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.
Republican primary
Candidates Paul Fannin, incumbent Governor
Results
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
General election
Results
Results by county County Paul FanninRepublican Sam GoddardDemocratic Margin Total votescast # % # % # %Apache1,45951.63%1,36748.37%923.26%2,826Cochise6,20646.39%7,17153.61%-965-7.21%13,377Coconino5,09160.81%3,28139.19%1,81021.62%8,372Gila3,63742.09%5,00457.91%1,367-15.82%8,641Graham2,36956.30%1,83943.70%53012.60%4,208Greenlee1,28831.01%2,86568.99%-1,577-37.97%4,153Maricopa121,33060.09%80,56839.91%40,76220.19%201,898Mohave1,58354.61%1,31645.39%2679.21%2,899Navajo4,12859.18%2,84740.82%1,28118.37%6,975Pima32,47144.46%40,56355.54%-8,092-11.08%73,034Pinal6,70748.67%7,07351.33%-366-2.66%13,780Santa Cruz1,51546.16%1,76753.84%-252-7.68%3,282Yavapai7,00463.76%3,98136.24%3,02327.52%10,985Yuma5,79050.74%5,62149.26%1691.48%11,411Totals200,57854.83%165,26345.17%35,3159.65%365,841
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Cochise Pima Pinal Santa Cruz
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