1994 Arizona gubernatorial election
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The 1994 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994, for the post of Governor of Arizona. Fife Symington, the incumbent Republican Governor of Arizona, defeated the Democratic nominee Eddie Basha to win a second term in office. However, Symington resigned in 1997 due to a federal indictment on corruption charges.
1994 Arizona gubernatorial election
Fife Symington
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John Fife Symington III is an American businessman and politician who served as the 19th governor of Arizona from 1991 until his resignation in 1997. A member of the Republican Party, he resigned from office following convictions on charges of extortion and bank fraud – convictions which were later overturned. Prior to entering politics, Symington served in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona.
Fife Symington
The Esplanade on Camelback and 24th Street in Phoenix was one of The Symington Company's development projects.
Former Phoenix Mayor Terry Goddard was nominated by the Democratic Party to challenge Symington in the 1990 election.
Symington with then-U.S. President George H. W. Bush at a fundraiser at the Madison Hotel in Phoenix in February 1991.