Arizona gubernatorial election, 1944

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Arizona gubernatorial election, 1944
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  1942 November 7, 1944 1946  

  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%

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.

Sidney Preston Osborn American politician

Sidney Preston Osborn was the first secretary of state of Arizona, and later the seventh governor of Arizona and is, as of 2019, the only governor of Arizona to be elected to four consecutive terms. Osborn is also the second native-born governor of Arizona, preceded by Thomas Edward Campbell.

Robert Taylor Jones American politician

Robert Taylor Jones was the sixth governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and served from 1939 to 1941.

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 Osborn59,25475.28%
Democratic William Coxon19,45424.72%
Total votes78,708100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerrie W. Lee5,23771.32%
Republican Harry F. Michael2,10628.68%
Total votes7,343100.00

General election

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1944 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Sidney Preston Osborn 100,220 77.91%
Republican Jerrie W. Lee27,26121.19%
Prohibition Charles R. Osburn1,1610.90%
Majority72,95956.72%
Turnout 128,642
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

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