1942 Arizona gubernatorial election

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1942

November 3, 1942

Nominee Sidney Preston Osborn Jerrie W. Lee Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 63,484 23,562 Percentage 72.48% 26.90%

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

The 1942 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Governor Sidney Preston Osborn ran for reelection, and easily defeated a challenge from former Governor Robert Taylor Jones in the Democratic primary, who Osborn also defeated in 1940.

In a virtually identical race to 1940, Sidney Preston Osborn defeated Jerrie W. Lee in the general election, and was sworn into his second term as Governor on January 5, 1943.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on September 8, 1942. Incumbent Governor Sidney Preston Osborn ran for reelection, and defeated former Governor Robert Taylor Jones in the primary. Osborn previously ran against Jones in 1938 and 1940, losing to Jones the first time, and beating him the second time. Daniel C. McKinney, a cattle rancher, also presented a significant challenge to Osborn.

Candidates

• Sidney Preston Osborn, incumbent Governor
• Robert Taylor Jones, former Governor
• Daniel C. McKinney, cattle rancher
• Ernest Carleton

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sidney Preston Osborn	46,936	53.10%
	Democratic	Robert Taylor Jones	21,604	24.44%
	Democratic	Daniel C. McKinney	19,022	21.52%
	Democratic	Ernest Carleton	824	0.93%
Total votes			88,386	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jerrie W. Lee, 1938, 1940 Republican gubernatorial nominee

General election

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sidney Preston Osborn	63,484	72.48%
	Republican	Jerrie W. Lee	23,562	26.90%
	Prohibition	Charles R. Osburn	537	0.61%
Majority			39,922	45.58%
Turnout			87,583
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing