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
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
General election
Results
Results by county County Ernest W. McFarlandDemocratic Horace B. GriffenRepublican Margin Total votescast # % # % # %Apache1,69363.79%96139.21%73227.58%2,654Cochise8,60171.18%3,48228.82%5,11942.37%12,083Coconino3,84060.42%2,51639.58%1,32420.83%6,356Gila6,03673.06%2,22626.94%3,81046.11%8,262Graham2,65566.89%1,31433.11%1,34133.79%3,969Greenlee3,40878.08%95721.92%2,45156.15%4,365Maricopa79,40454.38%66,62245.62%12,7828.75%146,026Mohave1,70668.35%79031.65%91636.70%2,496Navajo3,47258.36%2,47741.64%99516.73%5,949Pima38,61562.36%23,31037.64%15,30524.72%61,925Pinal7,63969.93%3,28530.07%4,35439.86%10,924Santa Cruz2,01873.52%72726.48%1,29147.03%2,745Yavapai5,54356.67%4,23843.33%1,30513.34%9,781Yuma7,21865.28%3,83934.72%3,37930.56%11,057Totals171,84859.55%116,74440.45%55,10419.09%288,592
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Maricopa Pima Yavapai
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