Arizona gubernatorial election, 1956

November 6, 1956


Nominee	Ernest McFarland	Horace B. Griffen
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	171,848	116,744
Percentage	59.55%	40.45%

Governor before election

Ernest McFarland
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ernest McFarland
Democratic

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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

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

Republican primary results^[1]
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

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1956^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ernest W. McFarland	171,848	59.55%
	Republican	Horace B. Griffen	116,744	40.45%
Majority			55,104	19.10%
Turnout			288,592
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

Arizona gubernatorial elections
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