1934 Arizona gubernatorial election

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1934 Arizona gubernatorial election
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  1932 November 6, 1934 1936  
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Nominee Benjamin Baker Moeur Thomas Maddock
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote61,35539,242
Percentage59.65%38.15%

1934 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Moeur:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Benjamin Baker Moeur
Democratic

Elected Governor

Benjamin Baker Moeur
Democratic

The 1934 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Governor Benjamin Baker Moeur ran for reelection, he was challenged by former governor George W. P. Hunt and future Governor Rawghlie Clement Stanford in the Democratic primary, but he defeated both of them by a comfortable margin.

Contents

Benjamin Baker Moeur defeated Arizona State Highway Engineer and former Arizona Republican Party Chairman Thomas Maddock in the general election, and was sworn into his second term as governor on January 2, 1934.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on September 11, 1934. Incumbent governor Benjamin Baker Moeur, who was elected to his first term over then-incumbent governor George W. P. Hunt in 1932 (whom Mouer defeated in the Democratic primary), was opposed in the primary again by Hunt, as well as former judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court Rawghlie Clement Stanford and State Senator James Minotto. [1] This Democratic primary was interesting in that it included the current governor, a former governor, and a future governor.

This was former governor George W. P. Hunt's final run for Governor of Arizona, as he died later that year, on December 24, 1934. [2]

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Benjamin Baker Moeur (incumbent) 34,792 36.18%
Democratic Rawghlie Clement Stanford 29,08830.24%
Democratic George W. P. Hunt 27,84928.96%
Democratic James Minotto4,4484.63%
Total votes96,177 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1934 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Benjamin Baker Moeur (incumbent) 61,355 59.65% −3.57%
Republican Thomas Maddock39,24238.15%+2.73%
Socialist Lawrence McGivern1,8841.83%+1.14%
Communist Clay Naff3740.36%+0.20%
Majority22,11321.50%−6.29%
Total votes102,855 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing -6.30%

Results by county

CountyBenjamin Baker Moeur
Democratic
Thomas Maddock
Republican
Lawrence McGivern
Socialist
Clay Naff
Communist
MarginTotal votes cast [4]
# %# %# %# %# %
Apache 1,62472.18%62527.78%00.00%10.04%99944.40%2,250
Cochise 5,90463.25%2,77029.68%6416.87%190.20%3,13433.58%9,334
Coconino 2,32867.38%1,10131.87%180.52%80.23%1,22735.51%3,455
Gila 3,16551.05%2,96947.89%540.87%120.19%1963.16%6,200
Graham 1,95454.95%1,57744.35%100.28%150.42%37710.60%3,556
Greenlee 1,08967.35%51331.73%50.31%100.62%57635.62%1,617
Maricopa 19,89652.22%17,77246.64%3560.93%790.21%2,1245.57%38,103
Mohave 1,35267.03%559129.30%492.43%251.24%76137.73%2,017
Navajo 2,58671.67%89024.67%1303.60%20.06%1,69647.01%3,608
Pima 9,73168.36%4,22329.67%2051.44%760.53%5,50838.69%14,235
Pinal 2,22557.75%1,55840.44%531.38%170.44%66717.31%3,853
Santa Cruz 1,43075.42%43322.84%221.16%110.58%99752.58%1,896
Yavapai 5,26663.48%2,74033.03%2623.16%270.33%2,52630.45%8,295
Yuma 2,80563.23%1,48033.36%791.78%721.62%1,32529.87%4,436
Totals61,35559.65%39,24238.15%1,8841.83%3740.36%22,11321.50%102,855

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - AZ Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 11, 1934".
  2. "G. W. P. Hunt Dies; Leader in Arizona". New York Times. December 25, 1934. p. 23.
  3. "Official Canvass Primary Election Returns, September 11th, 1934". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 6, 1934". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

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