2018 Arizona elections

2018 Arizona elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 6, 2018. All of Arizona's executive offices were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican Party won the majority of statewide offices, albeit by much narrower margins than in previous elections (except for the governorship, which they won easily), while the Democratic Party picked up three statewide offices.

U.S. Senate

Main article: 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona

Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake was eligible to run for re-election to a second term. As a strong critic of President Donald Trump and remaining unpopular in the state, Flake announced in October 2017 that he would not seek reelection. ^[1]

President Trump and Republicans backed Martha McSally to succeed Flake. Kelli Ward, former state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 also ran for the Republican nomination for the open seat. ^{[2] [3]}

Results

On the evening of Monday, November 12, 2018, McSally posted on her Twitter that she had spoken with Sinema and conceded. Sinema celebrated with supporters later that evening.

United States Senate election in Arizona, 2018 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kyrsten Sinema	1,191,100	50.0
	Republican	Martha McSally	1,135,200	47.6
	Green	Angela Green	57,442	2.4
	Write-in		566	0.0
Total votes			2,384,308	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

U.S. House of Representatives

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

See also: 2018 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election

Seven of nine incumbents in the United States House of Representatives ran for re-election in 2018, and all won. The primary elections took place on August 28, 2018. The general elections took place on November 6, 2018, and the open 2nd district flipped from Republican to Democratic.

CD	Dem.	Rep.	Grn.
1	Tom O'Halleran (incumbent)	Wendy Rogers
2	Ann Kirkpatrick	Lea Marquez-Peterson
3	Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)	Nicolas Pierson
4	David Brill	Paul Gosar (incumbent)	Haryaksha Gregor Knauer
5	Joan Greene	Andy Biggs (incumbent)
6	Anita Malik	David Schweikert (incumbent)
7	Ruben Gallego (incumbent)	(write-in)	Gary Swing
8	Hiral Tipirneni	Debbie Lesko (incumbent)
9	Greg Stanton	Steve Ferrara

Winners are in Bold ^[5]

Governor

Main article: 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election

Incumbent Republican governor Doug Ducey won re-election to a second term.

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 2018 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Ducey (incumbent)	1,330,863	56.0
	Democratic	David Garcia	994,341	41.8
	Green	Angel Torres	50,962	2.2
	Write-in		275	0.0
Total votes			2,376,441	100.0
	Republican hold

Secretary of state

Main article: 2018 Arizona Secretary of State election

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Michele Reagan lost the nomination for a second term to Steve Gaynor, who lost the general election to Democratic state senator Katie Hobbs.

Results

Arizona Secretary of State election, 2018 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Hobbs	1,176,384	50.4
	Republican	Steve Gaynor	1,156,132	49.6
	Write-in		169	0.0
Total votes			2,332,685	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Attorney general

Main article: 2018 Arizona Attorney General election

Incumbent Republican attorney general Mark Brnovich won re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mark Brnovich, incumbent attorney general, former director of the Arizona Department of Gaming, and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. District Court of Arizona ^[6]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Brnovich (incumbent)	561,370	100.0
Total votes			561,370	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

• January Contreras, former director of Arizona Department of Health Services and senior advisor to former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ^[8]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	January Contreras	464,510	100.0
Total votes			464,510	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Michael Kielsky (write-in candidate) ^[6]

Primary results

Libertarian primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Michael Kielsky (write-in)	2,156	100.0
Total votes			2,144	100.0

Endorsements

Mark Brnovich (R)

Organizations

• Arizona Chamber of Commerce
• Arizona Fraternal Order of Police
• Arizona REALTORS
• Arizona Right to Life
• Arizona Police Association
• Cochise County Sheriff P.J. Allred
• Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
• Phoenix Law Enforcement Association
• Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb
• Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona
• Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher
• Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot

January Contreras (D)

Organizations

• Democracy for America ^[9]
• Emily's List
• Human Rights Campaign ^[10]
• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Brnovich (R)	January Contreras (D)	Undecided
OH Predictive Insights [11]	September 5–6, 2018	597	± 4.0%	48%	36%	16%
Data Orbital [12]	October 1–3, 2018	550	± 4.2%	46%	33%	19%

Results

Arizona Attorney General election, 2018 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Brnovich (incumbent)	1,201,398	51.7
	Democratic	January Contreras	1,120,726	48.3
	Write-in		346	0.0
Total votes			2,322,470	100.0
	Republican hold

State treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Jeff DeWit announced on April 6, 2016, that he would not run for re-election to a second term as state treasurer. ^[13] DeWit resigned in April 2018 to become CFO of NASA and his replacement, Eileen Klein, announced that she would not be running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jo Ann Sabbagh, accountant ^[14]
• Kimberly Yee, state senator ^[15]

