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1920 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona Presidential no 1918 Arizona gubernatorial election 1918 1922 Arizona gubernatorial election 1922 November 2, 1920 Thomas E Campbell 2.jpg 0.6 Thomas E. Campbell Republican Party (United States) 37,060 54.15% Mit Simms.jpg Mit Simms Democratic Party (United States) 31,385 45.85% 1920 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsCampbell: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Simms: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Thomas E. Campbell Republican Party (United States) Thomas E. Campbell Republican Party (United States)
The 1920 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920, for the post of governor of Arizona. Thomas Campbell won a second term in office, winning a full majority of the popular vote for the first time in three consecutive elections. He beat the sole challenger, Secretary of State Mit Simms. This would be the last office Campbell would win,http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=59935 Campbell Biography while Sims would return in the 1930s to win several terms in his old offices of Treasurer and Secretary of Statehttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=59940 Simms Biography
Thomas Campbell was sworn in for his second term on January 3, 1921.
General election
Results
Arizona gubernatorial election, 1920 https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102402 General Election Returns, State of Arizona, November 2, 1920 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-11
Republican Party (United States)
Thomas E. Campbell (incumbent)
37,060
54.15%
+4.25%
Democratic Party (United States)
Mit Simms
31,385
45.85%
-3.40%
5,675
8.29%
68,445
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
+7.64%
Results by county
County Thomas E. CampbellRepublican Mit SimmsDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Apache72855.24%59044.76%13810.47%1,318Cochise5,44054.88%4,47345.12%9679.75%9,913Coconino1,31559.69%88840.31%42719.38%2,203Gila2,85544.55%3,55355.45%-698-10.89%6,408Graham1,39453.62%1,20646.38%1887.23%2,600Greenlee82738.74%1,30861.26%-481-22.53%2,135Maricopa11,27354.88%9,26845.12%2,0059.76%20,541Mohave89049.92%89350.08%-3-0.17%1,783Navajo1,08150.80%1,04749.20%341.60%2,128Pima3,55659.81%2,38940.19%1,16719.63%5,945Pinal1,49153.06%1,31946.94%1726.12%2,810Santa Cruz90756.16%70843.84%19912.32%1,615Yavapai3,70260.20%2,44839.80%1,25420.39%6,150Yuma1,60155.28%1,29544.72%30610.57%2,896Totals37,06054.15%31,35845.85%5,6758.29%68,445
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Apache
Cochise
Graham
Navajo
Santa Cruz
Yuma
References
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