Arizona 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: Arizona 2018 General Election

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Arizona
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Special Primary House CD 8: Tuesday 27 February 2018
✓ Special Election House CD 8: Tuesday 24 April 2018
✓ Primary: Tuesday 28 August 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Wednesday 10 January 2018 - Filing Deadline - Party/Independent Special Election Primary House CD 8 .
✓ Tuesday 27 February 2018 - Special Primary House CD 8. Polling hours 6:00a-7:00p MST (1300-0200 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 24 April 2018 - Special Election House CD 8. Polling hours 6:00a-7:00p MST (1300-0200 UTC).
✓ Wednesday 30 May 2018 - Filing Deadline - Party/Independent .
✓ Tuesday 28 August 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-7:00p MST (1300-0200 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-7:00p MST (1300-0200 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	6,412,700	(2.07% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	11	(2.04% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	9	(2.07% of 435)
Capital:	Phoenix

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Arizona State and Local Government

2018 Election Dates from the Arizona Secretary of State.

Candidate Search from the Arizona Secretary of State.

Candidate List for the 2018 Special Primary in U.S. Representative in Congress District 8 and 2018 Primary Election from the Arizona Secretary of State.

28 August 2018 Primary
Returns from the Arizona Secretary of State.
Results from Tucson News Now.
Results from Politico.
Results from The New York Times.

Maricopa County ballot counting status for the 28 August 2018 Primary
https://twitter.com/garrett_archer and https://twitter.com/RecorderFontes.

6 November 2018:
2018 General Election from the Arizona Secretary of State.
Certified returns from the Arizona Secretary of State.
Unofficial returns from the Arizona Secretary of State.
Results from KGUN.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Open		Republican	Senator Jeff Flake • First elected: 2012. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 24 October 2017: Will not seek re-election in 2018.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 7 write-ins)

		Democratic	1,191,100	49.96%	Congressman Kyrsten Sinema • Congressman CD 9. 28 September 2017: Running for the Senate Class 1 Seat in 2018. • FEC S8AZ00197; 26 Nov 18; Tot $22,409,922; Dsb $24,461,372

		Republican	1,135,200	47.61%	Congressman Martha E. McSally • Congressional District 2 • FEC S8AZ00221; 26 Nov 18; Tot $21,832,760; Dsb $20,769,002

		Green	57,442	2.41%	Angela Green • 2 November 2018: Media reports indicate Angela Green dropped out and endorsed Kyrsten Sinema (Democratic). Angela Green remains on the ballot. 5 November 2018: Removed from the list of candidates by the Secretary of State.

		Write-in; (Libertarian)	365	0.02%	Barry Hess
		Write-in; (The Old Republic)	46	0.00%	Jonathan Ringham B
		Write-in; (None)	45	0.00%	Michael DeCarlo
		Write-in; (Democratic)	42	0.00%	Sheila May Bilyeu • FEC S2AZ00273
		Write-in; (Republican)	37	0.00%	Robert Kay
		Write-in; (Independent)	29	0.00%	Jeff Pearce
		Write-in	2	0.00%	Edward Davida • ANTI-TERROR Party
Total			2,384,308	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator Martha E. McSally • Appointed: 31 December 2018 by Governor Doug Ducey (Republican) [re: resignation of appointed Senator Jon Llewellyn Kyl (Republican). Senator Kyl was appointed on 4 September 2018 to fill the seat of former Senator John Sidney McCain who passed on 25 August 2018]. Senator Martha E. McSally served in the U.S. House elected 2014 and 2016. Unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	19 July 2017: Senator McCain has brain cancer (glioblastoma). 24 August 2018: Senator McCain's family announced he is ending medical treatment for cancer. 25 August 2018: Senator John Sidney McCain, 81, passed away. He was first elected in 1986 and re-elected in 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. He also served in the U.S. House being elected in 1982 and 1984. State law requires Governor Doug Ducey to appoint a person from the same party as McCain to fill the seat. The newly appointed Senator will serve until a Special Election in November 2020. 4 September 2018: Governor Doug Ducey (Republican) appoints former Senator Jon Llewellyn Kyl to fill the remainder of Senator McCain's term. He was sworn on 5 September 2018. Senator Kyl will not run for election to this the Seat. Senator Kyl was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994 and re-elected in 2000 and 2006. He was not a candidate for reelection in 2012. He also served in U.S. House being elected in 1986, 1988, 1990, and 1992. 14 December 2018: Senator Kyl will resign on 31 December 2018. 18 December 2018: Governor Doug Ducey (Republican) has selected Congressman Martha E. McSally (Republican) to fill the seat. 31 December 2018: Senator Jon Llewellyn Kyl (Republican) resigns.

