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Election returns courtesy of Richard Winger. Biographical data from cited references and from other sources which appear to the Editor to be trustworthy.

 

Office

Candidate Name

Vote Total

% Vote

1900:  

Representative

 C.H Davidson 292 1.76
1902:  

Delegate

 Ostora Gibson 223 1.13
1904:  

Delegate

 S.O. Gibson 124 0.58
1909:  

Delegate

 R.R. Sibley 106 0.40
1911:  

Governor (short term)

 T.W. Otis 79 0.37

Sec. of State (short term)

 Roy Sibley 78 0.37

Auditor (short term)

 P.E. Collins 92 0.44

Treasurer (short term)

 R.A. Windes 98 0.47

Attorney Gen. (short term)

 Ostora Gibson 90 0.43

Supt. Pub. Instr. (short term)

 W.W. Watkins 87 0.42

Representative (short term)

 Eugene W. Chafin 88 0.41

Winger states that Arizona held this election before it had been admitted the Union hoping that already having officers would improve its chances in Congress; most of these officers ended up serving 3 years, not 2 as prescribed.
1912:  

Representative

 O. Gibson 193 0.82
1914:  

Senator

 Eugene W. Chafin 7,293 15.02
1916:  

Governor

 R.E. Dunlap 396 0.68
1938:  

Governor

 Charles R. Osborn  write-in

1940:

Senator

 A. Walter Gehres 579 0.41

Governor

 Charles E. Osburn 1,003 0.67

Attorney General

 O.E. Essley 851 0.60

Treasurer

 Charles E. Shipp 903 0.65

Supt. Publ. Instr.

 Stanley R. Schirmacker 468 0.59  

S. Sen., Phoenix

 Ezra B. Weed

(no data)

 (no data)

S. Sen., Yavapai Co.

 George W. Harer

(no data)

 (no data)
1942:    

Senator

 A. Walter Gehres 579 0.49

Governor

 Charles R. Osburn 1,003 0.67

Attorney General

 O.E. Essley 851 0.60

Treasurer

 Charles E. Shipp 903 0.65
     
1944:    

Representative

 A. Walter Gehres 469 0.37

Governor

 Charles R. Osburn 1,161 0.90

Secretary of State

 George J. Harer 635 0.50

Supt. Public Instruction

 Stanley L. Schirmacher 1,253 1.28

*

Mining Commissioner

 W. Frank Crowley 904 0.72
1948:    

Governor

 Ernest Fohle 1,340 0.76

Secretary of State

 O. LaPrade 2,993 1.81

Auditor

 Orville W. Hoad 1,726 1.02

Supt. Public Instruction

 Stanley T. Schirma 1,341 0.81

Treasurer

 M. Russell 1.505 0.92

Mining Commissioner

 R. Quass 938 0.56

Tax Commissioner

 Sara B. Weed 7,787 6.50

Corporation Commissioner

 Jesse V. Downer 1,298 0.79

Cong. Dist. 1
   (Tucson +)

 A.E. Templin 481 0.66

Cong. Dist. 2
   (Phoenix)

 T.C. Abbott 381 0.44
 

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