The Green Papers: Arizona 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 24 August 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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)
Capital:Phoenix
Tuesday 24 August 2010 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
 

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Arizona State and Local Government

The state legislators who will meet over the two years from 2009 through 2010 will make up the 49th ARIZONA LEGISLATURE.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Republican Senator Jon L. Kyl
• First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 3
Seat up for election		 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
  Candidate Democratic     Rodolfo Rudy "Rudy" Garcia
• FEC S0AZ00186: $3,550
  Candidate Democratic     Tucson Council Member  Rodney Glassman
  Candidate Democratic     Joseph Huff
• FEC S0AZ00210: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Stuart M. Starky
• FEC S0AZ00152: $245
  Candidate Republican     Louis Michael Cruzado
• FEC S0AZ00236: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Jimmie Lee "Jim" Deakin, Jr.
• FEC S0AZ00194: $8,924
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman John D. "J.D." Hayworth, Jr.
• FEC S0AZ00251: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     William Lundy
• FEC S0AZ00228: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Senator  John McCain
• FEC S6AZ00019: $5,030,669
    Republican     Chris Simcox - apparently not a candidate
• 15 February 2010: Dropped out endorsing former Congressman J.D. Hayworth.
• FEC S0AZ00202: $109,207
  Candidate Libertarian     Rick Biondi
  Candidate Independent     Leonard A. Clark
• FEC S6AZ00134: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     Ian Gilyeat
• FEC S0AZ00244: Financial report not available
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years, All Governors
Chair up for election Republican Governor  Janice K. "Jan" Brewer
• Appointed: 20 January 2009 (by Governor Janet Napolitano who resigned upon confirmation as Secretary of Homeland Security)
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  David Bradley
• ?
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Terry Goddard
    Democratic     Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Janice K. "Jan" Brewer
  Candidate Republican     Robert Shaw Graham
  Candidate Republican     Matthew "Matt" Jette
  Candidate Republican     former State Senator Karen S. Johnson
• ?
  Candidate Republican     Hugh Kealer
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer  Dean Martin
  Candidate Republican     Roy Miller
• ?
  Candidate Republican     Owen "Buz" Mills
  Candidate Republican     John Munger
  Candidate Republican     Johnnie E. Robinson, III
  Candidate Republican     Steven H. Slaton
  Candidate Republican     Samuel "Tim" Willis
  Candidate Republican     Janelle Wood
• ?
  Candidate Libertarian     Barry Hess
  Candidate Libertarian     Bruce Olsen
  Candidate Libertarian     Mike Ross
• ?
  Candidate Libertarian     Alvin Ray Yount
  Candidate Independent     Stanford Drew Collins
  Candidate Independent     Kent Couchee
  Candidate Independent     Harold F. Howard
  Candidate Independent     Ben H. Jankowski
  Candidate Independent     John Paul Mitchell
• ?
  Candidate Independent     Fredrick Scotty
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Democratic (5 Undetermined);
3 Republican (2 Undetermined, 1 Open)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Ann Kirkpatrick
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Ann Kirkpatrick
• FEC H8AZ01104: $875,516
  Candidate Republican     Bradley Beauchamp
• FEC H0AZ01267: $61,958
  Candidate Republican     Russell Wesley "Rusty" Bowers
• FEC H0AZ01275: $45,850
  Candidate Republican     Paul Anthony Gosar
• FEC H0AZ01259: $211,369
  Candidate Republican     Joe Jaraczewski
• FEC H0AZ01291: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Jon Richard Jensen
• FEC H0AZ01317: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Steve Mehta
• FEC H0AZ01283: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Joseph Zaleski
• FEC H0AZ01309: Financial report not available
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Trent Franks
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     John Armin Thrasher
• FEC H6AZ02155: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Charles Roland Black
• FEC H0AZ02141: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Trent Franks
• FEC H4AZ04024: $413,994
CD 3
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Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Congressman  John B. Shadegg
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 14 January 2010: Announced retirement
    Democratic     Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon - apparently not a candidate
• 25 February 2010: "After careful, deliberate consideration ... the best way that I could help the Valley and Phoenix the city is staying as mayor...."
  Candidate Democratic     Jon Hulburd
• FEC H0AZ03305: $315,027
  Candidate Democratic     Bob Lord
  Candidate Republican     Robert Allen "Bob" Branch
• FEC H0AZ03388: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative  Samuel Turrentine "Sam" Crump, Sr.
• FEC H0AZ03347: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator  Pamela Diane Gorman
• FEC H0AZ03339: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     LeAnn Hull
• FEC H0AZ03370: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Paulina Vasquez Morris
• FEC H0AZ03354: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Paradise Valley Mayor  Vernon B. Parker
• 19 January 2010: Switched from Governor to U.S. House CD 3
• FEC H0AZ03321: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Ben Quayle
• Son of former Vice President Dan Quayle
• FEC H0AZ03362: Financial report not available
    Republican     Congressman  John B. Shadegg - apparently not a candidate
• 14 January 2010: Announced retirement
• FEC H4AZ04016: $362,028
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator  James F. "Jim" Waring
• FEC H0AZ03313: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     former Paradise Valley Mayor Edwin Robert "Ed" Winkler
• FEC H8AZ03126: Financial report not available
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Edward L. "Ed" Pastor
• First elected: 24 September 1991- in a Special Election re: the resignation of Congressman Morris Udall, 4 May 1991
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Edward L. "Ed" Pastor
• FEC H2AZ02055: $442,793
  Candidate Republican     Janet L. Contreras
• FEC H0AZ04493: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Tom Pawlenko
  Candidate Libertarian     Joe Cobb
  Candidate Independent     Brian Hill
• FEC H0AZ04485: Financial report not available
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Harold E. "Harry" Mitchell
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Harold E. "Harry" Mitchell
• FEC H6AZ05067: $837,788
  Candidate Republican     Lee Adam Gentry
• FEC H8AZ05121: $0
  Candidate Republican     Chris Salvino
• FEC H0AZ05102: $25,762
  Candidate Republican     David Schweikert
• FEC H4AZ06045: $405,945
  Candidate Republican     Susan Bitter Smith
• FEC H4AZ01061: $75
  Candidate Republican     Mark Vincent Spinks
• FEC H0AZ05110: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Jim K. Ward
• FEC H0AZ05078: $321,231
    Republican     Eric Wnuck - apparently not a candidate
• 22 February 2010: Dropped out endorsing Jim Ward.
• FEC H0AZ05086: $216,580
  Candidate Libertarian     Nick Coons
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Jeff Flake
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Rebecca Schneider
• FEC H8AZ06053: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Scott Bergren
• FEC H8AZ06038: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Jeff Flake
• FEC H0AZ01184: $292,900
  Candidate Republican     Easton Clint Kelsey
• FEC H0AZ06043: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Jeffrey W. "Jeff" Smith
• FEC H0AZ05094: $100
  Candidate Green     Richard Grayson
• FEC H8AZ06012: Financial report not available
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Raúl M. Grijalva
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Raúl M. Grijalva
• FEC H2AZ07070: $311,793
  Candidate Republican     Ruth Crawford McClung
• FEC H0AZ07017: $12,393
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords
• FEC H6AZ08038: $1,191,376
  Candidate Republican     Thomas A. "Tom" Carlson, Jr.
• FEC H0AZ08049: $2,085
  Candidate Republican     Vincent Andrew "Andy" Goss
• FEC H0AZ08023: $5,892
  Candidate Republican     Jesse Kelly
• FEC H0AZ08015: $272,309
  Candidate Republican     Brian Allan Miller
• FEC H0AZ08031: $77,872
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator  Jonathan L. Paton
• FEC H0AZ08056: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Secretary of State  Ken Bennett
• Appointed: 2009 by Governor Janice K. "Jan" Brewer
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Christopher Clark "Chris" Deschene
  Candidate Democratic     Sam Wercinski
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  Ken Bennett
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Attorney General  Terry Goddard
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  David M. Lujan
  Candidate Democratic     Vince Rabago
  Candidate Democratic     Felecia Ann Rotellini
  Candidate Republican     Superintendent of Public Instruction  Tom Horne
  Candidate Republican     Tajudeen "Taj" Oladiran
  Candidate Republican     Andrew Thomas
• ?
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Treasurer  Dean Martin
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 13 January 2010: Running for Governor
  Candidate Democratic     Andrei Cherny
  Candidate Republican     Theodore "Ted" Carpenter
  Candidate Republican     Doug Ducey
  Candidate Republican     Barbara Leff
  Candidate Republican     Thayer Verschoor
  Candidate Libertarian     Thane Eichenauer
Mine Inspector  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Manuel Orozco Cruz
  Candidate Republican     Mine Inspector Joe Hart
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction  Tom Horne
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - Running for Attorney General in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     Penny Kotterman
  Candidate Democratic     Jason Williams
  Candidate Republican     Margaret Dugan
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  John Huppenthal
  Candidate Republican     Gary Nine
  Candidate Republican     Beth Price
  Candidate Republican     Mary Lou Taylor
• ?
 