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Doug Ducey • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 5 write-ins)

		Republican	1,330,863	56.00%	Governor Doug Ducey

		Democratic	994,341	41.84%	David R. Garcia

		Green	50,962	2.14%	Angel Torres

		Write-in; (None)	177	0.01%	Patrick Masoya
		Write-in; (None)	66	0.00%	Christian R. Komor
		Write-in; (Green)	13	0.00%	Cary D. Dolego
		Write-in; (Republican Takeover)	12	0.00%	Arthur Ray "RT" Arvizu
		Write-in; (Humanitarian)	7	0.00%	James "Marvelman" Gibson, II
Total			2,376,441	100.00%

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Democratic (3 Renominated, 1 Open); 5 Republican (1 Open, 4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Tom O'Halleran • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated - Previously a Republican and Independent.
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	143,240	53.83%	Congressman Tom O'Halleran • FEC H6AZ01199; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,728,294; Dsb $2,705,628

		Republican	122,784	46.14%	Wendy Rogers • FEC H2AZ09035; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,414,882; Dsb $1,417,064

		Write-in; (Independent)	65	0.02%	David "Dave" Shock
Total			266,089	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2 Open		Republican	Congressman Martha E. McSally • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 12 January 2018: Ran for and won her party's nomination for Senate Class 1 seat in 2018.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	161,000	54.73%	former Congressman Ann Kirkpatrick • First elected to the U.S. House as a Democrat 2008; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2010; re-elected 2012; unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate 2016. • FEC H8AZ02151

		Republican	133,083	45.24%	Lea Marquez Peterson • FEC H8AZ02185; 31 Dec 18; Tot $1,466,445; Dsb $1,457,231

		Write-in; (Independent)	50	0.02%	Jordan Flayer
		Write-in; (Republican)	19	0.01%	Melissa Grable
Total			294,152	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	114,650	63.87%	Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva • FEC H2AZ07070; 26 Nov 18; Tot $706,775; Dsb $709,000

		Republican	64,868	36.13%	Joe Nicolas "Nick" Pierson • FEC H8AZ03159; 31 Dec 18; Tot $77,401; Dsb $71,641
Total			179,518	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Paul Anthony Gosar • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	188,842	68.17%	Congressman Paul Anthony Gosar • FEC H0AZ01259; 26 Nov 18; Tot $588,838; Dsb $517,489

		Democratic	84,521	30.51%	David H. Brill • FEC H8AZ04140; 31 Dec 18; Tot $598,543; Dsb $519,386

		Green	3,672	1.33%	Haryaksha Gregor Knauer • FEC H8AZ04173
Total			277,035	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Andy Biggs • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	186,037	59.42%	Congressman Andy Biggs • FEC H6AZ05083; 26 Nov 18; Tot $786,471; Dsb $548,264

		Democratic	127,027	40.58%	Joan Greene • FEC H8AZ05154; 31 Dec 18; Tot $199,238; Dsb $199,163
Total			313,064	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman David Schweikert • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	173,140	55.19%	Congressman David Schweikert • FEC H4AZ06045; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,774,640; Dsb $1,732,455

		Democratic	140,559	44.81%	Anita Malik • FEC H8AZ06103; 26 Nov 18; Tot $397,756; Dsb $390,366
Total			313,699	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Ruben Gallego • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	113,044	85.61%	Congressman Ruben Gallego • FEC H4AZ07043; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,019,543; Dsb $932,748

		Green	18,706	14.17%	Gary Swing • FEC H8AZ08224

		Write-in; (Republican)	301	0.23%	James "007" Bond, IV
		Write-in			Christopher Lee Harris • FEC H8AZ07051
Total			132,051	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Debbie Lesko • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected in a special election: 24 April 2018 [re: resignation of Congressman Trent Franks (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Republican	168,835	55.46%	Congressman Debbie Lesko • FEC H8AZ08158; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,079,592; Dsb $1,983,414

