1932 Arizona gubernatorial election

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1932 Arizona gubernatorial election
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  1930 November 8, 1932 1934  
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Nominee Benjamin Baker Moeur Jack Kinney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote75,31442,202
Percentage63.22%35.43%

1932 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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

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.

Contents

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

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

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Benjamin Baker Moeur 30,389 35.46%
Democratic George W. P. Hunt (incumbent)25,09429.28%
Democratic K. Berry Peterson 20,05123.40%
Democratic Fred Sutter 9,43411.01%
Democratic Webster C. Reed7270.85%
Total votes85,695 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. C. "Jack" Kinney 11,873 63.72%
Republican W. W. Midgley5,66230.39%
Republican William Walton1,0995.90%
Total votes18,634 100.00%

General election

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1932 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Benjamin Baker Moeur 75,314 63.22% +11.83%
Republican J. C. "Jack" Kinney42,20235.43%−13.18%
Socialist Lawrence McGivern8260.69%+0.69%
Arizona Progressive Democratic Party Andrew Jackson Bettwy 5840.49%+0.49%
Communist Martin Gehon1980.17%+0.17%
Majority33,11227.80%
Total votes119,124 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing +25.02%

Results by county

CountyBenjamin Baker Moeur
Democratic
Jack C. Kinney
Republican
Lawrence McGivern
Socialist
Andrew Jackson Bettwy
AZ Progressive Democratic
Martin Gehon
Communist
MarginTotal votes cast [3]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Apache 1,10153.68%94646.12%10.05%20.10%10.05%1557.56%2,051
Cochise 7,72468.64%3,29029.24%2081.85%290.26%20.02%4,43439.40%11,253
Coconino 2,40263.09%1,38536.38%140.37%20.05%40.11%1,01726.71%3,807
Gila 4,44165.74%2,18932.41%791.17%290.43%170.25%2,25233.34%6,755
Graham 3,00678.18%79520.68%160.42%210.55%70.18%2,21157.50%3,845
Greenlee 1,58879.56%38719.39%10.05%100.50%100.50%1,20160.17%1,996
Maricopa 29,11865.08%15,14833.85%1100.25%2830.63%860.19%13,97031.22%44,745
Mohave 1,60370.55%63327.86%200.88%80.35%80.35%97042.69%2,272
Navajo 2,47959.71%1,52836.80%1443.47%00.00%10.02%95122.90%4,152
Pima 8,40347.16%9,28252.09%480.27%470.26%390.22%-879-4.93%17,819
Pinal 3,04971.25%1,21028.28%80.19%80.19%40.09%1,83942.98%4,279
Santa Cruz 1,35659.24%82135.87%50.22%1064.63%10.04%53523.37%2,289
Yavapai 5,79163.98%3,14834.78%810.89%200.22%110.12%2,64329.20%9,051
Yuma 3,25367.63%1,44029.94%911.89%190.40%70.15%1,81337.69%4,810
Totals75,31463.22%42,20235.43%8260.69%5840.49%1980.17%33,11227.80%119,124

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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

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