Arizona 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Arizona 2006 Midterm Election

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Arizona
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 12 September 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	10	(1.86% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	8	(1.84% of 435)
2000 Census:	5,140,683	(1.82% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	3,625,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	2,173,122
Capital:	Phoenix
Tuesday 12 September 2006 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).

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Arizona State and Local Government

ARIZONA PRIMARY

Tuesday 12 September 2006

Primary Filing Deadline was 14 June 2006.

ARIZONA PRIMARY Returns from an official source

Contested STATEWIDE races:

Governor:
- Republicans have nominated Len Munsil
Mine Inspector:
- Republicans have nominated Joe Hart
Superintendent of Public Instruction:
- Democrats have nominated Jason Williams

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

CD 1:
- Democrats have nominated Ellen Simon
CD 2:
- Democrats have nominated John Armin Thrasher
CD 3:
- Democrats With 99.6% of the precincts reporting the primary is close to call. Donald G. "Don" Chilton (50.1%) to Herbert James "Herb" Paine (49.9%)
CD 7:
- Republicans have nominated Ron Drake
CD 8:
- Democrats have nominated Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords
- Republicans have nominated Randall "Randy" Graf



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Jon L. Kyl • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Senator Jon L. Kyl

		Republican	607,778	52.77%	Senator Jon L. Kyl • FEC: $14,123,880

		Democratic	506,759	43.99%	Jim Pederson • FEC: $14,709,628

		Libertarian	37,319	3.24%	Richard Mack • FEC finanical report not available

		Write-in			Stephen "The Penny Man" Baker • FEC finanical report not available
		Write-in			Ray Caplette • FEC finanical report not available
Total			1,151,856	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator John McCain • First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Janet Napolitano • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano

		Democratic	727,739	62.92%	Governor Janet Napolitano

		Republican	405,456	35.06%	Len Munsil

		Libertarian	23,414	2.02%	Barry J. Hess, II

		Write-in			Authur Ray Arvizu
		Write-in			Robert B. Winn
		Write-in			Brian "Mr. Wright" Wright
Total			1,156,609	100.00%

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 6 Republican (5 Renominated, 1 Open); 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}		Republican	Congressman Rick Renzi • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman Rick Renzi

		Republican	88,760	51.52%	Congressman Rick Renzi • FEC: $2,110,744

		Democratic	75,257	43.68%	Ellen Simon • FEC: $1,514,960

		Libertarian	8,272	4.80%	David B. Schlosser • FEC: $29,550
Total			172,289	100.00%

CD 2 {map}		Republican	Congressman Trent Franks • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman Trent Franks

		Republican	97,100	58.19%	Congressman Trent Franks • FEC: $440,591

		Democratic	65,490	39.25%	John Armin Thrasher • FEC: $37,620

		Libertarian	4,280	2.56%	Powell Gammill • FEC finanical report not available

		Write-in			William Stephen Crum • FEC finanical report not available
Total			166,870	100.00%

CD 3 {map}		Republican	Congressman John B. Shadegg • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman John B. Shadegg

		Republican	76,739	58.46%	Congressman John B. Shadegg • FEC: $1,078,942

		Democratic	51,021	38.87%	Herbert James "Herb" Paine • FEC: $102,521

		Libertarian	3,511	2.67%	Mark J. Yannone • FEC finanical report not available
Total			131,271	100.00%

CD 4 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Edward L. "Ed" Pastor • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 24 September 1991- in a Special Election re: the resignation of Congressman Morris Udall, 4 May 1991 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Edward L. "Ed" Pastor

		Democratic	38,786	72.09%	Congressman Edward L. "Ed" Pastor • FEC: $1,092,996

		Republican	12,994	24.15%	Don Karg • FEC finanical report not available

		Write-in; (Libertarian)	2,020	3.75%	Ronald Harders • FEC finanical report not available
Total			53,800	100.00%

