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.
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November 8, 1960
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 County results Fannin: 50–60% 60–70% Ackerman: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Paul Fannin, incumbent governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Fannin | 51,769 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 51,769 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lee Ackerman, former state representative[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee Ackerman | 120,142 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 120,142 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| 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
| 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 |