,531 | 55.33% | 2,043 | 44.67% | 488 | 10.67% | 4,574 |
| Greenlee | 1,396 | 31.88% | 2,983 | 68.12% | -1,587 | -36.24% | 4,379 |
| Maricopa | 135,757 | 63.50% | 78,019 | 36.50% | 57,738 | 27.01% | 213,776 |
| Mohave | 1,701 | 58.66% | 1,199 | 41.34% | 502 | 17.31% | 2,900 |
| Navajo | 4,068 | 57.94% | 2,953 | 42.06% | 1,115 | 15.88% | 7,021 |
| Pima | 48,006 | 54.59% | 39,932 | 45.41% | 8,074 | 9.18% | 87,938 |
| Pinal | 7,396 | 52.80% | 6,612 | 47.20% | 784 | 5.60% | 14,008 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,605 | 51.56% | 1,508 | 48.44% | 97 | 3.12% | 3,113 |
| Yavapai | 7,563 | 66.88% | 3,746 | 33.12% | 3,817 | 33.75% | 11,309 |
| Yuma | 6,464 | 52.41% | 5,869 | 47.59% | 595 | 4.82% | 12,333 |
| Totals | 235,502 | 59.30% | 161,605 | 40.70% | 73,897 | 18.61% | 397,107 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Official Canvass Primary Election - September 13, 1960". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Leopold "Lee" Ackerman, II". Arizona Secretary of State Office. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "Official Canvass General Election - November 8, 1960". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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