1962 Arizona gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1962 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 1962 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Governor Paul Fannin ran for reelection against President of the Western Conference of United Funds Samuel Pearson Goddard in the general election, winning a third consecutive term, a first for a Republican Governor in Arizona. Fannin was sworn into his third term on January 1, 1963.

1962 Arizona gubernatorial election

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Nominee Paul Fannin Samuel Goddard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 200,578 165,263 Percentage 54.8% 45.2%

County results Fannin:      50–60%      60–70% Goddard:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Paul Fannin Republican Elected Governor Paul Fannin Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• Paul Fannin, incumbent Governor

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Fannin	64,959	100.00%
Total votes			64,959	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Samuel P. Goddard, president of the Western Conference of United Funds
• Joe C. Haldiman, Democratic nominee for governor in 1952
• J. Michael Morris

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Goddard	91,661	59.85%
	Democratic	Joe C. Haldiman	41,645	27.19%
	Democratic	J. Michael Morris	19,850	12.96%
Total votes			153,156	100.00%

General election

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1962^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Paul Fannin (incumbent)	200,578	54.83%	−4.48%
	Democratic	Sam Goddard	165,263	45.17%	+4.48%
Majority			35,315	9.66%
Total votes			365,841	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing	-8.96%

Results by county

County	Paul Fannin Republican		Sam Goddard Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast[2]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Apache	1,459	51.63%	1,367	48.37%	92	3.26%	2,826
Cochise	6,206	46.39%	7,171	53.61%	-965	-7.21%	13,377
Coconino	5,091	60.81%	3,281	39.19%	1,810	21.62%	8,372
Gila	3,637	42.09%	5,004	57.91%	1,367	-15.82%	8,641
Graham	2,369	56.30%	1,839	43.70%	530	12.60%	4,208
Greenlee	1,288	31.01%	2,865	68.99%	-1,577	-37.97%	4,153
Maricopa	121,330	60.09%	80,568	39.91%	40,762	20.19%	201,898
Mohave	1,583	54.61%	1,316	45.39%	267	9.21%	2,899
Navajo	4,128	59.18%	2,847	40.82%	1,281	18.37%	6,975
Pima	32,471	44.46%	40,563	55.54%	-8,092	-11.08%	73,034
Pinal	6,707	48.67%	7,073	51.33%	-366	-2.66%	13,780
Santa Cruz	1,515	46.16%	1,767	53.84%	-252	-7.68%	3,282
Yavapai	7,004	63.76%	3,981	36.24%	3,023	27.52%	10,985
Yuma	5,790	50.74%	5,621	49.26%	169	1.48%	11,411
Totals	200,578	54.83%	165,263	45.17%	35,315	9.65%	365,841

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Cochise
• Pima
• Pinal
• Santa Cruz