1928 Arizona gubernatorial election

1928 Arizona gubernatorial election

← 1926 November 6, 1928 1930 →

Nominee John Calhoun Phillips George W. P. Hunt Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 47,829 44,553 Percentage 51.71% 48.16%

County results Phillips:      50–60%      60–70% Hunt:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election George W. P. Hunt Democratic Elected Governor John C. Phillips Republican

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The 1928 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1928. Despite a fairly poor economy,^[1] a 15-point loss by Al Smith for the Arizona electoral votes, and having served for nearly 6 full terms, Hunt only narrowly lost the general election. Other state Democrats like Senator Ashurst and Representative Douglas both won re-election.^[2] John C. Phillips became the second Republican to serve as Arizona Governor, and the first to beat Hunt in a general election.

John Calhoun Phillips was sworn in for his first and only term as Governor on January 7, 1929.^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• George W. P. Hunt, incumbent Governor, former Ambassador to Siam
• James H. Kerby, then-incumbent Secretary of State

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George W. P. Hunt (incumbent)	27,876	58.51%
	Democratic	James H. Kerby	19,769	41.49%
Total votes			47,645	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Calhoun Phillips, former state House and Senate member.
• John Hunt Udall, clerk of the Arizona Superior Court.
• Celora M. Stoddard, member of the Arizona State Senate from 1921 to 1923.

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Calhoun Phillips	7,253	44.08%
	Republican	John Hunt Udall	6,136	37.29%
	Republican	Celora M. Stoddard	3,065	18.63%
Total votes			16,454	100.00

General election

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1928 ^[7][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Calhoun Phillips	47,829	51.71%	+1.96%
	Democratic	George W. P. Hunt (incumbent)	44,553	48.16%	-2.09%
	Workers	William O'Brien	122	0.13%
Majority			3,276	3.54%
Turnout			92,504
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

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