Arizona gubernatorial election, 1950

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Arizona gubernatorial election, 1950
Flag of Arizona.svg
  1948 November 7, 1950 1952  

  John Howard Pyle (Arizona governor).jpg Ana Frohmiller 1932.jpg
Nominee John Howard Pyle Ana Frohmiller
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote99,10996,118
Percentage50.77%49.23%

Governor before election

Dan Edward Garvey
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Howard Pyle
Republican

The 1950 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Governor Dan Edward Garvey, who originally ascended to the office of Governor following the death of Sidney Preston Osborn and was later elected to a full term, lost the Democratic primary to state Auditor Ana Frohmiller. Frohmiller would become the first woman to be nominated by any party for governor in Arizona.

Dan Edward Garvey American politician

Dan Edward Garvey was the ninth secretary of state of Arizona and the eighth governor of Arizona from 1948 to 1951. He was the first of many people to ascend to the office of Governor from the Secretaryship.

Sidney Preston Osborn American politician

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Ana Frohmiller American politician

Anastasia Collins Frohmiller, known as Ana, was a leading female politician in Arizona from the 1930s through the 1950s. A native of Burlington, Vermont, she moved with her parents and eight siblings to Phoenix, Arizona in 1898. In 1920 she was elected deputy county treasurer of Coconino County; she later became county treasurer.

Contents

Following a shift in voters to the Republican Party in the past two election cycles, [1] John Howard Pyle defeated Ana Frohmiller, becoming the first Republican Governor of Arizona since John Calhoun Phillips was defeated for reelection and left office in 1931.

John Howard Pyle American politician

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John Calhoun Phillips American politician

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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on September 12, 1950. Incumbent Governor Dan Edward Garvey, who ascended to the office of governor (as Secretary of State of Arizona) following the death of Governor Sidney Preston Osborn, and was subsequently elected to a full term in 1948, was defeated in the Democratic primary by State Auditor Ana Frohmiller. Frohmiller had served as state auditor since being elected in 1926, and was seen as a pioneer for women. U.S. Congressman Richard F. Harless also ran again after failing to win in 1948, as well as Jim Smith, Ralph Watkins, and perennial candidate Howard Sprouse.

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Richard F. Harless American politician

Richard Fielding Harless was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ana Frohmiller42,14329.24%
Democratic Dan Edward Garvey32,49322.55%
Democratic Richard F. Harless31,11821.59%
Democratic Jim Smith19,91213.82%
Democratic Ralph Watkins17,93112.44%
Democratic Howard Sprouse5140.36%
Total votes144,111100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

U.S. Senator and Republican Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater wrote in his memoir "With No Apologies" that Frohmiller was "an attractive lady [...] who had earned quite a following as a result of her long and excellent service as State Auditor." He also observed that the voters of Arizona weren't ready for a woman Governor in 1950. Frohmiller lost the election to Pyle, who became the first Republican Governor of Arizona since John Calhoun Phillips was elected in 1928, despite the fact that at the time of her nomination she seemed to be the front-runner.

Republican Party (United States) political party in the United States

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Barry Goldwater Republican nominee for President, 1964; U.S. Senator from Arizona

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Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1950 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican John Howard Pyle 99,109 50.77%
Democratic Ana Frohmiller96,11849.23%
Majority2,9911.54%
Turnout 195,227
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

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References

  1. Lavin, Patrick. "Arizona: An Illustrated History" . Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=515094
  3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173721