2012 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election

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2012 United States House of Representatives Special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district
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Arizona's 8th congressional district
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Nominee Ron Barber Jesse Kelly
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote111,20496,465
Percentage52.3%45.4%
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County results
Barber:     50–60%
Kelly:     50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Gabby Giffords
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ron Barber
Democratic

A 2012 special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12, with primary elections held on April 17, to fill a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 8th congressional district until the 112th United States Congress ends on January 3, 2013. [1] The election was caused by the resignation of Representative Gabby Giffords on January 25, 2012, to concentrate on recovering from her injuries from the 2011 Tucson shooting. [2] The seat was won by Ron Barber, a former aide to Giffords who was wounded in the attempt on her life.

Contents

Background

Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer announced April 17 to be the date for the special primary elections and June 12 for the special general election. [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Ron Barber, small business owner and Giffords' District Director [4]

Withdrawn

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ron Barber 44,185 100.0
Total votes44,185 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Jesse Kelly, Iraq War veteran and the Republican nominee for this seat in 2010 [18]

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Results

Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jesse Kelly 27,101 35.1
Republican Martha McSally19,41325.1
Republican Frank Antenori17,49722.6
Republican Dave Sitton13,29917.2
Total votes77,310 100

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ron
Barber (D)		Jesse
Kelly (R)		Charlie
Manolakis (G)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [22] June 9–10, 20121,058± 3.0%53%41%4%3%
National Research (R) [23] April 12, 2012300±5.7%45%49%—6%
Hypothetical polling

With McSally

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ron
Barber (D)		Martha
McSally (R)		Undecided
National Research (R) [23] April 12, 2012300±5.7%42%42%16%

Results

Arizona's 8th congressional district, 2012 (special) [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron Barber 111,204 52.32% +3.56%
Republican Jesse Kelly96,46545.39%−1.91%
Green Charlie Manolakis4,8692.29%N/A
Total votes'212,538''100.0%'N/A
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Giffords to Resign From Congress". The Wall Street Journal. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ Espo, David (January 22, 2012). "Rep. Giffords to resign this week from Congress, focus on recovering from shooting injuries". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Washington. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Brewer Orders Special Election For June 12". The Huffington Post. January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Giffords aide to run for seat in special election". AP. February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Heinz for Congress". heinzforcongress.com.
  6. ↑ Rep. Heinz pledged to drop out and endorse Ron Barber if he chose to run in the special election. Heinz will still run in the primary for the general election in the district, which was renumbered the 2nd in redistricting.
  7. 1 2 "Governor will declare April special election for Giffords' seat". KOLD. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Livingston, Abby (January 27, 2012). "Arizona: GOP State Senator Enters Race to Replace Giffords". Roll Call . Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Giffords resignation sets off competitive special election for her Ariz. House seat". The Hill. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  10. ↑ "With Giffords Stepping Down, Who Might Step Up?". National Journal. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Latas is Back". Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion. January 22, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Arizona Candidates Race for Giffords Seat". Roll Call. January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Janet Napolitano Not Interested in Gabrielle Giffords' Seat". Roll Call. January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  14. 1 2 Nintzel, Jim (January 26, 2012). "What's Next?". Tucson Weekly . Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Potential candidates for Giffords' seat begin to emerge". FOX 11 . January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ "Giffords meets with supporters, says she'll run again". Green Valley News and Sun. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  17. 1 2 Special election canvass
  18. ↑ Livingston, Abby (January 24, 2012). "Jesse Kelly to Run in Arizona Special Election". Roll Call . Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  19. ↑ McCombs, Brady (February 9, 2012). "1st Female AF Air Combat Vet in Run for Congress". Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Politicians Scramble to Fill Giffords' Void". Arizona Daily Star . February 3, 2012.
  21. ↑ Smith, Dylan (January 25, 2012). "Paton to seek CD1 seat in Congress". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  22. ↑ Public Policy Polling
  23. 1 2 National Research (R)
  24. ↑ 2012 General Election Canvass
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