The 1920 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920, for the post of the Governor of Arizona. Thomas Campbell won a second term in office, winning a full majority of the popular vote for the first time in three consecutive elections. He beat the sole challenger, Secretary of State Mit Simms. This would be the last office Campbell would win,[1] while Sims would return in the 1930s to win several terms in his old offices of Treasurer and Secretary of State[2]
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 County results Campbell: 50–60% 60–70% Simms: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Campbell was sworn in for his second term on January 3, 1921.
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas E. Campbell (incumbent) | 37,060 | 54.15% | +4.25% | |
| Democratic | Mit Simms | 31,385 | 45.85% | -3.40% | |
| Majority | 5,675 | 8.29% | |||
| Total votes | 68,445 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +7.64% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | Thomas E. Campbell Republican |
Mit Simms Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 728 | 55.24% | 590 | 44.76% | 138 | 10.47% | 1,318 |
| Cochise | 5,440 | 54.88% | 4,473 | 45.12% | 967 | 9.75% | 9,913 |
| Coconino | 1,315 | 59.69% | 888 | 40.31% | 427 | 19.38% | 2,203 |
| Gila | 2,855 | 44.55% | 3,553 | 55.45% | -698 | -10.89% | 6,408 |
| Graham | 1,394 | 53.62% | 1,206 | 46.38% | 188 | 7.23% | 2,600 |
| Greenlee | 827 | 38.74% | 1,308 | 61.26% | -481 | -22.53% | 2,135 |
| Maricopa | 11,273 | 54.88% | 9,268 | 45.12% | 2,005 | 9.76% | 20,541 |
| Mohave | 890 | 49.92% | 893 | 50.08% | -3 | -0.17% | 1,783 |
| Navajo | 1,081 | 50.80% | 1,047 | 49.20% | 34 | 1.60% | 2,128 |
| Pima | 3,556 | 59.81% | 2,389 | 40.19% | 1,167 | 19.63% | 5,945 |
| Pinal | 1,491 | 53.06% | 1,319 | 46.94% | 172 | 6.12% | 2,810 |
| Santa Cruz | 907 | 56.16% | 708 | 43.84% | 199 | 12.32% | 1,615 |
| Yavapai | 3,702 | 60.20% | 2,448 | 39.80% | 1,254 | 20.39% | 6,150 |
| Yuma | 1,601 | 55.28% | 1,295 | 44.72% | 306 | 10.57% | 2,896 |
| Totals | 37,060 | 54.15% | 31,358 | 45.85% | 5,675 | 8.29% | 68,445 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editReferences
edit- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=59935 Campbell Biography
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=59940 Simms Biography
- ^ a b "General Election Returns, State of Arizona, November 2, 1920". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 11, 2024.