The 1928 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1928. Despite a fairly poor economy, a 15-point loss by

Al Smith Alfred Emanuel Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was an American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928. The son of an Irish-American mother and a C ...

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

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both won re-election.

John C. Phillips John Calhoun Phillips (November 13, 1870 – June 25, 1943) was an American politician who served as the List of governors of Arizona, third governor of the state of Arizona from January 7, 1929 to January 5, 1931. Born in 1870 in Vermont, Illin ...

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

George W. P. Hunt George Wylie Paul Hunt (November 1, 1859 – December 24, 1934) was an American politician and businessman. He was the List of Governors of Arizona, first governor of Arizona, serving a total of seven terms, along with President of the convent ...

, incumbent Governor, former Ambassador to Siam *James H. Kerby, then-incumbent Secretary of State

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

John Calhoun Phillips John Calhoun Phillips (November 13, 1870 – June 25, 1943) was an American politician who served as the third governor of the state of Arizona from January 7, 1929 to January 5, 1931. Born in 1870 in Vermont, Illinois, Phillips graduated from ...

, former state

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and

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member. *

John Hunt Udall John Hunt Udall (August 23, 1889 – March 3, 1959) was mayor of Phoenix, Arizona from 1936 to 1938. He was a member of the Udall political family. Biography The son of David King Udall and Ida Frances (Hunt) Udall, he was born and ra ...

, clerk of the Arizona Superior Court. * Celora M. Stoddard, member of the Arizona State Senate from 1921 to 1923.

Results

General election

References

Bibliography

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1928 United States gubernatorial elections

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November 1928 events in the United States