1962 Arizona gubernatorial election
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The 1962 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Governor Paul Fannin ran for reelection against President of the Western Conference of United Funds Samuel Pearson Goddard in the general election, winning a third consecutive term, a first for a Republican Governor in Arizona. Fannin was sworn into his third term on January 1, 1963.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Paul Fannin, incumbent Governor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Fannin | 64,959 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 64,959 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Samuel P. Goddard, president of the Western Conference of United Funds
- Joe C. Haldiman, Democratic nominee for governor in 1952
- J. Michael Morris
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sam Goddard | 91,661 | 59.85% | |
| Democratic | Joe C. Haldiman | 41,645 | 27.19% | |
| Democratic | J. Michael Morris | 19,850 | 12.96% | |
| Total votes | 153,156 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Fannin (incumbent) | 200,578 | 54.83% | −4.48% | |
| Democratic | Sam Goddard | 165,263 | 45.17% | +4.48% | |
| Majority | 35,315 | 9.66% | |||
| Total votes | 365,841 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -8.96% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Paul Fannin Republican |
Sam Goddard Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 1,459 | 51.63% | 1,367 | 48.37% | 92 | 3.26% | 2,826 |
| Cochise | 6,206 | 46.39% | 7,171 | 53.61% | -965 | -7.21% | 13,377 |
| Coconino | 5,091 | 60.81% | 3,281 | 39.19% | 1,810 | 21.62% | 8,372 |
| Gila | 3,637 | 42.09% | 5,004 | 57.91% | 1,367 | -15.82% | 8,641 |
| Graham | 2,369 | 56.30% | 1,839 | 43.70% | 530 | 12.60% | 4,208 |
| Greenlee | 1,288 | 31.01% | 2,865 | 68.99% | -1,577 | -37.97% | 4,153 |
| Maricopa | 121,330 | 60.09% | 80,568 | 39.91% | 40,762 | 20.19% | 201,898 |
| Mohave | 1,583 | 54.61% | 1,316 | 45.39% | 267 | 9.21% | 2,899 |
| Navajo | 4,128 | 59.18% | 2,847 | 40.82% | 1,281 | 18.37% | 6,975 |
| Pima | 32,471 | 44.46% | 40,563 | 55.54% | -8,092 | -11.08% | 73,034 |
| Pinal | 6,707 | 48.67% | 7,073 | 51.33% | -366 | -2.66% | 13,780 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,515 | 46.16% | 1,767 | 53.84% | -252 | -7.68% | 3,282 |
| Yavapai | 7,004 | 63.76% | 3,981 | 36.24% | 3,023 | 27.52% | 10,985 |
| Yuma | 5,790 | 50.74% | 5,621 | 49.26% | 169 | 1.48% | 11,411 |
| Totals | 200,578 | 54.83% | 165,263 | 45.17% | 35,315 | 9.65% | 365,841 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Official Canvass Primary Election - September 11, 1962". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Official Canvass General Election - November 6, 1962". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
