Arizona gubernatorial election, 1958

November 4, 1958



Nominee	Paul J. Fannin	Robert Morrison
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	160,136	130,329
Percentage	55.13%	44.87%

Governor before election

Ernest McFarland
Democratic

Elected Governor

Paul Fannin
Republican

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The 1958 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Governor Ernest McFarland decided not to run for reelection and instead unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater in attempt to return to the United States Senate.

Republican businessman Paul Fannin defeated Arizona Attorney General Robert Morrison in the general election, and was sworn in to his first term as Governor on January 5, 1959, becoming Arizona's eleventh Governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Robert Morrison, Attorney General of Arizona
Dick Searles, real estate agent
Marvin L. Burton

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Morrison	77,931	50.36%
	Democratic	Dick Searles	58,699	37.93%
	Democratic	Marvin L. Burton	18,122	11.71%
Total votes			154,752	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Paul Fannin, businessman

General election

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1958^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Fannin	160,136	55.13%
	Democratic	Robert Morrison	130,329	44.87%
Majority			29,807	10.26%
Turnout			290,465
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

Arizona gubernatorial elections

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