For related races, see 1956 United States gubernatorial elections.
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ernest W. McFarland (incumbent) | 116,924 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Horace B. Griffen | 20,471 | 45.97% | |
| Republican | O. D. Miller | 17,858 | 40.11% | |
| Republican | Fred Trump | 6,199 | 13.92% | |
| Total votes | 44,528 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ernest W. McFarland (incumbent) | 171,848 | 59.55% | +7.04% | |
| Republican | Horace B. Griffen | 116,744 | 40.45% | −7.04% | |
| Majority | 55,104 | 19.09% | |||
| Total votes | 288,592 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +14.08% | |||
Results by county
| County | Ernest W. McFarland Democratic |
Horace B. Griffen Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 1,693 | 63.79% | 961 | 39.21% | 732 | 27.58% | 2,654 |
| Cochise | 8,601 | 71.18% | 3,482 | 28.82% | 5,119 | 42.37% | 12,083 |
| Coconino | 3,840 | 60.42% | 2,516 | 39.58% | 1,324 | 20.83% | 6,356 |
| Gila | 6,036 | 73.06% | 2,226 | 26.94% | 3,810 | 46.11% | 8,262 |
| Graham | 2,655 | 66.89% | 1,314 | 33.11% | 1,341 | 33.79% | 3,969 |
| Greenlee | 3,408 | 78.08% | 957 | 21.92% | 2,451 | 56.15% | 4,365 |
| Maricopa | 79,404 | 54.38% | 66,622 | 45.62% | 12,782 | 8.75% | 146,026 |
| Mohave | 1,706 | 68.35% | 790 | 31.65% | 916 | 36.70% | 2,496 |
| Navajo | 3,472 | 58.36% | 2,477 | 41.64% | 995 | 16.73% | 5,949 |
| Pima | 38,615 | 62.36% | 23,310 | 37.64% | 15,305 | 24.72% | 61,925 |
| Pinal | 7,639 | 69.93% | 3,285 | 30.07% | 4,354 | 39.86% | 10,924 |
| Santa Cruz | 2,018 | 73.52% | 727 | 26.48% | 1,291 | 47.03% | 2,745 |
| Yavapai | 5,543 | 56.67% | 4,238 | 43.33% | 1,305 | 13.34% | 9,781 |
| Yuma | 7,218 | 65.28% | 3,839 | 34.72% | 3,379 | 30.56% | 11,057 |
| Totals | 171,848 | 59.55% | 116,744 | 40.45% | 55,104 | 19.09% | 288,592 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Notes
- The Arizona State Library has digitized the original 1956 returns, but has not published them on AZ Memory, though it will provide a pdf upon request
References
- ^ "Official Canvass Primary Election - September 11, 1956". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Arizona Secretary of State, Official Canvass General Election - November 7, 1956
- ^ Bill Turnbow's 1957 Arizona Political Almanac. Phoenix, Arizona: Sims Printing Co. p. 37. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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