List of Governors of Arizona
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| Party | Governors |
|---|---|
| Democratic | 16 |
| Republican | 9 |
The governor's powers are established by Article 5 of the Arizona Constitution. They are elected for four year terms, but may not serve more than two consecutive terms (part of a term counts as a full term). The governor must be at least 25 years old, have been a US citizen for ten years and an Arizona citizen for five years. The governor has a line-item veto on money appropriations, but otherwise the veto power and procedure is the same as for the president of the United States. (However, they can not veto emergency measures or bills that were voted for by the people in a referendum.) In the event of a vacancy in the office, the Arizona secretary of state, if elected, succeeds to the office (otherwise the next elected state officer succeeds). If impeached the governor is suspended, and the next elected officer in the line of succession becomes acting governor.
There have been 21 people who have served as governor, in 25 distinct terms. Arizona is one of only two states to have elected women of both parties to the governorship, is the only state where a woman has succeeded a woman as governor, and has had the most female governors in the country with three.
- Arizona was part of New Mexico Territory from 1850 to 1863; see List of Governors of New Mexico.
- Prior to the Mexican Cession and Gadsden Purchase, the land that became Arizona was part of the Mexican state of Sonora (see Governor of Sonora) and the Mexican territory of Alta California (see List of pre-statehood governors of California).
Governors of Arizona Territory
Arizona Territory was formed on February 24 1863 from New Mexico Territory.| Name | Term | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Noble Goodwin | 1863-1866 | Republican | [2][3] |
| Richard Cunningham McCormick | 1866-1868 | Republican | <ref name='delegate' /> |
| James P.T. Carter | 1868-1869 | Republican | [4] |
| Anson P.K. Safford | 1869-1877 | Republican | |
| John Philo Hoyt | 1877-1878 | Republican | [5] |
| John Charles Frémont | 1878-1881 | Republican | [6] |
| John Jay Gosper | 1881 | Republican | [7] |
| Frederick Augustus Tritle | 1882-1885 | Republican | [8] |
| Conrad Meyer Zulick | 1885-1889 | Democratic | |
| Lewis Wolfley | 1889-1890 | Republican | [9] |
| John Nichol Irwin | 1890-1892 | Republican | [10] |
| Nathan Oakes Murphy | 1892-1893 | Republican | |
| Louis Cameron Hughes | 1893-1896 | Democratic | |
| Charles Morelle Bruce | 1896 | Democratic | <ref name='acting' /> |
| Benjamin Joseph Franklin | 1896-1897 | Democratic | |
| Myron Hawley McCord | 1897-1898 | Republican | [11] |
| Nathan Oakes Murphy | 1898-1902 | Republican | <ref name='resigned' /> |
| Alexander Oswald Brodie | 1902-1905 | Republican | [12] |
| William Francis Nichols | 1905 | Republican | <ref name='acting' /> |
| Joseph Henry Kibbey | 1905-1909 | Republican | |
| Richard Elihu Sloan | 1909-1912 | Republican |
Governors of Arizona
The State of Arizona was admitted to the union on February 14 1912.Notes
2. ^ Appointed to replace original appointee John Addison Gurley, who died before taking office.
3. ^ Elected to United States House of Representatives as delegate.
4. ^ Acting governor.
5. ^ Resigned to take appointed office as Governor of Idaho Territory.
6. ^ Governor Frémont resigned in part due to negative feelings over him spending much of his time in the East, instead of in Arizona.
7. ^ Acting governor.[1]
8. ^ Resigned to accept new appointment.
9. ^ Resigned.
10. ^ Resigned; Irwin was out of the state for an extended period attending to family business; the Secretary of the Territory asked him to resume his duties or resign, and he chose resignation.
11. ^ Resigned when denied a leave of absence by William McKinley so he could serve in the Spanish-American War.
12. ^ Resigned to re-enter the United States Army.
13. ^ Campbell's election win was overturned by the state supreme court, and awarded to George W.P. Hunt.
14. ^ Died in office.
15. ^ As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in their own right.
16. ^ Resigned to take post as Ambassador to Argentina.
17. ^ As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term.
18. ^ As state attorney general, filled unexpired term, since the office of secretary of state was vacant, and was later elected in his own right.
19. ^ Impeached and removed from office on charges of obstruction of justice and misuse of government funds; was later acquitted.
20. ^ Resigned after being convicted of bank fraud, since state law does not allow felons to hold office; the conviction was later overturned and he was pardoned by President Bill Clinton.
