1946 Arizona gubernatorial election

none related races 1946 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1946 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona Presidential no 1944 Arizona gubernatorial election 1944 1948 Arizona gubernatorial election 1948 November 5, 1946 File:Sidney Preston Osborn.jpg 150x150px Sidney Preston Osborn Democratic Party (United States) 73,595 60.10% 3x4.svg Bruce Brockett Republican Party (United States) 48,867 39.90% 1946 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsOsborn: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Sidney Preston Osborn Democratic Party (United States) Sidney Preston Osborn Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Governor Sidney Preston Osborn ran for reelection, easily winning the Democratic primary, as well as defeating Republican challenger Bruce Brockett in the general election, and was sworn into his fourth term as Governor on January 7, 1947. Osborn died in office a year later. In comparison to previous election cycles, Brockett signaled a shift in voters becoming more Republican, outperforming their past electoral failures significantly.https://books.google.com/books?id=60lXBpSyEaoC&q=bruce+brockett+arizona&pg=PA216 Arizona: An Illustrated History Lavin, Patrick 2001 9780781808521 October 25, 2016 Democratic primary Candidates Sidney P. Osborn, former Secretary of State of Arizona Howard Sprouse, state legislator Results Democratic primary resultshttps://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102646 Primary Election Returns, State of Arizona, July 16, 1946 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-12 Democratic Party (United States) Sidney Preston Osborn (incumbent) 64,875 81.67% Democratic Party (United States) Howard Sprouse 14,565 18.34% 79,440 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Bruce Brockett, cattleman General election Arizona gubernatorial election, 1946https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/282073 Official Canvass General Election Returns November 5, 1946 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-12 Democratic Party (United States) Sidney Preston Osborn (incumbent) 73,595 60.10% -17.81% Republican Party (United States) Bruce Brockett 48,867 39.90% +18.71% 24,728 20.19% 122,462 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) -36.52% Results by county County Sidney P. OsbornDemocratic Bruce BrockettRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Apache1,18362.13%72137.87%46224.26%1,904Cochise5,94569.78%2,57530.22%3,37039.55%8,520Coconino1,63754.93%1,34345.07%2949.87%2,980Gila3,65163.47%2,10136.53%1,55026.95%5,752Graham1,86658.55%1,32141.45%54517.10%3,187Greenlee1,59478.87%42721.13%1,16757.74%2,021Maricopa30,16456.52%23,20543.48%6,95913.04%53,369Mohave1,57271.91%61428.09%95843.82%2,186Navajo1,98859.25%1,36740.75%62118.51%3,355Pima13,06161.72%8,10238.28%4,95923.43%21,163Pinal2,79761.96%1,71738.04%1,08023.93%4,514Santa Cruz1,23068.49%56631.51%66436.97%1,796Yavapai3,91655.10%3,19144.90%72510.20%7,107Yuma2,99164.91%1,61735.09%1,37429.82%4,608Totals73,59560.10%48,86739.90%24,72820.19%122,462 References 1 1946 Category:1946 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:November 1946 in the United States