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1954 Arizona governor election

Ernest W. McFarland (Democrat) beat Howard Pyle (Republican) in Arizona in 1954, 52.5% to 47.5%, a margin of 5.0 points and 12,238 votes.

Arizona changed party: in 1952 it went Republican, for Howard Pyle.

Democrats led in 11 of the 14 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 3. The largest, Maricopa, cast 121,867 votes and went to the Republican by 0.3 points. The closest was Yavapai, where 63 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ernest W. McFarland won Democratic 128,104 52.5%
Howard Pyle Republican 115,866 47.5%
Total243,970

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Maricopa 60,728 49.8% 61,139 50.2% 121,867 R+0.3
Pima 23,881 49.6% 24,296 50.4% 48,177 R+0.9
Cochise 6,331 58.5% 4,486 41.5% 10,817 D+17.1
Pinal 5,862 60.4% 3,843 39.6% 9,705 D+20.8
Yuma 5,599 60.2% 3,705 39.8% 9,304 D+20.4
Yavapai 4,558 49.7% 4,621 50.3% 9,179 R+0.7
Gila 5,672 67.5% 2,734 32.5% 8,406 D+35.0
Navajo 2,930 54.9% 2,407 45.1% 5,337 D+9.8
Coconino 2,631 50.7% 2,557 49.3% 5,188 D+1.4
Greenlee 3,260 76.0% 1,032 24.0% 4,292 D+51.9
Graham 2,321 58.3% 1,663 41.7% 3,984 D+16.5
Santa Cruz 1,507 51.2% 1,438 48.8% 2,945 D+2.3
Apache 1,457 58.0% 1,056 42.0% 2,513 D+16.0
Mohave 1,367 60.6% 889 39.4% 2,256 D+21.2

Counties as they stood in 1954; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Arizona governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Katie Hobbs (D) D+0.7
2018 Doug Ducey (R) R+14.1
2014 Doug Ducey (R) R+11.8
2010 Jan Brewer (R) R+11.9
2006 Janet Napolitano (D) D+27.1
2002 Janet Napolitano (D) D+1.0
1998 Jane Dee Hull (R) R+25.4
1994 Fife Symington (R) R+8.2
1990 Fife Symington (R) R+4.7
1986 Evan Mecham (R) R+5.2
1982 Bruce Babbitt (D) D+30.0
1978 Bruce Babbitt (D) D+7.7
1974 Raul H. Castro (D) D+0.9
1970 Jack R. Williams (R) R+1.9
1968 Jack R. Williams (R) R+15.7
1966 Jack R. Williams (R) R+7.5
1964 Sam Goddard (D) D+6.5
1962 Paul Fannin (R) R+9.7
1960 Paul Fannin (R) R+18.6
1958 Paul Fannin (R) R+10.3
1956 Ernest W. McFarland (D) D+19.1
1954 Ernest W. McFarland (D) D+5.0
1952 Howard Pyle (R) R+20.3
1950 Howard Pyle (R) R+1.5
1948 Dan E. Garvey (D) D+19.1
1946 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+20.2
1944 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+56.7
1942 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+45.6
1940 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+31.7
1938 Robert T. Jones (D) D+41.2
1936 Rawghile C. Stanford (D) D+41.6
1934 Benjamin B. Moeur (D) D+21.5
1932 Benjamin B. Moeur (D) D+27.8
1930 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+2.8
1928 John C. Phillips (R) R+3.5
1926 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+0.5
1924 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+1.1
1922 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+9.9
1920 Thomas E. Campbell (R) R+8.3
1918 Thomas E. Campbell (R) R+0.7
1916 Thomas E. Campbell (R) R+0.1
1914 George W. P. Hunt (D) D+14.9
1911 George W. P. Hunt (D) D+9.0