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): 6 incumbents, 24 candidates
 • Republican: 10 incumbents, 68 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 8 candidates
 • Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
 • Independent American (affiliate of Constitution)
 • Right to Life
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 9 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.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Arizona Constitution
Election Authority
 • Citizens Clean Elections Commission
 • Secretary of State - Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Arizona House of Representatives
 • Arizona State Senate
Democratic
 • Arizona Democratic Party
Republican
 • Arizona Republican Party
Third Party
 • Arizona Right to Life
 • Constitution Party of Arizona (placeholder)
 • Constitution Party of Arizona
 • Independent American Party of Arizona (national party's State Party Development website)
 • Independent American Party of Arizona
 • Reform Party of Arizona
 • Socialist Party of Arizona
 • The Arizona Green Party
 • The Arizona Libertarian Party
 • The Unity Party of Arizona
Media & others
 • Arizona Capitol Times - Phoenix
 • Arizona Daily Star - Tucson
 • Arizona Daily Sun - Flagstaff
 • Blog For Arizona
 • Casa Grande Valley Newspapers
 • DC's Political Report - Arizona
 • East Valley Tribune - Mesa
 • KGUN TV - ABC - Tucson
 • Kingman Daily Miner
 • KOLD TV - CBS - Tucson
 • Payson Roundup
 • Politics1.com - Arizona
 • Prescott Newspapers Online
 • Sedona Red Rock News
 • Sierra Vista Herald
 • Sonoran News - Cave Creek
 • The Daily Dispatch - Douglas
 • The Flagstaff Navajo-Hopi Observer
 • The Navajo Times - Window Rock
 • The Republic - Phoenix
 • The Sun - Yuma
 • Today's News-Herald - Lake Havasu City
 • Tucson Citizen
 

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