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Elections were held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 General Election. Arizona voters chose 11 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission were up for election, as were all nine of Arizona seats in the United States House of Representatives, and one of its seats in the United States Senate. Primary elections were held in August 2020. Paper ballots for voting by mail were sent to all registered voters in the state. [1]

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Federal offices

U.S. President

Arizona was represented by 11 electors in the electoral college. Joe Biden won the state with 49% of the popular vote. This was the first time a Democratic presidential candidate won Arizona since Bill Clinton in 1996.

U.S. Senate

A special election was held due to the death of Republican senator and presidential candidate John McCain.

Former U.S. senator Jon Kyl was originally appointed to the seat, but Kyl resigned on December 31, 2018. Outgoing U.S. Representative Martha McSally was then appointed to fill the seat following Kyl's resignation. [2]

Democrat Mark Kelly defeated McSally, winning 51% of the vote.

U.S. House of Representatives

All nine of Arizona’s seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Before the election, Republicans held 4 seats and Democrats 5. No districts changed hands, and thus Democrats maintained control.

State offices

Corporation Commission

Three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission were up for election. Republican Bob Burns was term-limited and therefore ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office. [3]

Republican primary

Candidates
Not on the Ballot
  • Avery Block
  • Boyd Dunn, incumbent. Removed for insufficient signatures. [6]
  • Neil DeSanti
  • Dave Farnsworth, state senator. Dropped out. [7]
  • Kim Owens, public relations executive. Removed for insufficient signatures. [8]
  • Patrick Tucker
  • Nick Myers, legislative candidate in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates
Not on the Ballot

General election

Polling

Each voter selected up to three candidates in the state Corporation Commission general election; with the top three vote-getters winning the seats. Consequently, poll results in the table immediately below are displayed as the accumulation of a candidate's first, second and third preferences and therefore sum to 300%, instead of 100%. Where a given percentage of voters are not decided with respect to multiple choices, that percentage is multiplied by the number of choices for which they are undecided (so, for instance, if 1% of voters had not picked any candidate, they would be listed in the table below as 3% of the total vote).

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Anna
Tovar (D)		Lea Márquez
Peterson (R)		Bill
Mundell (D)		Shea
Stanfield (D)		James
O'Connor (R)		Eric
Sloan (R)		Undecided
Patinkin Research Strategies/Arizona Research Consortium (D) October 21–24, 2020729 (LV)± 3.6%37%31%25%24%21%20%69%
Patinkin Research Strategies/Arizona Research Consortium (D) October 1–3, 2020604 (LV)± 3.8%32%30%29%28%31%31%96%
Patinkin Research Strategies/Arizona Research Consortium (D) September 10–13, 2020679 (LV)± 3.8%28%26%27%26%29%27%120%
Results
Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2020 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anna Tovar 1,450,194 17.5
Republican Lea Márquez Peterson (incumbent) 1,449,963 17.5
Republican James O'Connor 1,434,236 17.3
Republican Eric Sloan1,379,80416.7
Democratic Bill Mundell 1,295,83615.7
Democratic Shea Stanfield1,264,90915.3
Independent Christina Gibson (write-in)4110.0
Republican Patrick Finerd (write-in)2320.0
Total votes8,275,585 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
Republican hold
Republican hold

Ballot initiatives

Two initiatives were approved for the general election ballot. [10]

Proposition 207

Proposition 207, the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, is to legalize and tax cannabis for adult use.

Polling

Likely voters polled in July 2020 indicated 62% support for cannabis legalization. [11]

On Proposition 207
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		For Proposition 207Against Proposition 207OtherUndecided
OH Predictive Insights October 22–25, 2020716 (LV)± 3.7%60%36%0% [lower-alpha 2] 4%
Monmouth University October 11–13, 2020502 (RV)± 4.4%56%36%0% [lower-alpha 3] 7%
OH Predictive Insights October 4–8, 2020608 (LV)± 4.0%55%37%1% [lower-alpha 4] 7%
Suffolk University September 26–30, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%46%34%1% [lower-alpha 5] 19%
Strategies 360/Smart and Safe Arizona [upper-alpha 1] September 24–29, 2020800 (LV)± 3.5%57%38%–5%
Monmouth University September 11–15, 2020420 (RV)± 4.8%51%41%3% [lower-alpha 6] 6%
Strategies 360/Smart and Safe Arizona [upper-alpha 2] Early August, 2020– (V) [lower-alpha 7] –57%37%–6%
HighGround Inc. May 18–22, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%66%25%–9% [lower-alpha 8]
On whether recreational marijuana should be legal
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		YesNoOtherUndecided
OH Predictive Insights September 8–10, 2020600 (LV)± 4%45%44%0% [lower-alpha 9] 9%
OH Predictive Insights July 6–7, 2020600 (LV)± 4%62%32%No voters [lower-alpha 10] 6%
OH Predictive Insights December 3–4, 2019628 (LV)± 3.9%51%42%–7%
OH Predictive Insights October 31 – November 8, 2019900 (RV)± 3.3%54%33%–13%
OH Predictive Insights August 13–14, 2019600 (LV)± 4%50%40%–10%
OH Predictive Insights Archived 2020-09-20 at the Wayback Machine February 12–13, 2019600 (LV)± 4%52%41%–7%

Proposition 208

Proposition 208, the Invest in Education Act, is to impose a 3.5% income tax surcharge on high earners and invest the revenue generated in education. [12]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		For Proposition 208Against Proposition 208OtherUndecided
Patinkin Research Strategies October 21–24, 2020729 (LV)± 3.6%55%40%–5%
Monmouth University October 11–13, 2020502 (RV)± 4.4%60%34%1% [lower-alpha 11] 5%
OH Predictive Insights October 4–8, 2020608 (LV)± 4.0%55%39%0% [lower-alpha 12] 6%
Data Orbital October 3–5, 2020550 (LV)± 4.2%51%37%–12%
HighGround Inc. September 28 – October 5, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%56%38%–6% [lower-alpha 13]
Patinkin Research Strategies October 1–3, 2020604 (LV)± 3.8%55%37%–9%
Suffolk University/USA Today September 26–30, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%47%37%1% [lower-alpha 14] 15%
Monmouth University September 11–15, 2020420 (RV)± 4.8%66%21%1% [lower-alpha 15] 7%

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ "Refused" with 0%
  3. ↑ Would not vote with 0%
  4. ↑ "Refused" with 1%
  5. ↑ "Refused" with 1%
  6. ↑ Would not vote with 3%
  7. ↑ Not yet released
  8. ↑ Includes "Refused"
  9. ↑ "Refused" with 0%
  10. ↑ "Refused" with no voters
  11. ↑ Would not vote with 1%
  12. ↑ "Refused" with 0%
  13. ↑ Includes "Refused"
  14. ↑ "Refused" with 1%
  15. ↑ Would not vote with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ Smart and Safe Arizona endorsed Proposition 207 prior to this poll's sampling period
  2. ↑ Smart and Safe Arizona endorsed Proposition 207 prior to this poll's sampling period

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