1932 Arizona gubernatorial election

The 1932 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Governor George W. P. Hunt ran for the Democratic nomination, but lost in the primary to Benjamin Baker Moeur, whose pre-gubernatorial experience included service as the Secretary of the Board of Education for Arizona State Teacher's College, which would later become Arizona State University.

1932 Arizona gubernatorial election

← 1930 November 8, 1932 1934 →
 
Nominee Benjamin Baker Moeur Jack Kinney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 75,314 42,202
Percentage 63.22% 35.43%

County results
Moeur:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Kinney:      50–60%

Governor before election

George W. P. Hunt
Democratic

Elected Governor

Benjamin Baker Moeur
Democratic

Benjamin Baker Moeur defeated cattle rancher Jack Kinney in the general election, and was sworn in as Arizona's fourth Governor (excluding non-consecutive terms) on January 3, 1933.

Democratic primary

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The Democratic primary took place on September 13, 1932. Incumbent Governor George W. P. Hunt, who was elected to his seventh (non-consecutive) term over then-incumbent Governor John Calhoun Phillips in 1930, was opposed in the primary by Benjamin Baker Moeur, who had served as Secretary of the Board of Education for Arizona State Teacher's College prior to running for the office of Governor, as well as Attorney General K. Berry Peterson, State Senator Fred Sutter, and Webster C. Reed.[1]

Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Benjamin Baker Moeur 30,389 35.46%
Democratic George W. P. Hunt (incumbent) 25,094 29.28%
Democratic K. Berry Peterson 20,051 23.40%
Democratic Fred Sutter 9,434 11.01%
Democratic Webster C. Reed 727 0.85%
Total votes 85,695 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • J. C. "Jack" Kinney, cattle rancher
  • W. W. Midgley, rancher
  • William Walton

Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. C. "Jack" Kinney 11,873 63.72%
Republican W. W. Midgley 5,662 30.39%
Republican William Walton 1,099 5.90%
Total votes 18,634 100.00%

General election

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Arizona gubernatorial election, 1932[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Benjamin Baker Moeur 75,314 63.22% +11.83%
Republican J. C. "Jack" Kinney 42,202 35.43% −13.18%
Socialist Lawrence McGivern 826 0.69% +0.69%
Arizona Progressive Democratic Party Andrew Jackson Bettwy 584 0.49% +0.49%
Communist Martin Gehon 198 0.17% +0.17%
Majority 33,112 27.80%
Total votes 119,124 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing +25.02%

Results by county

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County Benjamin Baker Moeur
Democratic
Jack C. Kinney
Republican
Lawrence McGivern
Socialist
Andrew Jackson Bettwy
AZ Progressive Democratic
Martin Gehon
Communist
Margin Total votes cast[3]
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Apache 1,101 53.68% 946 46.12% 1 0.05% 2 0.10% 1 0.05% 155 7.56% 2,051
Cochise 7,724 68.64% 3,290 29.24% 208 1.85% 29 0.26% 2 0.02% 4,434 39.40% 11,253
Coconino 2,402 63.09% 1,385 36.38% 14 0.37% 2 0.05% 4 0.11% 1,017 26.71% 3,807
Gila 4,441 65.74% 2,189 32.41% 79 1.17% 29 0.43% 17 0.25% 2,252 33.34% 6,755
Graham 3,006 78.18% 795 20.68% 16 0.42% 21 0.55% 7 0.18% 2,211 57.50% 3,845
Greenlee 1,588 79.56% 387 19.39% 1 0.05% 10 0.50% 10 0.50% 1,201 60.17% 1,996
Maricopa 29,118 65.08% 15,148 33.85% 110 0.25% 283 0.63% 86 0.19% 13,970 31.22% 44,745
Mohave 1,603 70.55% 633 27.86% 20 0.88% 8 0.35% 8 0.35% 970 42.69% 2,272
Navajo 2,479 59.71% 1,528 36.80% 144 3.47% 0 0.00% 1 0.02% 951 22.90% 4,152
Pima 8,403 47.16% 9,282 52.09% 48 0.27% 47 0.26% 39 0.22% -879 -4.93% 17,819
Pinal 3,049 71.25% 1,210 28.28% 8 0.19% 8 0.19% 4 0.09% 1,839 42.98% 4,279
Santa Cruz 1,356 59.24% 821 35.87% 5 0.22% 106 4.63% 1 0.04% 535 23.37% 2,289
Yavapai 5,791 63.98% 3,148 34.78% 81 0.89% 20 0.22% 11 0.12% 2,643 29.20% 9,051
Yuma 3,253 67.63% 1,440 29.94% 91 1.89% 19 0.40% 7 0.15% 1,813 37.69% 4,810
Totals 75,314 63.22% 42,202 35.43% 826 0.69% 584 0.49% 198 0.17% 33,112 27.80% 119,124

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - AZ Governor- D Primary Race - Sep 13, 1932".
  2. ^ a b "Official Canvass Primary Election Returns, September 13th, 1932". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 8th, 1932". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

Bibliography

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  • 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.