Arizona gubernatorial election, 1946

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1946

November 5, 1946

Nominee Sidney Preston Osborn Bruce Brockett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 73,595 48,867 Percentage 60.10% 39.90%

Governor before election Sidney Preston Osborn Democratic Elected Governor Sidney Preston Osborn Democratic

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The 1946 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Governor Sidney Preston Osborn ran for reelection, easily winning the Democratic primary, as well as defeating Republican challenger Bruce Brockett in the general election, and was sworn in to his fourth term as Governor on January 7, 1947. Osborn would go on to die in office a year later.

In comparison to previous election cycles, Brockett signaled a shift in voters becoming more Republican, outperforming their past electoral failures significantly.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Sidney P. Osborn, former Secretary of State of Arizona
• Howard Sprouse, state legislator

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bruce Brockett, cattleman

General election

References

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