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George Wylie Paul Hunt [a] (November 1, 1859 – December 24, 1934) was an American politician and businessman. He was the first governor of Arizona , serving a total of seven terms, along with President of the convention that wrote Arizona's constitution .
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.
George W. P. Hunt was Arizona's first governor, after retiring in 1919 he served as Ambassador to Siam during the tail end of the Woodrow Wilson administration. After being dismissed by President Warren G. Harding , Hunt returned to Arizona and decided to contest his old seat.
Arizona's first governor, George W.P. Hunt, was a remarkable figure who captivated Arizona voters for seven terms before he died in 1934.
Twenty-four people have served as governor over 28 distinct terms. All of the repeat governors were in the state's earliest years, when George W. P. Hunt and Thomas Edward Campbell alternated as governor for 17 years and, after a two-year gap, Hunt served another
The Democratic nominee George W. P. Hunt defeated the Republican nominee Edmund W. Wells. Hunt and Wells were both members of the Constitutional Convention, Hunt being chosen President and leading the way for much of the drafting.
George W. P. Hunt narrowly won the general election in 1930, defeating incumbent governor John Calhoun Phillips, who had defeated Hunt in his bid for reelection in the previous election year in 1928. George W. P. Hunt was sworn in for his seventh, and final, term as governor on January 5, 1931.
George W. P. Hunt, incumbent governor, former ambassador to Siam Everett E. Ellinwood, district attorney for territorial Arizona (1893-1898), Regent for the U of A [ 2 ] J. J. Cox, state senator [ 3 ]