1960 Arizona gubernatorial election
County results
Fannin:
50–60% 60–70%
Ackerman: 50–60% 60–70%
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates Lee Ackerman, former state representative[ 2]
Results
General election
Results
Results by county
County
Paul Fannin
Lee Ackerman
Margin
Total votes[ 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
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