Election Name: | 1960 Arizona gubernatorial election |
Country: | Arizona |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1958 Arizona gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1958 |
Next Election: | 1962 Arizona gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1962 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
Nominee1: | Paul Fannin |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 235,502 |
Percentage1: | 59.3% |
Nominee2: | Lee Ackerman |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 161,605 |
Percentage2: | 40.7% |
Map Size: | 210px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Paul Fannin |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Paul Fannin |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
County | Paul Fannin Republican | Lee Ackerman Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | |||||||||||||
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 |