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 Paul Fannin, incumbent governor
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates Lee Ackerman, former state representative
Results
General election
Results
Results by county County Paul FanninRepublican Lee AckermanDemocratic Margin Total votescast # % # % # %Apache1,65355.43%1,32944.57%32410.87%2,982Cochise7,61451.13%7,27648.87%3382.27%14,890Coconino5,56562.92%3,28037.08%2,28525.83%8,845Gila4,18346.28%4,85653.72%-673-7.45%9,039Graham2,53155.33%2,04344.67%48810.67%4,574Greenlee1,39631.88%2,98368.12%-1,587-36.24%4,379Maricopa135,75763.50%78,01936.50%57,73827.01%213,776Mohave1,70158.66%1,19941.34%50217.31%2,900Navajo4,06857.94%2,95342.06%1,11515.88%7,021Pima48,00654.59%39,93245.41%8,0749.18%87,938Pinal7,39652.80%6,61247.20%7845.60%14,008Santa Cruz1,60551.56%1,50848.44%973.12%3,113Yavapai7,56366.88%3,74633.12%3,81733.75%11,309Yuma6,46452.41%5,86947.59%5954.82%12,333Totals235,50259.30%161,60540.70%73,89718.61%397,107
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cochise Mohave Pima Pinal Santa Cruz Yuma
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