The 1928 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1928. Despite a fairly poor economy,[1] a 15-point loss by Al Smith for the Arizona electoral votes, and having served for nearly 6 full terms, Hunt only narrowly lost the general election. Other state Democrats like Senator Ashurst and Representative Douglas both won re-election.[2] John C. Phillips became the second Republican to serve as Arizona Governor, and the first to beat Hunt in a general election.
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John Calhoun Phillips was sworn in for his first and only term as Governor on January 7, 1929.[3]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- George W. P. Hunt, incumbent Governor, former Ambassador to Siam
- James H. Kerby, then-incumbent Secretary of State
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George W. P. Hunt (incumbent) | 27,876 | 58.51% | |
| Democratic | James H. Kerby | 19,769 | 41.49% | |
| Total votes | 47,645 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- John Calhoun Phillips, former state House and Senate member.
- John Hunt Udall, clerk of the Arizona Superior Court.
- Celora M. Stoddard, member of the Arizona State Senate from 1921 to 1923.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Calhoun Phillips | 7,253 | 44.08% | |
| Republican | John Hunt Udall | 6,136 | 37.29% | |
| Republican | Celora M. Stoddard | 3,065 | 18.63% | |
| Total votes | 16,454 | 100.00% | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Calhoun Phillips | 47,829 | 51.71% | +1.96% | |
| Democratic | George W. P. Hunt (incumbent) | 44,553 | 48.16% | −2.09% | |
| Workers | William O'Brien | 122 | 0.13% | +0.13% | |
| Majority | 3,276 | 3.54% | |||
| Total votes | 92,504 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +4.04% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | John C. Phillips Republican |
George W. P. Hunt Democratic |
William O'Brien Workers |
Margin | Total votes cast[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 662 | 39.13% | 1,029 | 60.82% | 1 | 0.06% | -367 | -21.69% | 1,692 |
| Cochise | 5,245 | 51.43% | 4,937 | 48.41% | 17 | 0.17% | 308 | 3.02% | 10,199 |
| Coconino | 1,461 | 49.04% | 1,513 | 50.79% | 5 | 0.17% | -52 | -1.75% | 2,979 |
| Gila | 2,819 | 40.93% | 4,062 | 58.98% | 6 | 0.09% | -1,243 | -18.05% | 6,887 |
| Graham | 1,481 | 49.66% | 1,499 | 50.27% | 2 | 0.07% | -18 | -0.60% | 2,982 |
| Greenlee | 545 | 33.42% | 1,081 | 66.28% | 5 | 0.31% | -536 | -32.86% | 1,631 |
| Maricopa | 18,754 | 57.39% | 13,899 | 42.53% | 26 | 0.08% | 4,855 | 14.86% | 32,679 |
| Mohave | 1,182 | 62.84% | 694 | 36.90% | 5 | 0.27% | 488 | 25.94% | 1,881 |
| Navajo | 1,223 | 39.97% | 1,835 | 59.97% | 2 | 0.07% | -612 | -20.00% | 3,060 |
| Pima | 6,255 | 53.26% | 5,461 | 46.50% | 29 | 0.25% | 794 | 6.76% | 11,745 |
| Pinal | 1,440 | 47.26% | 1,605 | 52.67% | 2 | 0.07% | -165 | -5.42% | 3,047 |
| Santa Cruz | 873 | 45.95% | 1,025 | 53.95% | 2 | 0.11% | -152 | -8.00% | 1,900 |
| Yavapai | 3,985 | 50.80% | 3,846 | 49.02% | 14 | 0.18% | 139 | 1.77% | 7,845 |
| Yuma | 1,904 | 47.88% | 2,067 | 51.97% | 6 | 0.15% | -163 | -4.10% | 3,977 |
| Totals | 47,829 | 51.70% | 44,553 | 48.16% | 122 | 0.13% | 3,276 | 3.54% | 92,504 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editReferences
edit- ^ Goff 1973, p. 177.
- ^ Goff 1973, p. 187.
- ^ Goff 1973, p. 189.
- ^ a b "Official Canvass Primary Election Returns, September 11th, 1928". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 6th, 1928". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Goff, John S. (1973). George The Fifth and Bibliographical and Biographical Notes (ed.). George W. P. Hunt and his Arizona. Phoenix: Socio-Technical Publications. pp. 159, 171–177, 273–277.