Arizona elections, 2018

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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.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

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.

United States Senate Upper house of the United States Congress

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.

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U.S. Senate

Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake is 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 will not seek re election. [1]

Jeff Flake Republican U.S. Senator from Arizona

Jeffrey Lane Flake is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 2013 to 2019. A Republican, Flake previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.

Donald Trump 45th president of the United States

Donald John Trump is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality.

President Trump and Republicans have backed Martha McSally to succeed Flake. Kelli Ward, former State Senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 announced she will run for the Republican nomination for the open seat. [2] [3]

Martha McSally U.S. Air Force officer and United States Senator from Arizona

Martha Elizabeth McSally is a United States Air Force (USAF) combat veteran and politician serving as the junior U.S. Senator for Arizona. A Republican, she previously served as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district.

Kelli Ward American politician

Kelli Ward is an American politician who has served as the Chair of the Arizona Republican Party since 2019. A Republican, she previously served in the Arizona State Senate from 2012 to 2015. Ward challenged Senator John McCain in the Republican primary for the United States Senate in 2016. She resigned from the State Senate to focus on the race; Ward was subsequently defeated 51% to 39%.

Results

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

United States Senate election in Arizona, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Kyrsten Sinema 1,097,32149.65%
Republican Martha McSally 1,059,12448.00%
Green Angela Green 52,1222.35%
Libertarian Barry Hess (write-in)
Republican Robert Kay (write-in)
Democratic Sheila Bilyeu (write-in)
The Old Republic Jonathan Ringham B (write-in)
Anti-Terror PartyEdward Davida (write-in)
Independent Jeff Pearce (write-in)
NoneMichael DeCarlo (write-in)
Majority
Turnout

U.S. House of Representatives

All of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2018. The primary elections took place on August 28th, 2018. The general elections will take place November 6th, 2018.

CDDem.Rep.Grn.Ind.New Paradigm Party
1 Tom O'Halleran (incumbent) Wendy Rogers David Shock (write-in)
2 Ann Kirkpatrick Lea Marquez-Peterson

Melissa Grable (write-in)

Jordan Flayer (write-in)
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) James "007" Bond IV (write-in) Gary Swing
8 Hiral Tipirneni Debbie Lesko (incumbent) Steven Hummel (write-in)
9 Greg Stanton Steve Ferrara

Winners are in Bold [4]

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Doug Ducey is eligible to run for re-election to a second term.

Republican Party (United States) political party in the United States

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major political parties in the United States; the other is its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

Doug Ducey American businessman and politician

Douglas Anthony Ducey is an American businessman and politician who is the 23rd governor of Arizona. A Republican, he was sworn in as governor on January 5, 2015. He was the state's treasurer from 2011 to 2015.

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Doug Ducey (incumbent) 1,218,76556.5%
Democratic David Garcia 892,43541.4%
Green Angel Torres 45,1292.09%
Green Cary D. Dolego (write-in)
Republican TakeoverArthur Ray "RT" Arvizu (write-in)
HumanitarianJames "MarvelMan" Gibson II (write-in)
None Christian Komor (write-in)
Independent (United States of America) Patrick Masoya (write-in)
Majority
Turnout

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Michele Reagan is eligible to run for re-election to a second term.

Secretary of State of Arizona an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona

The Secretary of State of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor, the Secretary stands first in the line of succession to the governorship. The Secretary also serves as acting governor whenever the governor is incapacitated or out of state. The Secretary is the keeper of the Seal of Arizona and administers oaths of office. The current secretary is Katie Hobbs.

