1928 Arizona gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1928 United States gubernatorial elections.

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

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
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

Results

Republican primary results [4]
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 [5]
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% +0.13%
Majority 3,276 3.54%
Total votes 92,504 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +4.04%

Results by county

County John C. Phillips
Republican 		George W. P. Hunt
Democratic 		William O'Brien
Workers 		Margin Total votes cast[5]
# % # % # % # %
Apache 662 39.13% 1,029 60.82% 1 0.06% -367 -21.69% 1,692
Cochise 5,245 51.43% 4,937 48.41% 17 0.17% 308 3.02% 10,199
Coconino 1,461 49.04% 1,513 50.79% 5 0.17% -52 -1.75% 2,979
Gila 2,819 40.93% 4,062 58.98% 6 0.09% -1,243 -18.05% 6,887
Graham 1,481 49.66% 1,499 50.27% 2 0.07% -18 -0.60% 2,982
Greenlee 545 33.42% 1,081 66.28% 5 0.31% -536 -32.86% 1,631
Maricopa 18,754 57.39% 13,899 42.53% 26 0.08% 4,855 14.86% 32,679
Mohave 1,182 62.84% 694 36.90% 5 0.27% 488 25.94% 1,881
Navajo 1,223 39.97% 1,835 59.97% 2 0.07% -612 -20.00% 3,060
Pima 6,255 53.26% 5,461 46.50% 29 0.25% 794 6.76% 11,745
Pinal 1,440 47.26% 1,605 52.67% 2 0.07% -165 -5.42% 3,047
Santa Cruz 873 45.95% 1,025 53.95% 2 0.11% -152 -8.00% 1,900
Yavapai 3,985 50.80% 3,846 49.02% 14 0.18% 139 1.77% 7,845
Yuma 1,904 47.88% 2,067 51.97% 6 0.15% -163 -4.10% 3,977
Totals 47,829 51.70% 44,553 48.16% 122 0.13% 3,276 3.54% 92,504

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. ^ Goff 1973, p. 177.
  2. ^ Goff 1973, p. 187.
  3. ^ Goff 1973, p. 189.
  4. ^ a b "Official Canvass Primary Election Returns, September 11th, 1928". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 6th, 1928". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

Bibliography

  • 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.