2018 Arizona State Legislature election

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2018 Arizona Senate election
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All 30 seats in the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Steve Yarbrough by Gage Skidmore.jpg Katie Hobbs by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Leader Steve Yarbrough
(retired)		 Katie Hobbs
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat17th Senate District24th Senate district
Seats before1713
Seats after1713
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,091,8171,124,990
Percentage48.2%49.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg5.62%Increase2.svg4.34%
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Results:
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
Vote share:
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
President before election

Steve Yarbrough
Republican

Elected President

Karen Fann
Republican

2018 Arizona State House of Representatives election
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← 2016November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020  →
All 60 seats in the Arizona House of Representatives
31 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  J. D. Mesnard by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Rebecca Rios by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Leader J. D. Mesnard
(retired)		 Rebecca Rios
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat17th House District23rd House district
Seats before3525
Seats after3129
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg4
Popular vote1,906,4161,826,038
Percentage50.6%48.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.16%Increase2.svg6.9%
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Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold
Speaker before election

J. D. Mesnard
Republican

Elected Speaker

Russell Bowers
Republican

The 2018 Arizona State Legislature elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. A primary election took place on August 28, 2018. Voters in all 30 legislative districts of the Arizona Legislature elected one state senator and two state representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including for governor and the United States Senate.

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Members to the state senate are elected from the same legislative districts as members of the state house of representatives; however, one senator represents the constituency, while for the house there are two representatives per district. [1] In this election, each of the party leaders from both chambers retired, and were elected to different offices.

Overview

Senate
Affiliation   Total
Republican Party Democratic Party
Members 13-14171330
Members start of '15
Members end of '16		17
18		13
12		30
Members 17-18171330
House
Affiliation   Total
Republican Party Democratic Party
Members 13-14362460
Members 15-16362460
Members 17-18352560

Close races

State Senate seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 28, 0.2%
  2. State Senate district 6, 1.8% (Tipping seats)
  3. State Senate district 17, 1.8% (Tipping seats)
  4. State Senate district 20, 3.8%
  5. State Senate district 21, 4.4%

State House seats where the margin of victory was under 5%:

  1. State House district 6, 0.3%
  2. State House district 20, 1.4%
  3. State House district 28, 1.4%
  4. State House district 17, 1.8%
  5. State House district 18, 2.8%
  6. State House district 10 , 2.9%
  7. State House district 23, 3.0%
  8. State House district 7, 4.9%

Early campaign

In June, a judge ruled that former state senator Don Shooter, who'd been removed from the chamber earlier in 2018, could remain on the ballot for the Yuma district even though Shooter briefly registered to vote in Phoenix. [2]

Independent district 28 senate candidate Mark Syms, husband of representative Maria Syms, was removed from the ballot after a Superior Court judge determined that his petitions contained over 900 forged voter signatures. [3] This followed reports that incumbent District 28 state senator Kate Brophy McGee was supporting house candidate Kathy Petsas. [4]

The most competitive districts in the state included District 28, [4] District 6, [4] and District 18. [5]

Candidates

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References

  1. ↑ "Arizona State Legislature - Ballotpedia".
  2. ↑ "Arizona Senate candidate appeals Don Shooter's eligibility". Associated Press. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Judge removes Mark Syms from Arizona Senate ballot following forgery accusations" . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Arizona Legislature: 4 sizzling races that could decide the balance of power" . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Allhands: This time, Arizona teachers want to take over the House and Senate - from the inside" . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Arizona Election Results".
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Election results
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