1944 Arizona gubernatorial election

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1944 Arizona gubernatorial election
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  Sidney Preston Osborn.jpg Jerrie W. Lee.jpg
Nominee Sidney Preston Osborn Jerrie W. Lee
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote100,22027,261
Percentage77.91%21.19%
1944 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Osborn:      70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Governor before election

Sidney Preston Osborn
Democratic

Elected Governor

Sidney Preston Osborn
Democratic

The 1944 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Governor Sidney Preston Osborn ran for reelection, and easily won the Democratic primary, with only token opposition as former Governor Robert Taylor Jones declined to challenge Osborn to a rematch following two losses, in 1940 and 1942.

Contents

In a virtually identical race to 1940 and 1942, Sidney Preston Osborn defeated Jerrie W. Lee in the general election, and was sworn into his third term as Governor on January 2, 1945.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on July 18, 1944. Incumbent Governor Sidney Preston Osborn ran for reelection, and defeated State Senator William Coxon easily, with former Governor Robert Taylor Jones declining to challenge Osborn after losing to him twice in the past two election cycles in 1940 and 1942. [1]

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sidney Preston Osborn (incumbent) 59,254 75.28%
Democratic William Coxon19,45424.72%
Total votes78,708 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerrie W. Lee 5,237 71.32%
Republican Harry F. Michael2,10628.68%
Total votes7,343 100.00%

General election

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1944 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Sidney Preston Osborn (incumbent) 100,220 77.91% +5.42%
Republican Jerrie W. Lee27,26121.19%−5.71%
Prohibition Charles R. Osburn1,1610.90%+0.29%
Majority 72,95956.71%
Total votes128,642 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing +11.13%

Results by county

CountySidney P. Osborn
Democratic		Jerrie W. Lee
Republican		Charles R. Osburn
Prohibition		MarginTotal votes cast [3]
#%#%#%#%
Apache 1,50578.88%39520.70%80.42%1,11058.18%1,908
Cochise 8,34483.18%1,65716.52%300.30%6,68766.66%10,031
Coconino 2,85174.09%96725.13%300.78%1,88448.96%3,848
Gila 5,55580.05%1,31518.95%690.99%4,24061.10%6,939
Graham 2,75282.03%56416.81%391.16%2,18865.22%3,355
Greenlee 2,22985.08%36914.08%220.84%1,86070.99%2,620
Maricopa 39,40670.45%16,16328.90%3620.65%23,24341.56%55,931
Mohave 1,66976.24%50523.07%150.69%1,16453.17%2,189
Navajo 3,39080.91%78418.71%160.38%2,60662.20%4,190
Pima 17,24596.15%3141.75%3772.10%16,868 [a] 94.05%17,936
Pinal 3,65075.13%1,17224.13%360.74%2,47851.01%4,858
Santa Cruz 1,62382.34%34417.45%40.20%1,27964.89%1,971
Yavapai 5,82075.14%1,81923.48%1071.38%4,00151.65%7,746
Yuma 4,18181.66%89317.44%460.90%3,28864.22%5,120
Totals100,22077.91%27,26121.19%1,1610.90%72,95956.71%128,642

Notes

  1. ↑ Margin over Osburn

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - AZ Governor - D Primary Race - Jul 18, 1944".
  2. 1 2 "Primary Election Returns, State of Arizona, July 18, 1944". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Official Canvass General Election Returns November 7, 1944". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
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