# 1960 Arizona gubernatorial election

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The 1960 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent governor Paul Fannin ran for reelection against former Democratic state representative Lee Ackerman in the general election, easily winning a second term. Fannin was sworn in to his second term on January 3, 1961. Both candidates ran unopposed in their respective party's primary.

## Republican primary
### Candidates

* Paul Fannin, incumbent governor

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Fannin | 51,769 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,769 | 100.00% |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates

* Lee Ackerman, former state representative

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lee Ackerman | 120,142 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,142 | 100.00% |

## General election
### Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1960 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Paul Fannin (incumbent) | 235,502 | 59.30% | +4.17% |
| | Democratic | Lee Ackerman | 161,605 | 40.70% | −4.17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73,897 | 18.61% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 397,107 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | +8.35% | |

### Results by county

| County | Paul Fannin Republican | Paul Fannin Republican | Lee Ackerman Democratic | Lee Ackerman Democratic | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Apache | 1,653 | 55.43% | 1,329 | 44.57% | 324 | 10.87% | 2,982 |
| Cochise | 7,614 | 51.13% | 7,276 | 48.87% | 338 | 2.27% | 14,890 |
| Coconino | 5,565 | 62.92% | 3,280 | 37.08% | 2,285 | 25.83% | 8,845 |
| Gila | 4,183 | 46.28% | 4,856 | 53.72% | -673 | -7.45% | 9,039 |
| Graham | 2,531 | 55.33% | 2,043 | 44.67% | 488 | 10.67% | 4,574 |
| Greenlee | 1,396 | 31.88% | 2,983 | 68.12% | -1,587 | -36.24% | 4,379 |
| Maricopa | 135,757 | 63.50% | 78,019 | 36.50% | 57,738 | 27.01% | 213,776 |
| Mohave | 1,701 | 58.66% | 1,199 | 41.34% | 502 | 17.31% | 2,900 |
| Navajo | 4,068 | 57.94% | 2,953 | 42.06% | 1,115 | 15.88% | 7,021 |
| Pima | 48,006 | 54.59% | 39,932 | 45.41% | 8,074 | 9.18% | 87,938 |
| Pinal | 7,396 | 52.80% | 6,612 | 47.20% | 784 | 5.60% | 14,008 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,605 | 51.56% | 1,508 | 48.44% | 97 | 3.12% | 3,113 |
| Yavapai | 7,563 | 66.88% | 3,746 | 33.12% | 3,817 | 33.75% | 11,309 |
| Yuma | 6,464 | 52.41% | 5,869 | 47.59% | 595 | 4.82% | 12,333 |
| Totals | 235,502 | 59.30% | 161,605 | 40.70% | 73,897 | 18.61% | 397,107 |

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Cochise
* Mohave
* Pima
* Pinal
* Santa Cruz
* Yuma