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Governor of Arizona | |
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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.
List of Governors[change | change source]
#[a] | Governor | Term start | Term end | Party | Terms[b] | |
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1 | George W. P. Hunt | February 14, 1912 | January 1, 1917 | Democratic | 2 | |
2 | Thomas Edward Campbell | January 1, 1917 | December 25, 1917 | Republican | 1⁄2[c] | |
1 | George W. P. Hunt | December 25, 1917 | January 6, 1919 | Democratic | 1⁄2[c] | |
2 | Thomas Edward Campbell | January 6, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Republican | 2 | |
1 | George W. P. Hunt | January 1, 1923 | January 7, 1929 | Democratic | 3 | |
3 | John Calhoun Phillips | January 7, 1929 | January 5, 1931 | Republican | 1 | |
1 | George W. P. Hunt | January 5, 1931 | January 2, 1933 | Democratic | 1 | |
4 | Benjamin Baker Moeur | January 2, 1933 | January 4, 1937 | Democratic | 2 | |
5 | Rawghlie Clement Stanford | January 4, 1937 | January 2, 1939 | Democratic | 1 | |
6 | Robert Taylor Jones | January 2, 1939 | January 6, 1941 | Democratic | 1 | |
7 | Sidney Preston Osborn | January 6, 1941 | May 25, 1948 | Democratic | 3 1⁄2[d] | |
8 | Dan Edward Garvey | May 25, 1948 | January 1, 1951 | Democratic | 1 1⁄2[e] | |
9 | John Howard Pyle | January 1, 1951 | January 3, 1955 | Republican | 2 | |
10 | Ernest McFarland | January 3, 1955 | January 5, 1959 | Democratic | 2 | |
11 | Paul Fannin | January 5, 1959 | January 4, 1965 | Republican | 3 | |
12 | Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. | January 4, 1965 | January 2, 1967 | Democratic | 1 | |
13 | Jack Richard Williams | January 2, 1967 | January 6, 1975 | Republican | 3[f] | |
14 | Raúl Héctor Castro | January 6, 1975 | October 20, 1977 | Democratic | 1⁄3[g] | |
15 | Wesley Bolin | October 20, 1977 | March 4, 1978 | Democratic | 1⁄3[d][h] | |
16 | Bruce Babbitt | March 4, 1978 | January 5, 1987 | Democratic | 2 1⁄3[i] | |
17 | Evan Mecham | January 5, 1987 | April 4, 1988 | Republican | 1⁄2[j] | |
18 | Rose Mofford | April 4, 1988 | March 6, 1991 | Democratic | 1⁄2[h] | |
19 | Fife Symington | March 6, 1991 | September 5, 1997 | Republican | 1 1⁄2[k][l][m] | |
20 | Jane Dee Hull | September 5, 1997 | January 6, 2003 | Republican | 1 1⁄2[e][m] | |
21 | Janet Napolitano | January 6, 2003 | January 21, 2009 | Democratic | 1 1⁄2[n] | |
22 | Jan Brewer | January 21, 2009 | January 5, 2015 | Republican | 1 1⁄2[e] | |
23 | Doug Ducey | January 5, 2015 | Incumbent | Republican | 1[o] |
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ Repeat governors are officially numbered only once; subsequent terms are marked with their original number italicized.
- ↑ The fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thomas Edward Campbell's narrow election win was overturned by the Arizona Supreme Court on December 22, 1917, which, following a recount, awarded the office to George W.P. Hunt. Campbell vacated the office three days later.[2]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Died in office.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 As secretary of state, filled unexpired term, and was subsequently elected in their own right.
- ↑ The Constitution was amended in 1968 to increase gubernatorial terms from two to four years; Williams' first two terms were for two years, his third was for four years.
- ↑ Resigned to take post as U.S. Ambassador to Argentina.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 As secretary of state, filled unexpired term.
- ↑ As state attorney general, filled unexpired term, and was subsequently elected in his own right; the secretary of state at the time had been appointed,[3] not elected, and therefore not in the line of succession according to the Arizona constitution.[4]
- ↑ Impeached and removed from office on charges of obstruction of justice and misuse of government funds.[5]
- ↑ Arizona adopted runoff voting after Evan Mecham won with only 43% of the vote. The 1990 election was very close, and a runoff was held on February 26, 1991, which Symington won, and he was inaugurated on March 6, 1991.[6]
- ↑ 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.[7]
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Fife Symington resigned on September 5, 1997; Jane Dee Hull did not take the oath of office until September 8, but she was governor for those three days regardless of the delay.[8]
- ↑ Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.
- ↑ Governor Ducey's term expires on January 7, 2019.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Arizona Governor Thomas Edward Campbell". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 13, 2008.[dead link]
- ↑ "Arizona Governor Rose Mofford". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ AZ Const. art 5, § 6
- ↑ "Arizona Governor Evan Mecham". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 13, 2008.[dead link]
- ↑ Mullaney, Marie Marmo (1994). Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1988–1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0-313-28312-5. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- ↑ "Arizona Governor J. Fife Symington III". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 13, 2008.[dead link]
- ↑ Todd S., Purdum (1997-09-04). "Arizona Governor Convicted Of Fraud and Will Step Down". The New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2008.