CD 5 {map}		Republican	Congressman J.D. Hayworth • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Toss-up - Republican Congressman J.D. Hayworth vs. Democratic Harold E. "Harry" Mitchell

		Democratic	73,762	50.40%	Harold E. "Harry" Mitchell • FEC: $1,954,180

		Republican	67,830	46.35%	Congressman J.D. Hayworth • FEC: $2,947,388

		Libertarian	4,754	3.25%	Warren Severin • FEC finanical report not available
Total			146,346	100.00%

CD 6 {map}		Republican	Congressman Jeff Flake • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman Jeff Flake

		Republican	109,288	74.08%	Congressman Jeff Flake • FEC: $543,620

		Libertarian	38,230	25.92%	Jason M. Blair • FEC finanical report not available
Total			147,518	100.00%

CD 7 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Ra�l M. Grijalva

		Democratic	62,679	60.57%	Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva • FEC: $623,493

		Republican	36,954	35.71%	Ron Drake • FEC: $182,037

		Libertarian	3,846	3.72%	Joe Cobb • FEC finanical report not available
Total			103,479	100.00%

CD 8 {map} Open		Republican	Congressman James T. "Jim" Kolbe • First elected: 1984 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - On 23 November 2005, 11 term Republican Congressman Jim Kolbe announced that he is retiring and will not seek re-election.
		Polls: Leans Democratic - Party switch - Democratic Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords
			Open Seat (no incumbent)

		Democratic	114,263	54.15%	Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords • FEC: $2,583,799

		Republican	89,104	42.22%	Randall "Randy" Graf • FEC: $1,368,136

		Libertarian	4,007	1.90%	David F. Nolan • FEC: $22,211

		Independent	3,649	1.73%	Jay Dudley Quick • FEC: $58,311

		Write-in			Russ Dove • FEC finanical report not available
		Write-in			Leo F. Kimminau, Sr. • FEC finanical report not available
		Write-in			Paul Price • FEC finanical report not available
Total			211,023	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

		Republican	Secretary of State Jan Brewer • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary

		Republican	726,622	57.41%	Secretary of State Jan Brewer

		Democratic	495,151	39.12%	Israel Torres

		Libertarian	43,944	3.47%	Ernest Hancock

		Write-in			Selena A. Naumoff
Total			1,265,717	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

		Democratic	Attorney General Terry Goddard • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary

		Democratic	766,234	60.08%	Attorney General Terry Goddard

		Republican	509,084	39.92%	Bill Montgomery
Total			1,275,318	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Vacant		Republican	Vacant Office • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Vacant Office - 22 February 2006: Arizona State Treasurer David A. Peterson (Republican) announced that he would not run for re-election in 2006. (The Arizona Attorney General is investigating possible allegations of wrongdoing.) 26 October 2006: Mr. Petersen resigned this office and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. The Governor will now have to appoint a Republican to replace Mr. Petersen for the slightly over two months remaining in his term.

		Republican	703,778	56.90%	Dean Martin

		Democratic	533,066	43.10%	Rano Singh
Total			1,236,844	100.00%
	Thursday 26 October 2006: Arizona State Treasurer David Petersen resigned today and plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failing to report commissions he had received. Governor Janet Napolitano will then appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of Petersen's term: Arizona is electing a State Treasurer in next month's Election who will not take office until the following January. Under Arizona law, the replacement must be of the same Party as the person who had vacated the office: thus, because Petersen was a Republican, Napolitano- although a Democrat- will have to appoint a Republican to the post.

Mine Inspector 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open		Republican	Mine Inspector Douglas K. Martin • First elected: 1998 (2 year term); re-elected: 1990 and 1992 (two year terms), 1994, 1998, 2002 (4 year terms) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - At term limit

		Republican	853,891	100.00%	Joe Hart
Total			853,891	100.00%

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

		Republican	Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary

		Republican	670,489	53.98%	Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne

		Democratic	571,573	46.02%	Jason Williams
Total			1,242,062	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 12 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 11 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 11 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.