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Arizona gubernatorial election, 1916





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George WP Hunt.jpg

Thomas E Campbell 2.jpg
Nominee

George W. P. Hunt

Thomas E. Campbell

Party

Democratic

Republican
Popular vote

28,094
28,051
Percentage

48.01%
47.94%





Governor before election

George W. P. Hunt
Democratic



Elected Governor

Thomas E. Campbell (until recount)
Republican






The 1916 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1916 for the post of the Governor of Arizona. Due to battles between labor and business,[1] the Hunt administration was facing severe electoral backlash. After facing a fairly strong primary by former Council member George Olney, Hunt prevailed and went on to face the closest election in Arizona gubernatorial history. The initial results of the 1916 election were extremely close, with Campbell winning by only 30 votes.


Victory hinged on whether to count certain votes. Arizona then had a ballot where voters could check a party column ballot signifying they voted for all of a party. Some voters did that for the Democratic Party column, but then also checked for Republican challenger Thomas Campbell, [2] leading to a court battle over the interpretation of whether those votes were valid or not. All ballots that were marked as straight Democrat and Hunt, were originally counted for Campbell giving him the 30 vote majority.


Thomas E. Campbell was sworn in as governor on January 1, 1917, but Hunt refused to leave office. The state Supreme Court ruled that Campbell should serve as the de facto governor until the legal issues were resolved and so Hunt stepped down on the 27th.[3] After losing a case in the Maricopa County Superior Court in May, Hunt appealed to the state Supreme Court. On December 22, the state Supreme Court declared that Hunt had won by 43 votes. Hunt took office again on Christmas of 1917, after the court ruled unanimously in his favor. Campbell served nearly an entire year as governor. This would be the last election in which Hunt would run until 1922.




Contents





  • 1 Democratic primary

    • 1.1 Candidates


    • 1.2 Results



  • 2 General election

    • 2.1 Results



  • 3 References


  • 4 Bibliography


  • 5 External links




Democratic primary[edit]



Candidates[edit]



  • George W. P. Hunt, incumbent governor

  • George A. Olney, former Arizona Territorial Council member


Results[edit]




















Democratic primary results [4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

George W. P. Hunt

18,122

59.65%


Democratic
George A. Olney
12,261
40.35%
Total votes

30,383

100.00


General election[edit]



Results[edit]













































Arizona gubernatorial election, 1916 (original returns)[5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Thomas E. Campbell

27,976

47.99%




Democratic

George W. P. Hunt
27,946
47.94%



Socialist
Peter T. Robinson
1,975
3.39%



Prohibition
Robert E. Dunlap
396
0.68%

Majority
30
0.05%


Turnout
58,293




Republican gain from Democratic

Swing













































Arizona gubernatorial election, 1916 (Court recount, 1917) [6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

George W. P. Hunt

28,094

48.01%




Republican

Thomas E. Campbell
28,051
47.94%



Socialist
Peter T. Robinson
1,975
3.38%



Prohibition
Robert E. Dunlap
396
0.68%

Majority
43
0.07%


Turnout
58,516




Democratic gain from Republican

Swing



References[edit]




  1. ^ Goff 1973, p. 89.


  2. ^ Goff 1973, p. 109.


  3. ^ Goff 1973, p. 97.


  4. ^ Goff 1973, p. 96.


  5. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=123351


  6. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=123352



Bibliography[edit]


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  • Goff, John S. (1973). "Troubles of a Governor and Federal Labor Conciliator". George W. P. Hunt and his Arizona. Phoenix: Socio-Technical Publications. p. 96..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


External links[edit]


  • Pre-recount vote totals

  • Post-recount vote totals









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