title: Evan Mecham
Carolyn Warner
Harold Stassen
Sam Steiger
United States Senate election in Arizona, 1962
Thermcon
Evan
Arizona gubernatorial election, 1978
Lynching of John Evans
Arizona gubernatorial election, 1986
sentences: Evan Mecham ( ; May 12, 1924 – February 21, 2008) was the 17th Governor of Arizona.
 A decorated veteran of World War II, Mecham earned his living as an automotive dealership owner and occasional newspaper publisher.
 Periodic runs for political office earned him a reputation as a perennial candidate along with the nickname of "The Harold Stassen of Arizona" before he was elected governor, under the Republican banner.
 As governor, Mecham was plagued by controversy and became the first U.S. governor to simultaneously face removal from office through impeachment, a scheduled recall election, and a felony indictment.
 He was the first Arizona governor to be impeached.
Carolyn Rexroat Warner (born August 2, 1930) is an American politician who served as the 15th Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Arizona, elected as a Democrat, from 1975 to 1987.
 Warner was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Arizona in 1986, but was defeated by then-State Senator Evan Mecham, who would go on to be impeached.
Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was the 25th Governor of Minnesota.
 He was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1948, considered for a time to be the front-runner.
 He thereafter regularly continued to run for that and other offices, such that his name became most identified with his status as a perennial candidate.
Samuel Steiger (March 10, 1929September 26, 2012) was an American politician, journalist, political pundit, and rancher.
 He served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Arizona State Senate, and one term as mayor of Prescott, Arizona.
 Steiger also made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate, served as a special assistant to Arizona Governor Evan Mecham, and hosted political talk shows on both radio and television.
 Despite these accomplishments, Steiger is best known for two incidents: The first, while he was a sitting Congressman, was the 1975 killing of two burros.
 The second was painting a crosswalk between Prescott's courthouse and nearby Whiskey Row.
The 1962 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1962.
 Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden ran for reelection to a seventh term, defeating Republican nominee State Senator Evan Mecham in the general election.
 Mecham became Governor of Arizona more than two decades later, and was subsequently impeached from office.
THERMCON was the code name of an FBI operation which was launched in response to the sabotage of the Arizona Snowbowl ski lift near Flagstaff, Arizona, in October 1987 by three people from Prescott, Arizona, Mark Davis, Margaret Millet and Marc Baker.
 In a November 1987 letter claiming responsibility, the group called themselves the "Evan Mecham Eco-Terrorist International Conspiracy" (EMETIC).
 The group named themselves after Evan Mecham, the then-Governor of Arizona.
 The Arizona Snowbowl spent $50,000 repairing the damage.
Evan is a Welsh masculine given name derived from "Iefan", a Welsh form for the name John.
 In other languages it could be compared to "Ivan", "Ian", and "Juan"; the name John itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Yəhôḥānān, which means "YHWH is gracious".
 Evan also comes from the Gaelic word "Eóghan" meaning "youth" or "young warrior" and Scots for "right-handed".
 In Hebrew, the actual non-proper noun, "evan/even/eban/eben", literally means "rock".
 It can also be the shortened version of the Greek name "Evangelos" (meaning messenger, or "Evander" (meaning good man).
 The old English translation of the name "Evan" could also be interpreted as "Heir of the Earth" or "The King".
 The name is also occasionally given to females, as with actress Evan Rachel Wood.
 It may be encountered as a surname, but Evans is usual.
The 1978 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978 for the post of Governor of Arizona.
 Democrat Bruce Babbitt defeated Republican nominee Evan Mecham.
 Babbitt was the former Attorney General of Arizona, but after the death of Governor Wesley Bolin, Babbit became governor.
 Bolin himself ascended to office from the position of Secretary of State, meaning his replacement, Rose Mofford was not eligible to the office as she was not elected.
 This drama of exchanging office would continue after Babbitt's term came to an end, as Mofford would become governor and succeeded Evan Mecham, Babbitt's challenger, in 1988.
On Tuesday, November 12, 1914, John Evans, a black man, was lynched in St. Petersburg, Florida, by a mob of 1,500 white men, women and children.
 Evans was accused of the murder of Edward Sherman, a white real estate developer, and the attack of Sherman’s wife, Mary.
 After word of the attack spread, and Mary Sherman claimed her attackers were “two negroes,” a citywide search ensued.
 Suspicions immediately led to John Evans.
 Two days after the murder, a posse consisting of some of the city’s most prominent and well-respected members stormed the St. Petersburg jail, threw a noose around Evan’s neck and marched him to his death.
 He was never given a fair trial.
 Evans was hung from a light post on the corner of Ninth Street South and Second Avenue.
 At first, Evans kept himself alive by wrapping his legs around the light pole.
 But then, an unidentified white woman in a nearby automobile ended his struggle with a single bullet.
 Though the shot was fatal, the rest of the crowd began shooting at Evan’s dangling body until their ammunition was depleted.
The 1986 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986 for the post of Governor of Arizona.
 Republican Evan Mecham defeated the Democratic nominee and State Superintendent Carolyn Warner and independent candidate Bill Schulz.

