1956 Arizona gubernatorial election

none related races 1956 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1956 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona Presidential no 1954 Arizona gubernatorial election 1954 1958 Arizona gubernatorial election 1958 November 6, 1956 File:Mcfarland ernest (cropped).jpg 0.6 Ernest McFarland Democratic Party (United States) 171,848 59.55% Horace B. Griffen.jpg Horace B. Griffen Republican Party (United States) 116,744 40.45% 1956 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsMcFarland: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Ernest McFarland Democratic Party (United States) Ernest McFarland Democratic Party (United States) The 1956 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Governor Ernest McFarland ran for reelection to a second term. Ernest McFarland defeated longtime The Arizona Republic journalist and Republican nominee Horace B. Griffen in the general election by a wide margin. Democratic primary Candidates Ernest McFarland, incumbent Governor Results Democratic primary resultshttps://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102653 Official Canvass Primary Election - September 11, 1956 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-13 Democratic Party (United States) Ernest W. McFarland (incumbent) 116,924 100.00% 116,924 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Horace B. Griffen, The Arizona Republic journalist O. D. Miller, State Senator Fred Trump, U. S. Government Staff Consultant to the Anglo American Council on Productivity Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Horace B. Griffen 20,471 45.97% Republican Party (United States) O. D. Miller 17,858 40.11% Republican Party (United States) Fred Trump 6,199 13.92% 44,528 100.00% General election Results Arizona gubernatorial election, 1956Arizona Secretary of State, Official Canvass General Election - November 7, 1956The Arizona State Library has digitized the original 1956 returns, but has not published them on AZ Memory, though it will provide a pdf upon requestBill Turnbow's 1957 Arizona Political Almanac Sims Printing Co. Phoenix, Arizona 37 https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102588 13 July 2024 Democratic Party (United States) Ernest W. McFarland (incumbent) 171,848 59.55% +7.04% Republican Party (United States) Horace B. Griffen 116,744 40.45% -7.04% 55,104 19.09% 288,592 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +14.08% Results by county County Ernest W. McFarlandDemocratic Horace B. GriffenRepublican Margin Total votescast # % # % # %Apache1,69363.79%96139.21%73227.58%2,654Cochise8,60171.18%3,48228.82%5,11942.37%12,083Coconino3,84060.42%2,51639.58%1,32420.83%6,356Gila6,03673.06%2,22626.94%3,81046.11%8,262Graham2,65566.89%1,31433.11%1,34133.79%3,969Greenlee3,40878.08%95721.92%2,45156.15%4,365Maricopa79,40454.38%66,62245.62%12,7828.75%146,026Mohave1,70668.35%79031.65%91636.70%2,496Navajo3,47258.36%2,47741.64%99516.73%5,949Pima38,61562.36%23,31037.64%15,30524.72%61,925Pinal7,63969.93%3,28530.07%4,35439.86%10,924Santa Cruz2,01873.52%72726.48%1,29147.03%2,745Yavapai5,54356.67%4,23843.33%1,30513.34%9,781Yuma7,21865.28%3,83934.72%3,37930.56%11,057Totals171,84859.55%116,74440.45%55,10419.09%288,592 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Maricopa Pima Yavapai Notes References 1 1956 Category:1956 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:November 1956 in the United States