Arizona elections, 2010

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The 2010 Arizona state elections were held on November 2, 2010, with primaries on August 24, 2010. These include gubernatorial and both sides of Congress. A special election was also on May 18 for Proposition 100.

Arizona state of the United States of America

Arizona is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western and the Mountain states. It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona shares the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico; its other neighboring states are Nevada and California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.

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Federal

United States Senate

John McCain announced his plans to run again for Senate on November 25, 2008, [1] just 21 days after losing the 2008 presidential race. McCain faced a primary challenge from former representative J.D. Hayworth, [2] and Jim Deakin. The Democratic candidates were Rodney B. Glassman, Rudy Garcia, and John Dougherty.

John McCain American politician

John Sidney McCain III was an American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from January 1987 until his death. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama.

United States House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the legislature of the United States.

In the general election, the candidates were incumbent John McCain (R), Rodney Glassman (D), Jerry Joslyn (G), and David Nolan (L).

Arizona Green Party

The Green Party of Arizona (AZPG) is the affiliate of the Green Party in the state of Arizona. It was founded by Carolyn Campbell alongside others in the 1990s. The two current co-chairs of the Arizona Green Party are Maritza Broce and Angel Torres.

David Nolan (libertarian) writer and politician

David Fraser Nolan was an American activist and politician. He was one of the founders of the Libertarian Party of the United States, having hosted the meeting in 1971 at which the Party was founded. Nolan subsequently served the party in a number of roles including National Chair, editor of the party newsletter, chairman of the By-laws Committee, chairman of the Judicial Committee, and Chairman of the Platform Committee.

United States House

Elections were held for all Arizona's congressional districts, with elections in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th congressional districts being among the more heavily contended.

Arizonas congressional districts

Arizona is divided into 9 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Arizonas 1st congressional district

Arizona's 1st congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. Geographically, it is the tenth-largest congressional district in the country and includes much of the state outside the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas. Since 2013 it includes the Navajo Nation, the Hopi reservation and the Gila River Indian Community, with 25% of the population being Native American.

Arizonas 3rd congressional district

Arizona's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district that contains the southwestern portions of the state, sharing the border of Mexico from Nogales to the California border. Much of the district's population lives in the western third of Tucson. It is currently represented by Democrat Raúl Grijalva.

Republic John Shadegg, the incumbent in the 3rd district, announced that he would not seek re-election on January 14, 2010. [3] On the Republican side, Ben Quayle, son of former vice-president Dan Quayle, announced his on February 12, 2010, [4] [5] despite never voting in a local election. [6] Other notable Republicans in the race include former state representative Sam Crump, former state senators Pamela Gorman and Jim Waring, and former Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker. The only Democrat in that race is Jon Hulburd. [7]

John Shadegg American politician

John Barden Shadegg is the former U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district, serving from 1995 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.

The incumbent is the current holder of an office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent(s). For example, in the Hungarian presidential election, 2017, János Áder was the incumbent, because he had been the president in the term before the term for which the election sought to determine the president. A race without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat.

Ben Quayle American politician

Benjamin Eugene Quayle is an American lawyer and politician who is a former U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he is the son of 44th Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle. He is a member of the Tea Party movement, which had many of its members swept into office during the 2010 elections.

Both the 5th and 8th districts' Democratic incumbents, Harry Mitchell and Gabrielle Giffords, respectively, are seeking reelection. [8] Mitchell faces a Republican challenge from former Maricopa County Treasurer David Schweikert, Jeffrey W. Smith, Jim Ward while Gifford's biggest Republican challengers include former State Senator Jonathan Paton and construction manager Jesse Kelly. [9]

Harry Mitchell American politician

Harry E. Mitchell is a former U.S. Representative who represented Arizona's 5th congressional district from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

David Schweikert American politician

David S. Schweikert is an American businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona, serving since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Schweikert currently represents Arizona's 6th congressional district, which includes most of northern Phoenix as well as Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Cave Creek. He previously represented the 5th District from 2011 to 2013.

State

Governor

On January 20, 2009, Janet Napolitano was confirmed as United States Secretary of Homeland Security by Barack Obama and resigned as governor the next day. [10] Since Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor, Secretary of State Jan Brewer took over office. Brewer has since announced her intentions to run for full term. [11] The other Republican candidates are state treasurer Dean Martin, Owen "Buz" Mills, former Arizona Board of Regents president John Munger, Matthew Jette, and Tom Gordon. [12] At one point, Sheriff Joe Arpaio was considering a run for governor, but eventually declined. [13] On June 2, 2010, John Munger dropped out of the race. [14]

The only Democratic challenger was Attorney General Terry Goddard. [12] The Libertarian Party has Ronald Cavanaugh, Bruce Olsen, Alvin Ray Yount, and Barry Hess facing off while Larry Gist will be on the ballot for the Green Party. [12]

Jan Brewer won the Republican primary with approximately 80% of the vote while Democrat Terry Goddard moved on with no opposition. Barry Hess won the Libertarian primary and Larry Gist won the Green primary.

Secretary of State

When Jan Brewer succeeded Janet Napolitano as governor, she appointed Republican Ken Bennett to replace her as Secretary of State. [15] Bennett will seek a full term. The Democratic challengers are Sam Wercinski and Chris Deschene.

Deschene won the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote and faced Bennett in the general election.

Attorney General

The current attorney, Democratic Terry Goddard, is running for governor. [16] The three Democrats running to fill the vacancy are Arizona's House minority leader David Lujan as well as Felecia Rotellini and Vince Rabago both former assistant attorney general. [17] The Republican race is between superintendent of public instruction Tom Horne and former Maricopa County attorney Andrew Thomas. [17]

Both primary elections were close. In the Democratic primary, Felecia Rotellini beat out David Lujan by only 3,000 votes, less than 1% of the total votes. On the Republican side, Tom Horne declared victory on August 28, with an 853-vote lead. [18] However, his opponent, Andrew Thomas, did not concede the race until August 31. [19]

Results

Arizona Attorney General 2010 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Horne 870,48351.9
Democratic Felecia Rotellini807,18548.1
Total votes1,677,668100

Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions will be up for election in 2010.

Ballot measures

On May 18, 2010, a special election was held for Proposition 100. It was passed by an almost two-thirds margin. [21] It will temporarily raise the Arizona state sales tax from 5.6% to 6.6%, with two-thirds of the revenue generated going to support education. After three years, the tax will automatically be repealed.

On the November 2, 2010 ballot, ten measures have been certified:

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