Withdrew

• Thomas Forese, Corporation Commissioner ^{[16] [17] [18]}

Endorsements

Thomas Forese

Individuals

• Denny Barmney, Maricopa County Supervisor
• Sal DiCiccio, Phoenix City Councilman
• Bill Gates, Maricopa County Supervisor
• Dave Gowan, Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Sam Huang, Chandler City Councilman
• Terry Roe, Chandler City Councilman
• Jeff Weninger, state representative

Kimberly Yee

Individuals

• Jan Brewer, former governor of Arizona
• Mark Brnovich, current attorney general
• Jeff DeWit, State Treasurer ^[19]
• Bart Fleming, former state treasurer
• Ernest Garfield, former state treasurer
• Jane Dee Hull, former governor of Arizona
• Carol Springer, former state treasurer

Organizations

• Chandler Chamber of Commerce ^[20]
• Maggie's List ^[21]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberly Yee	343,743	59.4
	Republican	Jo Ann Sabbagh	235,109	40.6
Total votes			578,852	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mark Manoil, attorney and former chairman of the Maricopa County Democratic Party ^[22]

Declined

• Mark Cardenas, state representative ^[23]
• William Mundell, former Corporation Commissioner (ran for Arizona Corporation Commission )

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Manoil	454,581	100.0
Total votes			454,581	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kimberly Yee (R)	Mark Manoil (D)	Undecided
Gravis Marketing [24]	September 5–7, 2018	882	± 3.3%	49%	38%	13%
OH Predictive Insights [11]	September 5–6, 2018	597	± 4.0%	46%	35%	19%

Results

County results Yee:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%Manoli:     50–60%     60–70%

Arizona State Treasurer election, 2018 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberly Yee	1,249,120	54.3
	Democratic	Mark Manoil	1,052,197	45.7
Total votes			2,301,317	100.0
	Republican hold

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Main article: 2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election

Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas ran for re-election to a second term and lost to Frank Riggs in a close five-way primary. Riggs lost to Democratic teacher Kathy Hoffman in the general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert Branch, Grand Canyon University professor ^[25]
• Diane Douglas, incumbent superintendent of public instruction ^[26]
• Jonathan Gelbart, director of charter school development for Basis Schools ^[27]
• Tracy Livingston, Maricopa County Community College District board member ^{[28] [29]}
• Frank Riggs, former U.S. representative for California's 1st congressional district (1995–1999), candidate for U.S. Senate for California in 1998, candidate for Governor of Arizona in 2006 and 2014 ^[30]

Endorsements

Tracy Livingston

Federal officials

• Debbie Lesko, U.S. representative ^[31]

State and local officials

• Lisa Graham Keegan, former Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Jaime Molera, former Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Steven Yarbrough, President of Arizona Senate
• Sylvia Allen, state senator
• Karen Fann, state senator
• JD Mesnard, Arizona House Speaker
• Kevin Payne, state representative. ^[32]
• Vince Leach, state representative.
• Todd Clodfelter, state representative.
• Paul Boyer, state representative ^[33]
• Drew John, state representative.
• David Livingston, state representative
• Sal Dicicio, Phoenix City Councilman

Frank Riggs

Individuals

• Ernest Garfield, former state treasurer
• Adam Kwasman, former state representative.
• Jim Waring, Phoenix City Councilman and former state senator.
• Jake Hoffman, Queen Creek Town Councilman.
• Jared Taylor, Gilbert Town Councilman.
• Jim Lane, Mayor of Scottsdale ^[34]

Jonathan Gelbart

Individuals ^[35]

• James Kolbe, former congressman
• Rich Crandall, former state senator
• Kevin Thompson, Mesa City councilmember
• Chris Glover, Mesa City councilmember

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Riggs	124,872	21.82
	Republican	Bob Branch	124,623	21.78
	Republican	Diane Douglas (incumbent)	121,452	21.22
	Republican	Tracy Livingston	115,778	20.23
	Republican	Jonathan Gelbart	85,511	14.94
Total votes			572,236	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Kathy Hoffman, Peoria Unified School District speech therapist ^[26]
• David Schapira, high school administrator for the East Valley Institute of Technology and former state senator (2011–2013) ^[36]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Hoffman	254,566	52.3
	Democratic	David Schapira	232,419	47.7
Total votes			484,748	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Frank Riggs (R)	Kathy Hoffman (D)	Undecided
OH Predictive Insights [11]	September 5–6, 2018	597	± 4.0%	41%	39%	20%

