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1930 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona Presidential no 1928 Arizona gubernatorial election 1928 1932 Arizona gubernatorial election 1932 November 4, 1930 George WP Hunt.jpg 0.6 George W. P. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) 48,875 51.39% John Calhoun Phillips (Arizona Governor).jpg John Calhoun Phillips Republican Party (United States) 46,231 48.61% 1930 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsHunt: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Phillips: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor John Calhoun Phillips Republican Party (United States) George W. P. Hunt Democratic Party (United States)
The 1930 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930. George W. P. Hunt narrowly won the general election in 1930, defeating incumbent governor John Calhoun Phillips, who had defeated Hunt in his bid for reelection in the previous election year in 1928.
George W. P. Hunt was sworn in for his seventh, and final, term as governor on January 5, 1931.Goff 1973 189 Although Hunt would run again, this was the last time he won his party's nomination.
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary took place on September 9, 1930. George W. P. Hunt was opposed in the primary by associate justice to the Arizona Supreme Court Frank H. Lyman and Andrew Jackson Bettwy, who was then serving as an Arizona state senator, as well as Fred Cotter. Bettwy would go on to run again for the nomination in four future cycles and would be the nominee of the Arizona Progressive Democrat party in the 1932 general election.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=200&ShowPrimaries=Y Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page Hunt won his party's nomination for the final time in 1930, winning 48.39% of the vote.
Candidates
George W. P. Hunt, former governor, former ambassador to Siam
Andrew Jackson Bettwy, Arizona state senator
Frank H. Lyman, Arizona Supreme Court associate justice
Fred C. Cotter
Results
Democratic primary resultshttps://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102415 Official Canvass Primary Election Returns, September 9th, 1930 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-12
Democratic Party (United States)
George W. P. Hunt
27,886
48.39%
Democratic Party (United States)
Frank H. Lyman
20,085
34.85%
Democratic Party (United States)
Andrew Jackson Bettwy
6,895
11.97%
Democratic Party (United States)
Fred C. Cotter
2,760
4.79%
57,626
100.00%
General election
Arizona gubernatorial election, 1930https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102416 Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 4th, 1930 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-12
Democratic Party (United States)
George W. P. Hunt
48,875
51.39%
+3.23%
Republican Party (United States)
John Calhoun Phillips (incumbent)
46,231
48.61%
-3.09%
2,664
2.78%
95,106
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
+6.32%
Results by county
County George W. P. HuntDemocratic John C. PhillipsRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Apache1,13964.06%63935.94%50028.12%1,778Cochise5,04450.18%5,00749.82%370.37%10,051Coconino1,71254.59%1,42445.41%2889.18%3,136Gila4,51865.03%2,43034.97%2,08830.05%6,948Graham1,75856.55%1,35143.45%40713.09%3,109Greenlee1,05254.93%86345.07%1899.87%1,915Maricopa16,45548.31%17,60351.69%-1,148-3.37%34,058Mohave1,28864.89%69735.11%59129.77%1,985Navajo1,94160.43%1,27139.57%67020.86%3,212Pima5,81247.46%6,43552.54%-623-5.09%12,247Pinal1,79253.48%1,55946.52%2336.95%3,351Santa Cruz90749.81%91450.19%-7-0.38%1,821Yavapai3,51047.84%3,82752.16%-317-4.32%7,337Yuma1,94746.83%2,21153.17%-264-6.35%4,158Totals48,87551.39%46,23148.61%2,6442.78%95,106
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Cochise
Mohave
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Santa Cruz
Yuma
References
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Bibliography
Goff John S. George The Fifth and Bibliographical and Biographical Notes George W. P. Hunt and his Arizona 1973 Socio-Technical Publications Phoenix 159, 171–177, 273–277
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