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.
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George W. P. Hunt was sworn in for his seventh, and final, term as governor on January 5, 1931.[1] Although Hunt would run again, this was the last time he won his party's nomination.
Democratic primary
editThe 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.[2] Hunt won his party's nomination for the final time in 1930, winning 48.39% of the vote.
Candidates
edit- 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George W. P. Hunt | 27,886 | 48.39% | |
| Democratic | Frank H. Lyman | 20,085 | 34.85% | |
| Democratic | Andrew Jackson Bettwy | 6,895 | 11.97% | |
| Democratic | Fred C. Cotter | 2,760 | 4.79% | |
| Total votes | 57,626 | 100.00% | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George W. P. Hunt | 48,875 | 51.39% | 3.23% | |
| Republican | John Calhoun Phillips (incumbent) | 46,231 | 48.61% | −3.09% | |
| Majority | 2,664 | 2.78% | |||
| Total votes | 95,106 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | 6.32% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | George W. P. Hunt Democratic |
John C. Phillips Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 1,139 | 64.06% | 639 | 35.94% | 500 | 28.12% | 1,778 |
| Cochise | 5,044 | 50.18% | 5,007 | 49.82% | 37 | 0.37% | 10,051 |
| Coconino | 1,712 | 54.59% | 1,424 | 45.41% | 288 | 9.18% | 3,136 |
| Gila | 4,518 | 65.03% | 2,430 | 34.97% | 2,088 | 30.05% | 6,948 |
| Graham | 1,758 | 56.55% | 1,351 | 43.45% | 407 | 13.09% | 3,109 |
| Greenlee | 1,052 | 54.93% | 863 | 45.07% | 189 | 9.87% | 1,915 |
| Maricopa | 16,455 | 48.31% | 17,603 | 51.69% | -1,148 | -3.37% | 34,058 |
| Mohave | 1,288 | 64.89% | 697 | 35.11% | 591 | 29.77% | 1,985 |
| Navajo | 1,941 | 60.43% | 1,271 | 39.57% | 670 | 20.86% | 3,212 |
| Pima | 5,812 | 47.46% | 6,435 | 52.54% | -623 | -5.09% | 12,247 |
| Pinal | 1,792 | 53.48% | 1,559 | 46.52% | 233 | 6.95% | 3,351 |
| Santa Cruz | 907 | 49.81% | 914 | 50.19% | -7 | -0.38% | 1,821 |
| Yavapai | 3,510 | 47.84% | 3,827 | 52.16% | -317 | -4.32% | 7,337 |
| Yuma | 1,947 | 46.83% | 2,211 | 53.17% | -264 | -6.35% | 4,158 |
| Totals | 48,875 | 51.39% | 46,231 | 48.61% | 2,644 | 2.78% | 95,106 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editCounties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editReferences
edit- ^ Goff 1973, p. 189.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page".
- ^ "Official Canvass Primary Election Returns, September 9th, 1930". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 4th, 1930". 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.