List of Governors of Arizona

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Governor of Arizona
Arizona-StateSeal.svg
= Current Arizona Governor Doug Ducey
Incumbent
Doug Ducey
since January 5, 2015
Style The Honorable
Residence No official residence
Term length Four years, can succeed self once; eligible again after 4-year respite
Inaugural holder George W. P. Hunt
Formation February 14, 1912
Deputy None
Salary $95,000 (2013)[1]
Website www.azgovernor.gov

The Governor of Arizona is the head of the executive branch of Arizona's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Arizona Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.[2]

Twenty-two people have served as governor over 26 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 term. One governor was successfully impeached, Evan Mecham, and one resigned upon being convicted of a felony, Fife Symington III. The longest-serving governor was Hunt, who was elected seven times and served just under fourteen years. The longest single stint was Bruce Babbitt's, who was elected to two 4-year terms after succeeding to the office following the death of his predecessor, serving nearly nine years total. Wesley Bolin had the shortest term, dying less than five months after succeeding into office. Four governors were actually born in Arizona: Thomas Edward Campbell, Sidney Preston Osborn, Rose Mofford, and Bruce Babbitt. Arizona has had four female governors, the most in the United States, and is also the only state where female governors have served in a consecutive order.[3] Because of a string of death in office, resignations, and an impeachment, Arizona has not had a governor whose term began and ended because of "normal" election circumstances since Jack Williams was in office (1967-1975).

The current Governor is Doug Ducey, who was elected on November 4, 2014.

Governors

Confederate Arizona

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Lewis Owings, Governor of the provisional Arizona Territory and first Governor of Confederate Arizona
John Noble Goodwin, first Governor of Arizona Territory
Richard C. McCormick, second Governor of Arizona Territory

In Tucson between April 2 and April 5, 1860, a convention of settlers from the southern half of the New Mexico Territory drafted a constitution for a provisional Arizona Territory, three years before the United States would create such a territory. This proposed territory consisted of the part of New Mexico Territory south of 33° 40' N. On April 2,[4] they elected a governor, Lewis Owings. The provisional territory was to exist until such time as an official territory was created, but that proposal was rejected by the U.S. Congress at the time.[5]

On March 16, 1861, soon before the American Civil War broke out, a convention in Mesilla voted that the provisional territory should secede from the Union and join the Confederate States of America.[6] Lewis Owings remained as territorial governor.

The Confederacy took ownership of the territory on August 1, 1861, when forces led by Lieutenant Colonel John Baylor won decisive control of the territory, and Baylor proclaimed himself governor.[7] The territory was organized on February 14, 1862.[8] On March 20, 1862, Baylor issued an order to kill all the adult Apache and take their children into slavery.[7] When Confederate President Jefferson Davis learned of this order, he strongly disapproved and demanded an explanation. Baylor wrote a letter December 29, 1862, to justify his decision, and after this was received, Davis relieved Baylor of his post and commission, calling his letter an "avowal of an infamous crime."[9] By that time, the government of Confederate Arizona was in exile in San Antonio, Texas, as the territory had been effectively lost to Union forces in July 1862;[10] no new governor was appointed.

Governors of the Territory of Arizona

For the period before Arizona Territory was formed, see the list of Governors of New Mexico Territory.

Arizona Territory was formed on February 24, 1863 from New Mexico Territory, remaining a territory for 49 years.[11] On January 18, 1867, the northwestern corner of the territory was transferred to the state of Nevada.[12]

# Image Governor Term in office[lower-alpha 1] Appointed by
— Hon. John A. Gurley, Ohio - NARA - 528705.jpg John A. Gurley —[lower-alpha 2] Abraham Lincoln
1 John Noble Goodwin.jpg John Noble Goodwin December 29, 1863[13][14] – March 4, 1865[lower-alpha 3]
2 Richard Cunningham McCormick - Brady-Handy.jpg Richard C. McCormick July 9, 1866[15] – March 4, 1869[lower-alpha 3] Andrew Johnson
3 Anson P. K. Safford.jpg Anson P. K. Safford July 9, 1869[16] – April 5, 1877 Ulysses S. Grant
4 John Philo Hoyt.jpg John P. Hoyt May 30. 1877[17] – June 12, 1878 Rutherford B. Hayes
5 JCFrémont.jpg John C. Frémont October 6, 1878[18][lower-alpha 4] – October 11, 1881[19][lower-alpha 5]
6 Frederick Augustus Tritle.png Frederick Augustus Tritle March 8, 1882[19][20] – October 7, 1885[21][lower-alpha 6] Chester A. Arthur
7 No image.svg C. Meyer Zulick November 2, 1885[22] – March 28, 1889 Grover Cleveland
8 No image.svg Lewis Wolfley April 8, 1889[23] – August 20, 1890[24][lower-alpha 7] Benjamin Harrison
9 John Nichol Irwin - oval.jpg John N. Irwin January 21, 1891[26] – April 20, 1892[27][lower-alpha 8]
10 N. O. Murphy.jpg Nathan Oakes Murphy May 11, 1892[29][30] – April 5, 1893
11 LC hughes.jpg L. C. Hughes April 12, 1893[31] – April 1, 1896[32][lower-alpha 9] Grover Cleveland
12 BJFranklin.jpg Benjamin Joseph Franklin April 18, 1896[34] – July 29, 1897[35]
13 MyronMcCord.png Myron H. McCord July 29, 1897[36][37] – August 1, 1898[38][lower-alpha 10] William McKinley
14 N. O. Murphy.jpg Nathan Oakes Murphy August 1, 1898[40][41] – June 30, 1902[42][lower-alpha 11]
15 Alexander Brodie.jpg Alexander O. Brodie July 1, 1902[44][45] – February 14, 1905[46][lower-alpha 12] Theodore Roosevelt
16 Joseph Henry Kibbey-left profile.jpg Joseph H. Kibbey March 7, 1905[46][47] – May 1, 1909
17 Governor R E Sloan.jpg Richard Elihu Sloan May 1, 1909[48][49] – February 14, 1912 William Howard Taft

Governors of the State of Arizona

The state of Arizona was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, the last of the contiguous states to be admitted.

