| Election Name: | 1948 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1946 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1946 |
| Next Election: | 1950 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1950 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1948 |
| Nominee1: | Dan Edward Garvey |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 104,008 |
| Percentage1: | 59.17% |
| Nominee2: | Bruce Brockett |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 70,419 |
| Percentage2: | 40.06% |
| Map Size: | 205px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Dan Edward Garvey |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dan Edward Garvey |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1948 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948. Following the death of Governor Sidney Preston Osborn while in office, Dan Edward Garvey, who was serving as Secretary of State of Arizona was ascended to the position of governor, and thus ran for a full term. Facing a crowded primary field, Garvey emerged successful as the Democratic party's nominee.
Dan Edward Garvey was challenged by Republican Bruce Brockett in the general election, who had run in 1946 against Osborn, and had previously signaled a shift in voters becoming more Republican, outperforming their past electoral failures significantly.[1] Despite this, Garvey was elected to a full term, and was sworn in on January 4, 1949.
| County | Dan Edward Garvey Democratic | Bruce Brockett Republican | Ernest Pohle Prohibition | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Apache | 1,544 | 63.91% | 862 | 35.68% | 10 | 0.41% | 682 | 28.23% | 2,416 | ||||||||||
| Cochise | 7,121 | 68.84% | 3,184 | 30.78% | 39 | 0.38% | 3,937 | 38.06% | 10,344 | ||||||||||
| Coconino | 2,716 | 60.20% | 1,779 | 39.43% | 17 | 0.38% | 937 | 20.77% | 4,512 | ||||||||||
| Gila | 5,036 | 68.86% | 2,235 | 30.56% | 42 | 0.57% | 2,801 | 38.30% | 7,313 | ||||||||||
| Graham | 2,115 | 61.45% | 1,310 | 38.06% | 17 | 0.49% | 805 | 23.39% | 3,442 | ||||||||||
| Greenlee | 2,308 | 80.73% | 539 | 18.85% | 12 | 0.42% | 1,769 | 61.87% | 2,859 | ||||||||||
| Maricopa | 41,257 | 53.04% | 35,672 | 45.86% | 849 | 1.09% | 5,585 | 7.18% | 77,778 | ||||||||||
| Mohave | 1,858 | 67.88% | 860 | 31.42% | 19 | 0.69% | 998 | 36.46% | 2,737 | ||||||||||
| Navajo | 3,003 | 65.71% | 1,556 | 34.05% | 11 | 0.24% | 1,447 | 31.66% | 4,570 | ||||||||||
| Pima | 22,003 | 62.04% | 13,297 | 37.50% | 163 | 0.46% | 8,706 | 24.55% | 35,463 | ||||||||||
| Pinal | 3,755 | 63.55% | 2,132 | 36.08% | 22 | 0.37% | 1,623 | 27.47% | 5,909 | ||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 1,736 | 68.11% | 790 | 30.99% | 23 | 0.90% | 946 | 37.11% | 2,549 | ||||||||||
| Yavapai | 4,909 | 54.92% | 3,940 | 44.08% | 90 | 1.01% | 969 | 10.84% | 8,939 | ||||||||||
| Yuma | 4,647 | 67.00% | 2,263 | 32.63% | 26 | 0.37% | 2,384 | 34.37% | 6,936 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 104,008 | 59.17% | 70,419 | 40.06% | 1,340 | 0.76% | 33,589 | 19.11% | 175,767 | ||||||||||