1918 Arizona gubernatorial election

none related races 1918 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1918 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona Presidential no 1916 Arizona gubernatorial election 1916 1920 Arizona gubernatorial election 1920 November 4, 1918 Thomas E Campbell 2.jpg 0.6 Thomas E. Campbell Republican Party (United States) 25,927 49.90% Fred T. Colter.jpg Fred T. Colter Democratic Party (United States) 25,588 49.25% 1918 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsCampbell: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Colter: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor George W. P. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) Thomas E. Campbell Republican Party (United States) The 1918 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1918, for the post of the Governor of Arizona. Thomas Campbell, who served a partial term in 1917 and had his election overturned by the Supreme Court of Arizona, returned to contest the Governors office. Incumbent Governor Hunt declined to run again after the stress of the close elections and the year-long court battle. Despite falling to its lowest percentage in years, the sole third party challenger held the difference between the two candidates. The Democratic challenger was state senator Fred T. Colter, a pro-Hunt Democrat.Goff 1973 121 Thomas Campbell was sworn in for his first full term on January 6, 1919. Democratic primary Candidates Fred Tuttle Colter, State Senator, member of the 1910 Arizona Constitutional Convention. Fred Sutter, State Senator. Only primary candidate that earned the hostility of Governor George Hunt.Goff 1973 122 Sidney Preston Osborn, incumbent Secretary of State, future Governor. Race In early 1918, Sutter, who was one of two sitting State Senators from Cochise County, was approached by leaders of the Democratic party to consider running in the Democratic primary for the governorship.Printer's Ink Puts Pressure on Fred Sutter https://www.newspapers.com/image/119241752/?terms=%22Fred%2BSutter%22 The Arizona Republican February 1, 1918 4 Newspapers.com February 4, 2017 In February, the other sitting senator from Cochise, C. M. Roberts, announced his intention to run for the Democratic nod for Governor.Senator Roberts Out For Governor https://www.newspapers.com/image/42337095/?terms=%22Fred%2BSutter%22 Tombstone Weekly Epitaph February 3, 1918 8 Newspapers.com February 4, 2017 Sid Osborne also announced his attention to seek the Democratic nomination in February, as did Fred Colter, the state senator from Apache County.Campbell To Run If Hunt Dictates the Nomination in the Democratic Primary https://www.newspapers.com/image/42311835/?terms=%22Fred%2BSutter%22 Weekly Journal-Miner February 6, 1918 3 Newspapers.com February 4, 2017 Benjamin Baker Moeur announced his intention to run for the Democratic nomination in mid-February.A Swimming Match https://www.newspapers.com/image/119245195/?terms=%22Fred%2BSutter%22 The Arizona Republic February 17, 1918 4 Newspapers.com February 4, 2017 On July 20, 1918, the last day to do so, Colter officially entered the gubernatorial race when he filed his petition with the Arizona Secretary of State.More Nominations Filed At Capitol https://www.newspapers.com/image/119284236/?terms=%22Fred%2BColter%22 The Arizona Republican July 20, 1918 10 Newspapers.com January 27, 2017 On the final day, Lamar Cobb added his name to the list of Democratic primary candidates, bringing the total to five.Twenty-Two Filed For Race For State Primary https://www.newspapers.com/image/119284448/?terms=%22Fred%2BColter%22 The Arizona Republican July 21, 1918 10 Newspapers.com January 27, 2017 In mid-August, in an effort to consolidate the conservative arm of the Democratic party in an attempt to thwart Colter's candidacy, Moeur withdrew from the race, asking his supporters to throw their support behind Osborn.One Arizona Candidate Is Out of Race; Two More Might Follow https://www.newspapers.com/image/80965777/?terms=%22Fred%2BColter%22 