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 Evan Mecham ( ; May 12, 1924 – February 21, 2008) was the 17th Governor of Arizona.
 A decorated veteran of World War II, Mecham earned his living as an automotive dealership owner and occasional newspaper publisher.
 Periodic runs for political office earned him a reputation as a perennial candidate along with the nickname of "The Harold Stassen of Arizona" before he was elected governor, under the Republican banner.
 As governor, Mecham was plagued by controversy and became the first U.S. governor to simultaneously face removal from office through impeachment, a scheduled recall election, and a felony indictment.
 He was the first Arizona governor to be impeached. 

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 Carolyn Rexroat Warner (born August 2, 1930) is an American politician who served as the 15th Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Arizona, elected as a Democrat, from 1975 to 1987.
 Warner was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Arizona in 1986, but was defeated by then-State Senator Evan Mecham, who would go on to be impeached. 

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 Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was the 25th Governor of Minnesota.
 He was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1948, considered for a time to be the front-runner.
 He thereafter regularly continued to run for that and other offices, such that his name became most identified with his status as a perennial candidate. 

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 Samuel Steiger (March 10, 1929September 26, 2012) was an American politician, journalist, political pundit, and rancher.
 He served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Arizona State Senate, and one term as mayor of Prescott, Arizona.
 Steiger also made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate, served as a special assistant to Arizona Governor Evan Mecham, and hosted political talk shows on both radio and television.
 Despite these accomplishments, Steiger is best known for two incidents: The first, while he was a sitting Congressman, was the 1975 killing of two burros.
 The second was painting a crosswalk between Prescott's courthouse and nearby Whiskey Row. 

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 The 1962 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1962.
 Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden ran for reelection to a seventh term, defeating Republican nominee State Senator Evan Mecham in the general election.
 Mecham became Governor of Arizona more than two decades later, and was subsequently impeached from office. 

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 THERMCON was the code name of an FBI operation which was launched in response to the sabotage of the Arizona Snowbowl ski lift near Flagstaff, Arizona, in October 1987 by three people from Prescott, Arizona, Mark Davis, Margaret Millet and Marc Baker.
 In a November 1987 letter claiming responsibility, the group called themselves the "Evan Mecham Eco-Terrorist International Conspiracy" (EMETIC).
 The group named themselves after Evan Mecham, the then-Governor of Arizona.
 The Arizona Snowbowl spent $50,000 repairing the damage. 

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 The 1978 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978 for the post of Governor of Arizona.
 Democrat Bruce Babbitt defeated Republican nominee Evan Mecham.
 Babbitt was the former Attorney General of Arizona, but after the death of Governor Wesley Bolin, Babbit became governor.
 Bolin himself ascended to office from the position of Secretary of State, meaning his replacement, Rose Mofford was not eligible to the office as she was not elected.
 This drama of exchanging office would continue after Babbitt's term came to an end, as Mofford would become governor and succeeded Evan Mecham, Babbitt's challenger, in 1988. 

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 The 1986 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986 for the post of Governor of Arizona.
 Republican Evan Mecham defeated the Democratic nominee and State Superintendent Carolyn Warner and independent candidate Bill Schulz. 

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Answer: 1907