Tucson General Election April 4, 1950
This is a General Election for Council Wards 3, 5 & 6. Here we begin our journey through the history of elections in Tucson Arizona. Note the low turnout in this race and compare it with later races. Overvote data were not available at the time of this writing, because raw voting data broken down by ward was not available. Note that Ward 3 voted for Rice, but their representation went to Adams under the at-large election system.

 

Ward 3 Council
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Total
% Voters
% Total
Adams (Dem)
337
254
414
442
613
407
2467
50.4%
13.2%
Rice (Rep)
226
347
456
698
221
193
2141
43.7%
11.5%
Unrecorded Votes
41
23
43
36
96
48
287
5.9%
1.5%
Percent Votes Cast
12.3%
12.7%
18.7%
24.0%
19.0%
13.2%
Reg.Voters:
18695
Percent Total Voters
3.2%
3.3%
4.9%
6.3%
5.0%
3.5%
26.2%
Ballots Cast:
4895
Percent Nobody
6.8%
3.7%
4.7%
3.1%
10.3%
7.4%
5.9%
% Turnout:
26.2%

 

Ward 5 Council
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Total
% Voters
% Total
Priser (Dem)
342
240
362
408
623
400
2375
48.5%
12.7%
Landon (Rep)
224
359
444
733
247
198
2205
45.0%
11.8%
Unrecorded Votes
38
25
107
35
60
50
315
6.4%
1.7%
Percent Votes Cast
12.3%
12.7%
18.7%
24.0%
19.0%
13.2%
Reg.Voters:
18695
Percent Total Voters
3.2%
3.3%
4.9%
6.3%
5.0%
3.5%
26.2%
Ballots Cast:
4895
Percent Nobody
6.3%
4.0%
11.7%
3.0%
6.5%
7.7%
6.4%
% Turnout:
26.2%

 

Ward 6 Council
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Total
% Voters
% Total
Codd (Dem)
331
233
365
420
589
407
2345
47.9%
12.5%
Leehan (Rep)
228
367
442
721
235
211
2204
45.0%
11.8%
Unrecorded Votes
45
24
106
35
106
30
346
7.1%
1.9%
Percent Votes Cast
12.3%
12.7%
18.7%
24.0%
19.0%
13.2%
Reg.Voters:
18695
Percent Total Voters
3.2%
3.3%
4.9%
6.3%
5.0%
3.5%
26.2%
Ballots Cast:
4895
Percent Nobody
7.5%
3.8%
11.6%
3.0%
11.4%
4.6%
7.1%
% Turnout:
26.2%