1924 Arizona gubernatorial election

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1924 Arizona gubernatorial election
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  1922 November 4, 1924 1926  
  George WP Hunt.jpg Dwight B. Heard.jpg
Nominee George W. P. Hunt Dwight B. Heard
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote38,37237,571
Percentage50.53%49.47%

1924 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Hunt:      50–60%     60–70%
Heard:      50–60%

Governor before election

George W. P. Hunt
Democratic

Elected Governor

George W. P. Hunt
Democratic

The 1924 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1924. Despite being a Republican year nationally, President Coolidge's election in Arizona was rather close. He only took Arizona with 40% of the vote against Davis' 35% and La Follette's 23%. The closest Arizona gubernatorial election since 1916, Hunt's lead in votes would continue to decline.

Contents

With barely a percent separating the two, Hunt narrowly beat owner of the Arizona Republican newsletter, Dwight Heard. Heard had in fact previously backed 1914 Progressive nominee George Young against Hunt over the Republican, Ralph Cameron, and had been an enemy of Hunt for over a decade at this point. [1]

Governor W. P. Hunt was sworn in for a fifth term as Governor on January 5, 1925. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George W. P. Hunt (incumbent) 23,125 55.69
Democratic Sidney P. Osborn 10,81226.04
Democratic E. W. Samuell7,59018.28
Total votes41,527 100.00

General election

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1924 [6] [7] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic George W. P. Hunt (incumbent) 38,372 50.53% -4.41%
Republican Dwight B. Heard 37,57149.47%+4.41%
Majority8011.06%-8.82%
Turnout 75,943
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. Goff 1973, p. 63.
  2. 1 2 Goff 1973, p. 162.
  3. Goff 1973, p. 278.
  4. Goff 1973, p. 159.
  5. Goff 1973, p. 160.
  6. "Our Campaigns - AZ Governor Race - Nov 04, 1924".
  7. Dubin 2013, p. 9.

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