		Democratic	135,569	44.53%	Hiral Vyas Tipirneni • FEC H8AZ08083; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,579,937; Dsb $4,434,594

		Write-in; (New Paradigm)	13	0.00%	Steven Hummel
Total			304,417	100.00%
	7 December 2017: Congressman Trent Franks (Republican): "This morning I notified House leadership that I will be leaving Congress as of January 31st, 2018." 8 December 2017: Congressman Trent Franks (Republican): "... the best thing for our family now would be for me to tender my previous resignation effective today ...." On 11 December 2018, Governor Doug Ducey (Republican) called a Special Primary for Tuesday 27 February 2018 and Special Election for Tuesday 24 April 2018 to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Trent Franks (Republican) who resigned on 8 December 2017. He was first elected in 2002.

Special Election - 115th Congress
CD 8 Special Election		Republican	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 24 April 2018 • Special Election - CD 8 Election Information from the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office 27 February 2018 Primary Returns from the Arizona Secretary of State. 24 April 2018 General Elections Returns from the Arizona Secretary of State.
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	96,012	52.37%	state Senator Debbie Lesko • FEC H8AZ08158; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,079,592; Dsb $1,983,414

		Democratic	87,331	47.63%	Hiral Vyas Tipirneni • FEC H8AZ08083; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,579,937; Dsb $4,434,594
Total			183,343	100.00%
	On 11 December 2018, Governor Doug Ducey (Republican) called a Special Primary for Tuesday 27 February 2018 and Special Election for Tuesday 24 April 2018 to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Trent Franks (Republican) who resigned on 8 December 2017.

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9 Open		Democratic	Congressman Kyrsten Sinema • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 28 September 2017: Ran for and won his party's nomination for the Senate Class 1 Seat in 2018.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	159,583	61.09%	former Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton • FEC H8AZ09040; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,487,200; Dsb $2,403,171

		Republican	101,662	38.91%	Stephen L. "Steve" Ferrara • FEC H8AZ09024; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,565,928; Dsb $1,565,928
Total			261,245	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

Lost		Republican	Secretary of State Michele Reagan • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Lost Primary / No Longer Running
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	1,176,384	50.43%	state Senator Katie Hobbs

		Republican	1,156,132	49.56%	Steve Gaynor

		Write-in; (Republican)	169	0.01%	Alice Novoa
Total			2,332,685	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Attorney General Mark Brnovich • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Republican	1,201,398	51.73%	Attorney General Mark Brnovich

		Democratic	1,120,726	48.26%	former Assistant Attorney General January Contreras

		Write-in; (None)	346	0.01%	Anthony Camboni
Total			2,322,470	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

Open		Republican	Treasurer Eileen I. Klein • Appointed 17 April 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	1,249,120	54.28%	state Senator Kimberly Yee

		Democratic	1,052,197	45.72%	Mark Manoil
Total			2,301,317	100.00%
	3 April 2018: Treasurer Jeff DeWit (Republican), who was first elected in 2014, resigned to become NASA's Chief Financial Officer in the Trump Administration after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate. 17 April 2018: Governor Doug Ducey (Republican) named Arizona Board of Regents President Eileen I. Klein to serve the remainder of the term.

Mine Inspector 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Mine Inspector Joe Hart • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	1,168,798	51.74%	Mine Inspector Joe Hart

		Democratic	1,090,346	48.26%	William "Bill" Pierce
Total			2,259,144	100.00%

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

Lost		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Diane M. Douglas • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Superintendent of Public Instruction is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Lost Primary / No Longer Running
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	1,185,457	51.56%	Kathy Hoffman

		Republican	1,113,781	48.44%	former Congressman Frank D. Riggs • 4 September 2018: Won the the 28 August primary by 359 votes. First elected 1990; unsuccessful candidate for re-election 1992; elected 1994; re-elected 1996; not a candidate for re-election 1998.

		Write-in; (Democratic)	89	0.00%	Matthew Harris
Total			2,299,327	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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 19 candidates
	• Republican: 14 incumbents, 20 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 5 candidates
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Humanitarian: 1 candidate
	• New Paradigm: 1 candidate
	• Republican Takeover: 1 candidate
	• The Old Republic: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
	• None: 4 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 21 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.