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1954 Arizona Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 Arizona Gubernatorial Election?

Ernest McFarland won the 1954 Arizona Gubernatorial Election. Ernest McFarland received 128,104 popular votes (52.5%). The main challenger was John Howard Pyle (47.5%).

See the full head-to-head between McFarland and Pyle

McFarland +5.0 pts · won by 12,238 votes
Ernest McFarlandDemocraticWINNER52.5%
128,104 votes
John Howard PyleRepublican47.5%
115,866 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.