1956 Arizona gubernatorial election|
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County results
McFarland: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
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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
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results
Results by county
| County
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Ernest W. McFarland
Democratic
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Horace B. Griffen
Republican
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Margin
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Total votes
cast[2][3]
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| #
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%
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%
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%
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| Apache
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1,693
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63.79%
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961
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39.21%
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732
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27.58%
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2,654
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| Cochise
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8,601
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71.18%
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3,482
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28.82%
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5,119
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42.37%
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12,083
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| Coconino
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3,840
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60.42%
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2,516
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39.58%
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1,324
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20.83%
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6,356
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| Gila
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6,036
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73.06%
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2,226
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26.94%
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3,810
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46.11%
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8,262
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| Graham
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2,655
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66.89%
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1,314
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33.11%
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1,341
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33.79%
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3,969
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| Greenlee
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3,408
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78.08%
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957
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21.92%
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2,451
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56.15%
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4,365
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| Maricopa
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79,404
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54.38%
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66,622
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45.62%
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12,782
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8.75%
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146,026
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| Mohave
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1,706
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68.35%
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790
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31.65%
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916
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36.70%
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2,496
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| Navajo
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3,472
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58.36%
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2,477
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41.64%
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995
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16.73%
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5,949
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| Pima
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38,615
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62.36%
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23,310
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37.64%
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15,305
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24.72%
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61,925
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| Pinal
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7,639
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69.93%
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3,285
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30.07%
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4,354
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39.86%
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10,924
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| Santa Cruz
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2,018
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73.52%
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727
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26.48%
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1,291
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47.03%
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2,745
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| Yavapai
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5,543
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56.67%
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4,238
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43.33%
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1,305
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13.34%
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9,781
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| Yuma
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7,218
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65.28%
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3,839
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34.72%
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3,379
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30.56%
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11,057
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| Totals |
171,848 |
59.55% |
116,744 |
40.45% |
55,104 |
19.09% |
288,592
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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