El Paso Herald (El Paso, Herald) August 16, 1918 6 Newspapers.com January 27, 2017 Shortly thereafter, also in August, Cobb also withdrew from the race.Lamar Cobb Withdraws From Arizona Race, Report https://www.newspapers.com/image/53180173/?terms=%22Fred%2BColter%22 El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas) August 23, 1918 8 Newspapers.com January 27, 2017 This left only three candidates to run in the Democratic primary: Osborn, Sutter and Colter. On September 10, early returns showed Sutter with a slight lead over Colter. With only 29 of 82 statewide precincts counted, Sutter had 772 votes to Colter's 755, with Osborn a distant third with 71.Early State Returns https://www.newspapers.com/image/42296645/?terms=%22Fred%2BColter%22 Bisbee Daily Review (Bisbee, Arizona) September 11, 1918 1 Newspapers.com January 27, 2017 However. by the time 79 precincts had tallied their votes, Colter had pulled into a commanding lead, with the three final precincts to be counted being small.Governor's Race in Arizona Won By Fred Colter https://www.newspapers.com/image/156533576/?terms=%22Fred%2BColter%22# Albuquerque Journal September 12, 1918 1 Newspapers.com January 27, 2017 Colter won the Democratic primary in September 1918, garnering 44% of the total votes, 14,539 to Sutter's 10,108 and Osborn's 8,390.Goff 1973 121–122 In doing so, he won 12 of Arizona's then 14 counties.Can Senator Fred Colter Serve People of Arizona As Governor If He is Elected in November? https://www.newspapers.com/image/156533576/?terms=%22Fred%2BColter%22# Albuquerque Journal September 23, 1918 4 Newspapers.com January 27, 2017 It was felt that Osborn and Sutter split the anti-Hunt vote, which allowed Colter to win the nomination.Arizona's Crazy Politics https://www.newspapers.com/image/71159526/?terms=%22Fred%2BSutter%22 The Coconino Sun September 27, 1918 4 Newspapers.com January 27, 2017 Results Democratic primary results https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102634 Primary Election Returns, State of Arizona, Sept. 10, 1918 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-11 Democratic Party (United States) Fred T. Colter 14,539 44.01% Democratic Party (United States) Fred Sutter 10,108 30.60% Democratic Party (United States) Sidney P. Osborn 8,390 25.40% 33,037 100.00% General election Results Arizona gubernatorial election, 1918 https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102399l Official Election Returns, State of Arizona, November 8, 1918 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-11 Republican Party (United States) Thomas E. Campbell 25,927 49.90% +1.96% Democratic Party (United States) Fred T. Colter 25,588 49.25% +1.24% Socialist Party of America George D. Smith 444 0.85% -2.53% 339 0.65% 51,959 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +0.72% Results by county County Thomas E. CampbellRepublican Fred T. ColterDemocratic George D. SmithSocialist Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Apache40943.65%52856.35%00.00%-119-12.70%937Cochise4,11045.34%4,89854.03%570.63%-788-8.69%9,065Coconino93551.29%86747.56%211.15%683.73%1,823Gila2,11742.20%2,87657.33%240.48%-759-15.13%5,017Graham82239.42%1,25260.05%110.53%-430-20.62%2,085Greenlee78640.10%1,15959.13%150.77%-373-19.03%1,960Maricopa7,77960.33%4,97738.60%1381.07%2,80221.73%12,894Mohave52736.22%89961.79%291.99%-372-25.57%1,455Navajo78048.66%81250.66%110.69%-32-2.00%1,603Pima2,46556.95%1,84242.56%210.49%62314.39%4,328Pinal1,16951.79%1,07947.81%90.40%903.99%2,257Santa Cruz60946.95%68352.66%50.39%-74-5.71%1,297Yavapai2,61549.67%2,59049.19%601.14%250.47%5,265Yuma80440.75%1,12657.07%432.18%-322-16.32%1,973Totals25,92749.90%25,58849.25%4440.85%3390.65%51,959 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Graham Navajo References 1 Bibliography Goff John S. Creation of the State of Arizona George W. P. Hunt and his Arizona 1973 Socio-Technical Publications Phoenix 121–122 External links Election results 1918 Arizona Gubernatorial Category:November 1918 in the United States