1916 Arizona gubernatorial election

none related races 1916 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1916 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona Presidential no 1914 Arizona gubernatorial election 1914 1918 Arizona gubernatorial election 1918 November 7, 1916 Original count Court recount George WP Hunt.jpg 0.6 George W. P. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) 27,94647.94% 28,09448.01% Thomas E Campbell 2.jpg Thomas E. Campbell Republican Party (United States) 27,97647.99% 28,05147.94% 1916 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px Original count results by countyCampbell: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60%Hunt: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor George W. P. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) Thomas E. Campbell (until recount) Republican Party (United States) The 1916 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1916, for the post of governor of Arizona. Due to battles between labor and business,Goff 1973 89 the Hunt administration was facing severe electoral backlash. After facing a fairly strong primary by former council member George Olney, Hunt prevailed and went on to face the closest election in Arizona gubernatorial history. The initial results of the 1916 election were extremely close, with Campbell winning by only 30 votes. Victory hinged on whether to count certain votes. Arizona then had a ballot where voters could check a party column ballot signifying they voted for all of a party. Some voters did that for the Democratic Party column, but then also checked for Republican challenger Thomas Campbell,Goff 1973 109 leading to a court battle over the interpretation of whether those votes were valid. All ballots that were marked as straight Democrat and Hunt, were originally counted for Campbell, giving him the 30 vote majority. Thomas E. Campbell was sworn in as governor on January 1, 1917, but Hunt refused to leave office. The state Supreme Court ruled that Campbell should serve as the de facto governor until the legal issues were resolved, so Hunt stepped down on the 27th.Goff 1973 97 After losing a case in the Maricopa County Superior Court in May, Hunt appealed to the state Supreme Court. On December 22, the court declared that Hunt had won by 43 votes. Hunt took office again on Christmas of 1917, after the court ruled unanimously in his favor. Campbell served nearly an entire year as governor. This would be the last election in which Hunt would run until 1922. Democratic primary Candidates George W. P. Hunt, incumbent governor George A. Olney, former Arizona Territorial Council member Results Democratic primary resultsGoff 1973 96 Democratic Party (United States) George W. P. Hunt (incumbent) 18,122 59.65% Democratic Party (United States) George A. Olney 12,261 40.35% 30,383 100.00 General election Results Arizona gubernatorial election, 1916 (original returns)http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=123351 Our Campaigns - AZ Governor Race - Nov 07, 1916 Republican Party (United States) Thomas E. Campbell 27,976 47.99% +13.48% Democratic Party (United States) George W. P. Hunt (incumbent) 27,946 47.94% -1.52% Socialist Party of America Peter T. Robinson 1,975 3.39% -2.44% Prohibition Party Robert E. Dunlap 396 0.68% +0.68% 30 0.05% 58,293 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +15.00% Arizona gubernatorial election, 1916 (court recount, 1917)http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=123352 Our Campaigns - AZ Governor - Recount Race - Nov 07, 1916 Democratic Party (United States) George W. P. Hunt (incumbent) 28,094 48.01% -1.45% Republican Party (United States) Thomas E. Campbell 28,051 47.94% +13.43% Socialist Party of America Peter T. Robinson 1,975 3.38% -2.45% Prohibition Party Robert E. Dunlap 396 0.68% +0.68% 43 0.07% 58,516 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) -14.87% Results by county CountyThe county results are based on the original canvass. George W. P. HuntDemocratic Thomas E. CampbellRepublican Peter T. RobinsonSocialist Robert E. DunlapProhibition Margin Total votes castArizona Secretary of State Report of the Secretary of State of the State Of Arizona January 2, 1917 Board of Control Phoenix, Arizona 28–29 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015021278224&view=1up&seq=162 # % # % # % # % # %Apache56654.06%47144.99%100.96%00.00%959.07%1,047Cochise5,27452.22%4,43343.90%3923.88%00.00%8418.33%10,099Coconino1,04147.32%1,10550.23%542.45%00.00%-64-2.91%2,200Gila3,68162.70%1,92332.75%2674.55%00.00%1,75829.94%5,871Graham1,01343.70%1,21252.29%934.01%00.00%-199-8.58%2,318Greenlee1,37157.70%96840.74%341.43%30.13%40316.96%2,376Maricopa5,08735.18%8,54959.12%4823.33%3422.37%-3,462-23.94%14,460Mohave1,37961.21%71131.56%1637.23%00.00%66829.65%2,253Navajo87046.65%95251.05%201.07%231.23%-82-4.40%1,865Pima2,23345.79%2,56152.51%831.70%00.00%-328-6.73%4,877Pinal1,05947.53%1,11149.87%391.75%190.85%-52-2.33%2,228Santa Cruz71549.31%70448.55%241.66%70.48%110.76%1,450Yavapai2,38547.85%2,43548.86%1623.25%20.04%-50-1.00%4,984Yuma1,27256.16%84137.13%1526.71%00.00%43119.03%2,265Totals27,94647.94%27,97647.99%1,9753.39%3960.68%-30-0.05%58,293 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Coconino Graham Maricopa Navajo Pinal Yavapai Notes References 1 Bibliography Goff John S. Troubles of a Governor and Federal Labor Conciliator George W. P. Hunt and his Arizona 1973 Socio-Technical Publications Phoenix 96 1916 Category:1916 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:November 1916 in the United States