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1960 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona Presidential no 1958 Arizona gubernatorial election 1958 1962 Arizona gubernatorial election 1962 November 8, 1960 File:Paul Fannin.jpg 150x150px Paul Fannin Republican Party (United States) 235,502 59.30% 3x4.svg Lee Ackerman Democratic Party (United States) 161,605 40.70% 1960 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsFannin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Ackerman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Paul Fannin Republican Party (United States) Paul Fannin 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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Paul Fannin, incumbent governor
Results
Republican primary resultshttps://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102656 Official Canvass Primary Election - September 13, 1960 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-13
Republican Party (United States)
Paul Fannin
51,769
100.00%
51,769
100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Lee Ackerman, former state representativehttp://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Detail.aspx?ID=8 Leopold "Lee" Ackerman, II Arizona Secretary of State Office October 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026171056/http://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Detail.aspx?ID=8 October 26, 2016 dead
Results
Democratic primary results
Democratic Party (United States)
Lee Ackerman
120,142
100.00%
120,142
100.00%
General election
Results
Arizona gubernatorial election, 1960https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102655 Official Canvass General Election - November 8, 1960 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-13
Republican Party (United States)
Paul Fannin (incumbent)
235,502
59.30%
+4.17%
Democratic Party (United States)
Lee Ackerman
161,605
40.70%
-4.17%
73,897
18.61%
397,107
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
+8.35%
Results by county
County Paul FanninRepublican Lee AckermanDemocratic Margin Total votescast # % # % # %Apache1,65355.43%1,32944.57%32410.87%2,982Cochise7,61451.13%7,27648.87%3382.27%14,890Coconino5,56562.92%3,28037.08%2,28525.83%8,845Gila4,18346.28%4,85653.72%-673-7.45%9,039Graham2,53155.33%2,04344.67%48810.67%4,574Greenlee1,39631.88%2,98368.12%-1,587-36.24%4,379Maricopa135,75763.50%78,01936.50%57,73827.01%213,776Mohave1,70158.66%1,19941.34%50217.31%2,900Navajo4,06857.94%2,95342.06%1,11515.88%7,021Pima48,00654.59%39,93245.41%8,0749.18%87,938Pinal7,39652.80%6,61247.20%7845.60%14,008Santa Cruz1,60551.56%1,50848.44%973.12%3,113Yavapai7,56366.88%3,74633.12%3,81733.75%11,309Yuma6,46452.41%5,86947.59%5954.82%12,333Totals235,50259.30%161,60540.70%73,89718.61%397,107
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Cochise
Mohave
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz
Yuma
References
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