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.
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 County results Fannin: 50–60% 60–70% Ackerman: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Paul Fannin, incumbent governor
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Fannin | 51,769 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 51,769 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Lee Ackerman, former state representative[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee Ackerman | 120,142 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 120,142 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Fannin (incumbent) | 235,502 | 59.30% | +4.17% | |
| Democratic | Lee Ackerman | 161,605 | 40.70% | −4.17% | |
| Majority | 73,897 | 18.61% | |||
| Total votes | 397,107 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +8.35% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | Paul Fannin Republican |
Lee Ackerman Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 1,653 | 55.43% | 1,329 | 44.57% | 324 | 10.87% | 2,982 |
| Cochise | 7,614 | 51.13% | 7,276 | 48.87% | 338 | 2.27% | 14,890 |
| Coconino | 5,565 | 62.92% | 3,280 | 37.08% | 2,285 | 25.83% | 8,845 |
| Gila | 4,183 | 46.28% | 4,856 | 53.72% | -673 | -7.45% | 9,039 |
| Graham | 2,531 | 55.33% | 2,043 | 44.67% | 488 | 10.67% | 4,574 |
| Greenlee | 1,396 | 31.88% | 2,983 | 68.12% | -1,587 | -36.24% | 4,379 |
| Maricopa | 135,757 | 63.50% | 78,019 | 36.50% | 57,738 | 27.01% | 213,776 |
| Mohave | 1,701 | 58.66% | 1,199 | 41.34% | 502 | 17.31% | 2,900 |
| Navajo | 4,068 | 57.94% | 2,953 | 42.06% | 1,115 | 15.88% | 7,021 |
| Pima | 48,006 | 54.59% | 39,932 | 45.41% | 8,074 | 9.18% | 87,938 |
| Pinal | 7,396 | 52.80% | 6,612 | 47.20% | 784 | 5.60% | 14,008 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,605 | 51.56% | 1,508 | 48.44% | 97 | 3.12% | 3,113 |
| Yavapai | 7,563 | 66.88% | 3,746 | 33.12% | 3,817 | 33.75% | 11,309 |
| Yuma | 6,464 | 52.41% | 5,869 | 47.59% | 595 | 4.82% | 12,333 |
| Totals | 235,502 | 59.30% | 161,605 | 40.70% | 73,897 | 18.61% | 397,107 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Official Canvass Primary Election - September 13, 1960". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Leopold "Lee" Ackerman, II". Arizona Secretary of State Office. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "Official Canvass General Election - November 8, 1960". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.