Results

Results by county

Hoffman:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Riggs:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2018 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Hoffman	1,185,457	51.6
	Republican	Frank Riggs	1,113,781	48.4
	Write-in		89	0.0
Total votes			2,299,327	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Mine Inspector

Incumbent Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart won re-election to a fourth term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Hart, incumbent Mine Inspector ^[6]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Hart (incumbent)	546,189	100.0
Total votes			546,189	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• William Pierce, engineer ^[37]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William "Bill" Pierce	447,924	100.0
Total votes			447,924	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Kim Ruff (write-in candidate) ^[6]

Primary results

Libertarian primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Kim Ruff (write-in)	2,106	100.0
Total votes			2,144	100.0

General election

Results

County results Hart:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%Pierce:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2018 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Hart	1,168,798	51.7
	Democratic	William Pierce	1,090,346	48.3
Total votes			2,259,144	100.0
	Republican hold

Corporation Commission

"Corporation Commissioners must only satisfy the standard requirements for all Arizona state officers, who must be at least 18 years old, a citizen of the United States and able to speak English." ^[38] Two of the seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for election, elected by plurality block voting.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Tom Forese, incumbent Corporation Commissioner ^{[6] [39]}
• Rodney Glassman, former Tucson city councilman and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010 ^[40]
• James "Jim" O'Connor, former investment law advisor for the California State Senate ^[41]
• Justin Olson, incumbent Corporation Commissioner ^[39]
• Eric Sloan, small business owner ^{[6] [42]}

Declined

• Doug Little, former Corporation Commissioner (2015–2017) ^[43]

Endorsements

Rodney Glassman

Individuals

• Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin Olson (incumbent)	240,825	25.2
	Republican	Rodney Glassman	218,130	22.8
	Republican	James "Jim" O'Connor	206,929	21.7
	Republican	Tom Forese (incumbent)	152,395	15.9
	Republican	Eric Sloan	138,051	14.4
Total votes			956,330	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sandra Kennedy, former Corporation Commissioner (2009–2013), former state senator (1993–2000), and former state representative (1987–1992) ^[44]
• William Mundell, former Republican Corporation Commissioner (1999–2009) and former Republican state representative (1986–1992) ^[45]
• Kiana Sears, Mesa Public Schools governing board member ^{[22] [6]}

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra Kennedy	351,561	45.1
	Democratic	Kiana Sears	219,011	28.1
	Democratic	William "Bill" Mundell	208,941	26.8
Total votes			779,513	100.0

General election

Results

Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2018 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra Kennedy	1,076,800	25.7
	Republican	Justin Olson (incumbent)	1,053,862	25.2
	Republican	Rodney Glassman	1,049,394	25.1
	Democratic	Kiana Sears	1,006,654	24.0
	Write-in		232	0.0
Total votes			4,186,942	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican
	Republican hold

Arizona State Legislature

Main article: 2018 Arizona State Legislature election

All 30 members of the Arizona State Senate and all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives were up for election.

State ballot measures

Main article: List of Arizona ballot propositions

• Prop 125 (HCR2032): Related to Public Retirement Systems ^{[46] [47] [48]}
• Prop 126 (C-05-2018): "The Protect Arizona Taxpayers Act" ^{[46] [47] [48]}
• Prop 127 (C-04-2018): "Clean Energy for a Healthy Arizona Amendment" ^{[46] [47] [48]}
• Prop 305 (R-02-2018): "Save Our Schools Arizona" ^{[46] [47] [48]}
• Prop 306 (HCR2007): Related to the Citizens Clean Elections Act ^{[46] [47] [48]}

Proposition 127 Results by county

No:

•   80–90%
•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Proposition 305 Results by county

No:

•   60–70%
•   50–60%

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External links

• Candidate Debates from Citizens Clean Elections Commission
• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Ballot measures

• Ballot Measure Information
• Ballot Measures and Analyses

Election results

• Arizona primary election results
• Arizona general election results

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Steve Gaynor (R) for Secretary of State
• Katie Hobbs (D) for Secretary of State

Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Mark Brnovich (R) for Attorney General
• January Contreras (D) for Attorney General

Official State Treasurer campaign websites

• Mark Manoil (D) for State Treasurer Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Kimberly Yee (R) for State Treasurer

Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites

• Kathy Hoffman (D) for Superintendent
• Frank Riggs (R) for Superintendent

Official Mine Inspector campaign websites

• Bill Pierce (D) for Mine Inspector

Official Corporation Commission campaign websites

• Rodney Glassman (R) for Corporation Commissioner
• Sandra Kennedy (D) for Corporation Commissioner
• Justin Olson (R) for Corporation Commissioner
• Kiana Sears (D) for Corporation Commissioner