| Election Name: | 1946 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1948 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1948 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1946 |
| Nominee1: | Sidney Preston Osborn |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 73,595 |
| Percentage1: | 60.10% |
| Nominee2: | Bruce Brockett |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 48,867 |
| Percentage2: | 39.90% |
| 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 1946 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Governor Sidney Preston Osborn ran for reelection, easily winning the Democratic primary, as well as defeating Republican challenger Bruce Brockett in the general election, and was sworn into his fourth term as Governor on January 7, 1947. Osborn died in office a year later.
In comparison to previous election cycles, Brockett signaled a shift in voters becoming more Republican, outperforming their past electoral failures significantly.[1]
| County | Sidney P. Osborn Democratic | Bruce Brockett Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Apache | 1,183 | 62.13% | 721 | 37.87% | 462 | 24.26% | 1,904 | ||||||||
| Cochise | 5,945 | 69.78% | 2,575 | 30.22% | 3,370 | 39.55% | 8,520 | ||||||||
| Coconino | 1,637 | 54.93% | 1,343 | 45.07% | 294 | 9.87% | 2,980 | ||||||||
| Gila | 3,651 | 63.47% | 2,101 | 36.53% | 1,550 | 26.95% | 5,752 | ||||||||
| Graham | 1,866 | 58.55% | 1,321 | 41.45% | 545 | 17.10% | 3,187 | ||||||||
| Greenlee | 1,594 | 78.87% | 427 | 21.13% | 1,167 | 57.74% | 2,021 | ||||||||
| Maricopa | 30,164 | 56.52% | 23,205 | 43.48% | 6,959 | 13.04% | 53,369 | ||||||||
| Mohave | 1,572 | 71.91% | 614 | 28.09% | 958 | 43.82% | 2,186 | ||||||||
| Navajo | 1,988 | 59.25% | 1,367 | 40.75% | 621 | 18.51% | 3,355 | ||||||||
| Pima | 13,061 | 61.72% | 8,102 | 38.28% | 4,959 | 23.43% | 21,163 | ||||||||
| Pinal | 2,797 | 61.96% | 1,717 | 38.04% | 1,080 | 23.93% | 4,514 | ||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 1,230 | 68.49% | 566 | 31.51% | 664 | 36.97% | 1,796 | ||||||||
| Yavapai | 3,916 | 55.10% | 3,191 | 44.90% | 725 | 10.20% | 7,107 | ||||||||
| Yuma | 2,991 | 64.91% | 1,617 | 35.09% | 1,374 | 29.82% | 4,608 | ||||||||
| Totals | 73,595 | 60.10% | 48,867 | 39.90% | 24,728 | 20.19% | 122,462 | ||||||||