The state constitution of 1912 called for the election of a governor every two years.[50] The term was increased to four years by a 1968 amendment.[51][52] The constitution originally included no term limit,[53] but an amendment passed in 1992 allows governors to succeed themselves only once;[50] before this, four governors were elected more than twice in a row. Gubernatorial terms begin on the first Monday in the January following the election.[50] Governors who have served the two term limit can run again after four years out of office.

Arizona is one of seven states which does not have a lieutenant governor; instead, in the event of a vacancy in the office of governor, the Secretary of State, if elected, succeeds to the office. If the secretary of state was appointed, rather than elected, or is otherwise ineligible to hold the office of governor, the first elected and eligible person in the line of succession assumes the office. The state constitution specifies the line of succession to be the Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction, in that order. If the governor is out of the state or impeached, the next elected officer in the line of succession becomes acting governor until the governor returns or is cleared.[54] The line of succession has gone beyond secretary of state once, when Bruce Babbitt, as attorney general, became governor upon the death of Wesley Bolin; the secretary of state at the time, Rose Mofford, was an appointee to replace Bolin,[55] who himself had succeeded to the office due to the resignation of his predecessor, Raul Hector Castro. Mofford would later succeed Evan Mecham as governor when he was impeached.

Parties

      Democratic (16)[lower-alpha 13]       Republican (10)[lower-alpha 14]

#[lower-alpha 15] Portrait   Governor Term start Term end Term[lower-alpha 16] Party
1 George WP Hunt.jpg   George W. P. Hunt February 14, 1912 January 1, 1917 1 Democratic
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2 Thomas E Campbell 2.jpg Thomas Edward Campbell January 1, 1917 December 25, 1917 3[lower-alpha 17] Republican
1 George WP Hunt.jpg George W. P. Hunt December 25, 1917 January 1, 1919 Democratic
2 Thomas E Campbell 2.jpg Thomas Edward Campbell January 1, 1919 January 1, 1923 4 Republican
5
1 George WP Hunt.jpg George W. P. Hunt January 1, 1923 January 7, 1929 6 Democratic
7
8
3 75px John Calhoun Phillips January 7, 1929 January 5, 1931 9 Republican
1 George WP Hunt.jpg George W. P. Hunt January 5, 1931 January 2, 1933 10 Democratic
4 75px Benjamin Baker Moeur January 2, 1933 January 4, 1937 11 Democratic
12
5 75px Rawghlie Clement Stanford January 4, 1937 January 2, 1939 13 Democratic
6 75px Robert Taylor Jones January 2, 1939 January 6, 1941 14 Democratic
7 Sidney Preston Osborn.jpg Sidney Preston Osborn January 6, 1941 May 25, 1948 15 Democratic
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8 75px Dan Edward Garvey May 25, 1948 January 1, 1951 Democratic
19
9 75px John Howard Pyle January 1, 1951 January 3, 1955 20 Republican
21
10 Mcfarland ernest.jpg Ernest McFarland January 3, 1955 January 5, 1959 22 Democratic
23
11 Paul Fannin.jpg Paul Fannin January 5, 1959 January 4, 1965 24 Republican
25
26
12 75px Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. January 4, 1965 January 2, 1967 27 Democratic
13 75px Jack Richard Williams January 2, 1967 January 6, 1975 28 Republican
29
30[lower-alpha 19]
14 Raul Castro.png Raul Hector Castro January 6, 1975 October 20, 1977 31[lower-alpha 20] Democratic
15 75px Wesley Bolin October 20, 1977 March 4, 1978 Democratic
16 Bruce babbitt.jpg Bruce Babbitt March 4, 1978 January 5, 1987 Democratic
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17 75px Evan Mecham January 5, 1987 April 4, 1988 34[lower-alpha 21] Republican
18 75px Rose Mofford April 4, 1988 March 6, 1991 Democratic
19 75px J. Fife Symington March 6, 1991 September 5, 1997 35 Republican
36[lower-alpha 22]
20 Jane Dee Hull 2001 cropped.jpg Jane Dee Hull September 5, 1997 January 6, 2003 Republican
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21 Portrait Napolitano hires crop.JPG Janet Napolitano January 6, 2003 January 21, 2009 38 Democratic
39[lower-alpha 23]
22 Jan Brewer by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg Jan Brewer January 21, 2009 January 5, 2015 Republican
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23 Doug Ducey by Gage Skidmore 5.jpg Doug Ducey January 5, 2015 Incumbent 41[lower-alpha 24] Republican

See also

Notes

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General
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External links

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  49. ↑ Goff p. 199
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 AZ Const. art 5, § 1
  51. ↑ Ralph E. Hughes v. Douglas K. Martin (PDF), (Arizona Supreme Court 2002-08-20). “Nelson involved two allegedly conflicting amendments both approved by voters in the 1968 election, to Article 5 of the Arizona Constitution. ... The other amendment, proposition 104, extended the term of offices of the executive department, including the office of state auditor, from two years to four years.”
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  53. ↑ AZ Const. art. 5, old § 1
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