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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.
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. [1]
During the 1916 election held on November 7, Campbell ran against incumbent George W. P. Hunt who was seeking election to his third term. Initially, Campbell was declared the winner by 30 votes but Hunt refused to vacate the governor's office and both men took the oath of office on December 30, 1916.
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.
The Democratic nominee was incumbent governor George W. P. Hunt, his Republican opponent was the final Delegate to Congress from Arizona Territory, Ralph H. Cameron. Cameron was disadvantaged [ 2 ] by the same reason the previous Republican nominee Wells was: he had opposed statehood with the present Constitution.