1932_Arizona_gubernatorial_election References

1932 Arizona gubernatorial election
	County results; Moeur: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Kinney: 50–60%
Governor before election; George W. P. Hunt; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Benjamin Baker Moeur; Democratic

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.

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

The 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

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

Democratic primary results^[2]
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

Candidates

J. C. "Jack" Kinney, cattle rancher
W. W. Midgley, rancher
William Walton

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
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

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1932^[4]
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%
	Arizona Progressive Democratic Party	Andrew Jackson Bettwy	584	0.49%
	Communist	Martin Gehon	198	0.17%
Majority			33,112	27.79%
Turnout			119,124
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

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.

[1] "Our Campaigns - AZ Governor- D Primary Race - Sep 13, 1932".

[2] "Our Campaigns - AZ Governor- D Primary Race - Sep 13, 1932".

[3] "Our Campaigns - AZ Governor - R Primary Race - Sep 13, 1932".

[4] "Our Campaigns - AZ Governor Race - Nov 08, 1932".

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