The Green Papers: Arizona 2018 General Election
 
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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. 115th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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.
  Candidate Write-in; (Libertarian) 365 0.02% Barry Hess
  Candidate Write-in; (The Old Republic) 46 0.00% Jonathan Ringham B
  Candidate Write-in; (None) 45 0.00% Michael DeCarlo
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 42 0.00% Sheila May Bilyeu
FEC S2AZ00273
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 37 0.00% Robert Kay
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 29 0.00% Jeff Pearce
  Candidate 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

Chair up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 1,330,863 56.00% Governor Doug Ducey
  Candidate Democratic 994,341 41.84% David R. Garcia
  Candidate Green 50,962 2.14% Angel Torres
  Candidate Write-in; (None) 177 0.01% Patrick Masoya
  Candidate Write-in; (None) 66 0.00% Christian R. Komor
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 13 0.00% Cary D. Dolego
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican Takeover) 12 0.00% Arthur Ray "RT" Arvizu
  Candidate Write-in; (Humanitarian) 7 0.00% James "Marvelman" Gibson, II
Total 2,376,441 100.00%  

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

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 143,240 53.83% Congressman Tom O'Halleran
FEC H6AZ01199; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,728,294; Dsb $2,705,628
  Candidate Republican 122,784 46.14% Wendy Rogers
FEC H2AZ09035; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,414,882; Dsb $1,417,064
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 65 0.02% David "Dave" Shock
Total 266,089 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate Republican 133,083 45.24% Lea Marquez Peterson
FEC H8AZ02185; 31 Dec 18; Tot $1,466,445; Dsb $1,457,231
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 50 0.02% Jordan Flayer
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 19 0.01% Melissa Grable
Total 294,152 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 114,650 63.87% Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva
FEC H2AZ07070; 26 Nov 18; Tot $706,775; Dsb $709,000
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 188,842 68.17% Congressman Paul Anthony Gosar
FEC H0AZ01259; 26 Nov 18; Tot $588,838; Dsb $517,489
  Candidate Democratic 84,521 30.51% David H. Brill
FEC H8AZ04140; 31 Dec 18; Tot $598,543; Dsb $519,386
  Candidate Green 3,672 1.33% Haryaksha Gregor Knauer
FEC H8AZ04173
Total 277,035 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 186,037 59.42% Congressman Andy Biggs
FEC H6AZ05083; 26 Nov 18; Tot $786,471; Dsb $548,264
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 173,140 55.19% Congressman David Schweikert
FEC H4AZ06045; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,774,640; Dsb $1,732,455
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 113,044 85.61% Congressman Ruben Gallego
FEC H4AZ07043; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,019,543; Dsb $932,748
  Candidate Green 18,706 14.17% Gary Swing
FEC H8AZ08224
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 301 0.23% James "007" Bond, IV
  Candidate Write-in     Christopher Lee Harris
FEC H8AZ07051
Total 132,051 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 168,835 55.46% Congressman Debbie Lesko
FEC H8AZ08158; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,079,592; Dsb $1,983,414
  Candidate Democratic 135,569 44.53% Hiral Vyas Tipirneni
FEC H8AZ08083; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,579,937; Dsb $4,434,594
  Candidate 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
Seat up for special election
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)
  Elected Republican 96,012 52.37% state Senator Debbie Lesko
FEC H8AZ08158; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,079,592; Dsb $1,983,414
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 159,583 61.09% former Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton
FEC H8AZ09040; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,487,200; Dsb $2,403,171
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Democratic 1,176,384 50.43% state Senator Katie Hobbs
  Candidate Republican 1,156,132 49.56% Steve Gaynor
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 1,201,398 51.73% Attorney General Mark Brnovich
  Candidate Democratic 1,120,726 48.26% former Assistant Attorney General January Contreras
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 1,249,120 54.28% state Senator Kimberly Yee
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 1,168,798 51.74% Mine Inspector Joe Hart
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Democratic 1,185,457 51.56% Kathy Hoffman
  Candidate 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.
  Candidate 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.


 


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