| Election Name: | 1944 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1942 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1942 |
| Next Election: | 1946 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1946 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1944 |
| Image1: | Sidney Preston Osborn.jpg |
| Image Upright: | 0.6 |
| Nominee1: | Sidney Preston Osborn |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 100,220 |
| Percentage1: | 77.91% |
| Nominee2: | Jerrie W. Lee |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 27,261 |
| Percentage2: | 21.19% |
| Map Size: | 205px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Sidney Preston Osborn |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Sidney Preston Osborn |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1944 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Governor Sidney Preston Osborn ran for reelection, and easily won the Democratic primary, with only token opposition as former Governor Robert Taylor Jones declined to challenge Osborn to a rematch following two losses, in 1940 and 1942.
In a virtually identical race to 1940 and 1942, Sidney Preston Osborn defeated Jerrie W. Lee in the general election, and was sworn into his third term as Governor on January 2, 1945.
The Democratic primary took place on July 18, 1944. Incumbent Governor Sidney Preston Osborn ran for reelection, and defeated State Senator William Coxon easily, with former Governor Robert Taylor Jones declining to challenge Osborn after losing to him twice in the past two election cycles in 1940 and 1942.[1]
| County | Sidney P. Osborn Democratic | Jerrie W. Lee Republican | Charles R. Osburn Prohibition | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Apache | 1,505 | 78.88% | 395 | 20.70% | 8 | 0.42% | 1,110 | 58.18% | 1,908 | ||||||||||
| Cochise | 8,344 | 83.18% | 1,657 | 16.52% | 30 | 0.30% | 6,687 | 66.66% | 10,031 | ||||||||||
| Coconino | 2,851 | 74.09% | 967 | 25.13% | 30 | 0.78% | 1,884 | 48.96% | 3,848 | ||||||||||
| Gila | 5,555 | 80.05% | 1,315 | 18.95% | 69 | 0.99% | 4,240 | 61.10% | 6,939 | ||||||||||
| Graham | 2,752 | 82.03% | 564 | 16.81% | 39 | 1.16% | 2,188 | 65.22% | 3,355 | ||||||||||
| Greenlee | 2,229 | 85.08% | 369 | 14.08% | 22 | 0.84% | 1,860 | 70.99% | 2,620 | ||||||||||
| Maricopa | 39,406 | 70.45% | 16,163 | 28.90% | 362 | 0.65% | 23,243 | 41.56% | 55,931 | ||||||||||
| Mohave | 1,669 | 76.24% | 505 | 23.07% | 15 | 0.69% | 1,164 | 53.17% | 2,189 | ||||||||||
| Navajo | 3,390 | 80.91% | 784 | 18.71% | 16 | 0.38% | 2,606 | 62.20% | 4,190 | ||||||||||
| Pima | 17,245 | 96.15% | 314 | 1.75% | 377 | 2.10% | 16,868 | 94.05% | 17,936 | ||||||||||
| Pinal | 3,650 | 75.13% | 1,172 | 24.13% | 36 | 0.74% | 2,478 | 51.01% | 4,858 | ||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 1,623 | 82.34% | 344 | 17.45% | 4 | 0.20% | 1,279 | 64.89% | 1,971 | ||||||||||
| Yavapai | 5,820 | 75.14% | 1,819 | 23.48% | 107 | 1.38% | 4,001 | 51.65% | 7,746 | ||||||||||
| Yuma | 4,181 | 81.66% | 893 | 17.44% | 46 | 0.90% | 3,288 | 64.22% | 5,120 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 100,220 | 77.91% | 27,261 | 21.19% | 1,161 | 0.90% | 72,959 | 56.71% | 128,642 | ||||||||||