Arizona gubernatorial election, 1994

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Arizona gubernatorial election, 1994
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Nominee Fife Symington Eddie Basha
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote593,492500,702
Percentage52.5%44.3%
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Election results by county
Governor before election

Fife Symington
Republican

Elected Governor

Fife Symington
Republican

The 1994 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994 for the post of Governor of Arizona. Fife Symington, the incumbent Republican Governor of Arizona, defeated the Democratic nominee Eddie Basha.

Fife Symington American politician

John Fife Symington III is an American businessman and politician. In 1990, he was elected to serve the first of two consecutive terms as the 19th governor of Arizona. During his second term, Symington resigned from the office of governor, following a conviction on charges of extortion and bank fraud – a conviction which was later overturned. Prior to his entry into politics, Symington served in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Luke Air Force Base near Glendale, Arizona. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Republican Party (United States) political party in the United States

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Democratic Party (United States) political party in the United States

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Republican primary

In the Republican primary, incumbent Governor Fife Symington was challenged by businesswoman Barbara Barrett, wife of business executive Craig Barrett. Symington announced his primary campaign by stating, "I vowed to get state spending under control, reduce taxes and do my best to promote economic development and restore strength to the economy. I think I am in a strong position because I accomplished my goals." [1] Barrett spent more than $1 million of her own money in the attempt to defeat Symington, who she stated she did not dislike personally, but simply felt that she could do a better job as governor. [1]

Barbara Barrett American diplomat

Barbara Barrett is an American businesswoman and diplomat. Barrett is chair of the Aerospace Corporation and a member of the boards of California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, RAND Corporation, Smithsonian Institution, Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, and Lasker Foundation.

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On September 13, 1994, Symington defeated Barrett in the primary by a margin of 68% to 32%. [2] Political analysts stated that Barrett had failed to distinguish herself from the incumbent governor, and ran a flawed campaign. [1]

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fife Symington202,58868.14
Republican Barbara Barrett94,74031.86
Total votes297,328100.00

Democratic primary

In the Democratic primary, 1990 Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Phoenix Mayor Terry Goddard attempted to seek the Democratic nomination once again, but was challenged by Paul Johnson, who was also a former Mayor of Phoenix, and Arizona Board of Regents member Eddie Basha, more famous for his involvement with the grocery store chain Bashas'. In the primary held on September 13, Basha defeated Goddard by a very small margin, with Johnson receiving a sizable level of support as well. [4]

Terry Goddard American attorney and politician

Samuel Pearson Goddard III is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the Mayor of Phoenix from 1984 to 1990, on the Central Arizona Water Conservation District from 2001 to 2003 and as the 24th Attorney General of Arizona from 2003 to 2011.

Paul Johnson (American politician) American politician, born 1959

Paul Johnson is an American Democratic politician and the 54th mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, serving from 1990 to 1994.

Arizona Board of Regents organization

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Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eddie Basha96,61336.82
Democratic Terry Goddard92,23935.16
Democratic Paul Johnson73,51228.02
Total votes262,364100.00

General election

Following the 1990 election, in which a run-off election was held in order to deter the possibility of a candidate winning with less than a plurality of all of the votes cast, as was the case with the 1986 election in which Evan Mecham was elected with only 39.96% of the vote, the 1994 election did not have a runoff. This was due to a measure that was approved by voters to eliminate the runoff system, which was marred by a longer than usual campaign and issues surrounding the date of when the runoff should be held. [5]

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Fife Symington III (inc.) 593,492 52.54% +2.89%
Democratic Eddie Basha 500,70244.33%-4.91%
Libertarian John A. Buttrick 35,2223.12%+3.09%
Write-ins1910.02%
Majority92,7908.21%+7.80%
Turnout 1,129,607
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Pittman, David (September 9, 1994). "Governor race nears first stage". Tucson Citizen. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "AZ Governor - R Primary Race - Sep 13, 1994". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Our Campaigns - AZ Governor - R Primary Race - Sep 13, 1994
  4. 1 2 Our Campaigns - AZ Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 13, 1994
  5. ↑ Berman, David (1998). "Arizona Politics & Government: The Quest for Autonomy, Democracy, and Development" . Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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