1911 Arizona gubernatorial election

none related races 1911 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1911 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona presidential no 1914 Arizona gubernatorial election 1914 December 12, 1911 File:George WP Hunt.jpg 150x150px George W. P. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) 11,123 51.46% File:Edmund William Wells.jpg Edmund W. Wells Republican Party (United States) 9,166 42.41% Socialist Party of America 3x4.svg P. W. Gallentine 1,247 5.77% 1911 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsHunt: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Wells: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor of Arizona Territory Richard Elihu Sloan Republican Party (United States) Governor of Arizona after election George W. P. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) The 1911 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on December 12, 1911, for the post of the first elected governor of Arizona. The Democratic nominee George W. P. Hunt defeated the Republican nominee Edmund W. Wells. Hunt and Wells were both members of the Constitutional Convention, Hunt being chosen President and leading the way for much of the drafting. Wells refused to sign the Constitution, considering aspects like the initiative, referendum, and especially judicial recall to be too radical. These fears proved prophetic when it was originally rejected by fellow Republican, former judge, and incumbent President William Howard Taft. Wells' refusal to sign, and Taft's veto of, the state constitution hurt but did not cripple his electoral chances, as he only lost by less than 2,000 votes out of about 21,000 cast.Goff 1973 48 George W. P. Hunt was sworn in as Arizona's first elected governor on February 14, 1912, the date on which Arizona was admitted as the forty-eighth state. Democratic primary Candidates George W. P. Hunt, President of the Arizona Constitutional Convention, former President of the Legislative Council, and businessman. Thomas F. Weedin, editor of the Blade-Tribune. Henry A. Hughes, physician. Results Democratic primary results https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/282122 Official Returns of Primary Election, October 24, 1911 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-11 Democratic Party (United States) George W. P. Hunt 5,241 53.85% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Weedin 3,532 36.29% Democratic Party (United States) Henry A. Hughes 960 9.86% 9,733 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Edmund W. Wells, former Associate Justice of Arizona Territorial Supreme Court and former Attorney General of Arizona Territory George U. Young Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Edmund W. Wells 3,051 60.58% Republican Party (United States) George U. Young 1,985 39.42% 5,036 100.00% General election Results Arizona gubernatorial election, 1911https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/282121 Official Returns for General Election, December 12, 1911 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-11Official Vote On State Officers https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062055/1912-02-09/ed-1/seq-1/ Chronicling America The Coconino Sun 2024-07-11 en 1912-02-09 Democratic Party (United States) George W. P. Hunt 11,123 51.46% Republican Party (United States) Edmund W. Wells 9,166 42.41% Socialist Party of America P. W. Gallentine 1,247 5.77% Prohibition Party T. W. Otis 79 0.36% 1,957 9.05% 21,615 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Results County George W. P. HuntDemocratic Edmund W. WellsRepublican P. W. GallentineSocialist T. W. OtisProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Apache26541.93%35856.65%81.27%10.16%-93-14.72%632Cochise2,01753.96%1,45839.00%2506.69%130.35%55914.95%3,738Coconino28440.34%40357.24%152.13%20.28%-119-16.90%704Gila1,06858.23%54529.72%21811.89%30.16%52328.52%1,834Graham64555.65%40334.77%1119.58%00.00%24220.88%1,159Greenlee60053.38%46441.28%605.34%00.00%13612.10%1,124Maricopa2,27251.38%1,96944.53%1423.21%390.88%3036.85%4,422Mohave35956.71%15224.01%12018.96%20.32%20732.70%633Navajo33345.99%38553.18%50.69%10.14%-52-7.18%724Pima87948.19%91149.95%291.59%50.27%-32-1.75%1,824Pinal36448.02%35346.57%395.15%20.26%111.45%758Santa Cruz30754.14%23741.80%234.06%00.00%7012.35%567Yavapai1,08444.68%1,17548.43%1576.47%100.41%-91-3.75%2,426Yuma64660.37%35332.99%706.54%10.09%29327.38%1,070Totals11,12351.46%9,16642.41%1,2475.77%790.37%1,9579.05%21,615 References 1 Bibliography Goff John S. Creation of the State of Arizona George W. P. Hunt and his Arizona 1973 Socio-Technical Publications Phoenix 48 1911 Category:1911 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:December 1911 in the United States