1924 Arizona gubernatorial election

1924 Arizona gubernatorial election

← 1922 November 4, 1924 1926 →
 
Nominee George W. P. Hunt Dwight B. Heard
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 38,372 37,571
Percentage 50.53% 49.47%

County results
Hunt:      50–60%      60–70%
Heard:      50–60%

Governor before election

George W. P. Hunt
Democratic

Elected Governor

George W. P. Hunt
Democratic

The 1924 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1924. Despite being a Republican year nationally, President Coolidge's election in Arizona was rather close. He only took Arizona with 40% of the vote against Davis' 35% and La Follette's 23%. The closest Arizona gubernatorial election since 1916, Hunt's lead in votes would continue to decline.

With barely a percent separating the two, Hunt narrowly beat owner of the Arizona Republican newsletter, Dwight Heard. Heard had in fact previously backed 1914 Progressive nominee George Young against Hunt over the Republican, Ralph Cameron, and had been an enemy of Hunt for over a decade at this point.[1]

Governor W. P. Hunt was sworn in for a fifth term as Governor on January 5, 1925.[2]

  1. ^ Goff 1973, p. 63.
  2. ^ Goff 1973, p. 162.