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.
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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
editThe 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
edit- George W. P. Hunt, incumbent Governor, former Ambassador to Siam
- Benjamin Baker Moeur, Secretary of the Board of Education
- K. Berry Peterson, Attorney General of Arizona
- Fred Sutter, State Senator
- Webster C. Reed
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Benjamin Baker Moeur | 30,389 | 35.46% | |
| Democratic | George W. P. Hunt (incumbent) | 25,094 | 29.28% | |
| Democratic | K. Berry Peterson | 20,051 | 23.40% | |
| Democratic | Fred Sutter | 9,434 | 11.01% | |
| Democratic | Webster C. Reed | 727 | 0.85% | |
| Total votes | 85,695 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- J. C. "Jack" Kinney, cattle rancher
- W. W. Midgley, rancher
- William Walton
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. C. "Jack" Kinney | 11,873 | 63.72% | |
| Republican | W. W. Midgley | 5,662 | 30.39% | |
| Republican | William Walton | 1,099 | 5.90% | |
| Total votes | 18,634 | 100.00% | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Benjamin Baker Moeur | 75,314 | 63.22% | +11.83% | |
| Republican | J. C. "Jack" Kinney | 42,202 | 35.43% | −13.18% | |
| Socialist | Lawrence McGivern | 826 | 0.69% | +0.69% | |
| Arizona Progressive Democratic Party | Andrew Jackson Bettwy | 584 | 0.49% | +0.49% | |
| Communist | Martin Gehon | 198 | 0.17% | +0.17% | |
| Majority | 33,112 | 27.80% | |||
| Total votes | 119,124 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +25.02% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | Benjamin Baker Moeur Democratic |
Jack C. Kinney Republican |
Lawrence McGivern Socialist |
Andrew Jackson Bettwy AZ Progressive Democratic |
Martin Gehon Communist |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 1,101 | 53.68% | 946 | 46.12% | 1 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.05% | 155 | 7.56% | 2,051 |
| Cochise | 7,724 | 68.64% | 3,290 | 29.24% | 208 | 1.85% | 29 | 0.26% | 2 | 0.02% | 4,434 | 39.40% | 11,253 |
| Coconino | 2,402 | 63.09% | 1,385 | 36.38% | 14 | 0.37% | 2 | 0.05% | 4 | 0.11% | 1,017 | 26.71% | 3,807 |
| Gila | 4,441 | 65.74% | 2,189 | 32.41% | 79 | 1.17% | 29 | 0.43% | 17 | 0.25% | 2,252 | 33.34% | 6,755 |
| Graham | 3,006 | 78.18% | 795 | 20.68% | 16 | 0.42% | 21 | 0.55% | 7 | 0.18% | 2,211 | 57.50% | 3,845 |
| Greenlee | 1,588 | 79.56% | 387 | 19.39% | 1 | 0.05% | 10 | 0.50% | 10 | 0.50% | 1,201 | 60.17% | 1,996 |
| Maricopa | 29,118 | 65.08% | 15,148 | 33.85% | 110 | 0.25% | 283 | 0.63% | 86 | 0.19% | 13,970 | 31.22% | 44,745 |
| Mohave | 1,603 | 70.55% | 633 | 27.86% | 20 | 0.88% | 8 | 0.35% | 8 | 0.35% | 970 | 42.69% | 2,272 |
| Navajo | 2,479 | 59.71% | 1,528 | 36.80% | 144 | 3.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.02% | 951 | 22.90% | 4,152 |
| Pima | 8,403 | 47.16% | 9,282 | 52.09% | 48 | 0.27% | 47 | 0.26% | 39 | 0.22% | -879 | -4.93% | 17,819 |
| Pinal | 3,049 | 71.25% | 1,210 | 28.28% | 8 | 0.19% | 8 | 0.19% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,839 | 42.98% | 4,279 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,356 | 59.24% | 821 | 35.87% | 5 | 0.22% | 106 | 4.63% | 1 | 0.04% | 535 | 23.37% | 2,289 |
| Yavapai | 5,791 | 63.98% | 3,148 | 34.78% | 81 | 0.89% | 20 | 0.22% | 11 | 0.12% | 2,643 | 29.20% | 9,051 |
| Yuma | 3,253 | 67.63% | 1,440 | 29.94% | 91 | 1.89% | 19 | 0.40% | 7 | 0.15% | 1,813 | 37.69% | 4,810 |
| Totals | 75,314 | 63.22% | 42,202 | 35.43% | 826 | 0.69% | 584 | 0.49% | 198 | 0.17% | 33,112 | 27.80% | 119,124 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editReferences
edit- ^ "Our Campaigns - AZ Governor- D Primary Race - Sep 13, 1932".
- ^ a b "Official Canvass Primary Election Returns, September 13th, 1932". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 8th, 1932". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
Bibliography
edit- 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.