21. ^ Governor Napolitano's present term expires in 2011; she is term limited.
3. ^ Elected to United States House of Representatives as delegate.
4. ^ Acting governor.
5. ^ Resigned to take appointed office as Governor of Idaho Territory.
6. ^ Governor Frémont resigned in part due to negative feelings over him spending much of his time in the East, instead of in Arizona.
7. ^ Acting governor.[1]
8. ^ Resigned to accept new appointment.
9. ^ Resigned.
10. ^ Resigned; Irwin was out of the state for an extended period attending to family business; the Secretary of the Territory asked him to resume his duties or resign, and he chose resignation.
11. ^ Resigned when denied a leave of absence by William McKinley so he could serve in the Spanish-American War.
12. ^ Resigned to re-enter the United States Army.
13. ^ Campbell's election win was overturned by the state supreme court, and awarded to George W.P. Hunt.
14. ^ Died in office.
15. ^ As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in their own right.
16. ^ Resigned to take post as Ambassador to Argentina.
17. ^ As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term.
18. ^ As state attorney general, filled unexpired term, since the office of secretary of state was vacant, and was later elected in his own right.
19. ^ Impeached and removed from office on charges of obstruction of justice and misuse of government funds; was later acquitted.
20. ^ Resigned after being convicted of bank fraud, since state law does not allow felons to hold office; the conviction was later overturned and he was pardoned by President Bill Clinton.
21. ^ Governor Napolitano's present term expires in 2011; she is term limited.
Confederate governors
During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America created their own Arizona Territory in the southern halves of present-day Arizona and New Mexico. The territory was formed on April 1 1861 and seceded from the Union, with the capital located in Mesilla in present-day New Mexico. Lewis Owings was elected governor, and served until August 1 1861, when Confederate forces led by John Baylor won decisive control of the territory, and Baylor proclaimed himself permanent governor. Baylor was relieved of his post and commission after Confederate President Jefferson Davis learned of his order to exterminate the Apache, and Owings again took office, while in exile in San Antonio, Texas, until the end of the war on April 9 1865. The date that Baylor's commission was revoked is unclear, except that it was in late 1862, as it took that long for Baylor's March 2 extermination order to each Davis.[2]Other high offices held
This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors.[1] All representatives and senators mentioned represented Arizona except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.| Name | Gubernatorial term | Other offices held |
|---|---|---|
| John Noble Goodwin | 1863–1866 (territorial) | Territorial Delegate*, U.S. Representative from Maine |
| Richard Cunningham McCormick | 1866–1868 (territorial) | Territorial Delegate* |
| John Philo Hoyt | 1877–1878 (territorial) | Governor of Idaho Territory* but later declined the post, finding his predecessor was wrongly removed. |
| John C. Frémont | 1878–1881 (territorial) | U.S. Senator from California, Military Governor of California |
| Nathan Oakes Murphy | 1892–1893, 1898–1902 (territorial) | Territorial Delegate |
| Benjamin Joseph Franklin | 1896–1897 (territorial) | U.S. Representative from Missouri |
| George W.P. Hunt | 1912–1917, 1917–1919, 1923–1929, 1931–1933 | Ambassador to Siam |
| Ernest W. McFarland | 1955–1959 | U.S. Senator (including as majority leader) |
| Paul Jones Fannin | 1959–1965 | U.S. Senator |
| Raúl Héctor Castro | 1975–1977 | Ambassador to El Salvador, Ambassador to Bolivia, Ambassador to Argentina* |
| Bruce Babbitt | 1978–1987 | U.S. Secretary of the Interior |
In addition, one Confederate governor, John Baylor, served as a Confederate Congressman from Texas.
Living former governors
As of August 2007, six former governors were alive, the oldest being Raúl Héctor Castro (1975–1977, born 1916). The most recent governor to die was Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. (1965–1967), on February 1 2006. The most recently-serving governor to die was Wesley Bolin (1977–1978), in office on March 4 1978.| Name | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl Héctor Castro | 1975–1977 | June 12 1916 |
| Bruce Babbitt | 1978–1987 | June 27 1938 |
| Evan Mecham | 1987–1988 | May 12 1924 |
| Rose Perica Mofford | 1988–1991 | June 10 1922 |
| Fife Symington III | 1991–1997 | August 12 1945 |
| Jane Dee Hull | 1997–2003 | August 8 1935 |
References
- [A] ^ Governors of Arizona. National Governors Association. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
External links
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