Michele Reagan American politician

Michele Reagan is an American Republican politician who served as the 20th Arizona Secretary of State, from 2015 to 2019.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Not On The Ballot
Removed
  • Leslie Pico, businesswoman [7] [8]

Withdrew

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katie Hobbs 465,668100.0
Total votes465,668100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Not On The Ballot
Declined

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Gaynor 414,33266.69
Republican Michele Reagan (incumbent)206,98833.31
Total votes621,320100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Steve
Gaynor (R)		Katie
Hobbs (D)		Undecided
Data Orbital October 1–3, 2018550± 4.18%41%31%24%
Gravis Marketing September 5–7, 2018882± 3.3%45%40%15%
OH Predictive Insights September 5–6, 2018597± 4.01%42%39%19%

Results

Arizona Secretary of State election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Katie Hobbs 1,083,21050.13%
Republican Steve Gaynor 1,077,54349.87%
Republican Alice Novoa (write-in)
Majority5,6670.26%
Turnout 2,160,753

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich is eligible to run for re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Brnovich (incumbent)561,370100.0
Total votes561,370100.0

Endorsements

Mark Brnovich
Organizations

Democratic primary

Candidates

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic January Contreras464,510100.0
Total votes464,510100.0

Libertarian primary

Endorsements

January Contreras
Organizations

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Mark
Brnovich (R)		January
Contreras (D)		Undecided
OH Predictive Insights September 5–6, 2018597± 4.01%48%36%16%
Data Orbital October 1–3, 2018550± 4.18%45.9%32.8%19%

Results

Arizona Attorney General election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Mark Brnovich (incumbent)1,099,35252.2%
Democratic January Contreras1,007,44547.8%
NoneAnthony Camboni (write-in)
Majority95,9553.90%
Turnout 1,959,781

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. [21] 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

Withdrew

Endorsements

Thomas Forese
Individuals
Kimberly Yee
Individuals
Organizations

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kimberly Yee 343,74359.38
Republican Jo Ann Sabbagh235,10940.62
Total votes578,852100.0

Democratic Primary

Candidates
Declined

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Manoil454,581100.0
Total votes454,581100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Kimberly
Yee (R)		Mark
Manoil (D)		Undecided
Gravis Marketing September 5–7, 2018882± 3.3%49%38%13%
OH Predictive Insights September 5–6, 2018597± 4.01%46%35%19%

Results

Arizona State Treasurer election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Kimberly Yee 1,141,42554.7%
Democratic Mark Manoil945,91945.3%
Majority118,6409.37%
Turnout 2,087,344

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas is eligible to run for re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Tracy Livingston
Federal officials
State and local officials
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 [40]
Jonathan Gelbart
Individuals [41]
  • James Kolbe, former Congressman
  • Rich Crandall, former State Senator
  • Kevin Thompson, Mesa City Councilmember
  • Chris Glover, Mesa City Councilmember

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Riggs 124,87221.82
Republican Bob Branch124,62321.78
Republican Diane Douglas (incumbent)121,45221.22
Republican Tracy Livingston115,77820.23
Republican Jonathan Gelbart85,51114.94
Total votes572,23699.99

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathy Hoffman 254,56652.27
Democratic David Schapira 232,41947.73
Total votes484,748100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Frank
Riggs (R)		Kathy
Hoffman (D)		Undecided
OH Predictive Insights September 5–6, 2018597± 4.01%41%39%20%

Results

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Kathy Hoffman 1,066,13850.82%
Republican Frank Riggs 1,019,41748.88%
Democratic Matthew Harris (write-in)
Majority46,7212.24%
Turnout 2,085,555

Mine Inspector

Incumbent Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term.

Republican Primary

Candidates

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Hart (incumbent)546,189100.0
Total votes546,189100.0

Democratic Primary

Candidates

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William "Bill" Pierce447,924100.0
Total votes447,924100.0

Libertarian Primary

Candidates

General election

Results

Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Joe Hart 1,068,65152.2%
Democratic William Pierce979,58447.59%
Majority89,0674.35%
Turnout 1,907,596

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." [44] Two of the seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for election.

Republican Primary

Candidates
Not On The Ballot
Declined
  • Doug Little, former Commissioner. Resigned to be appointed Deputy assistant Secretary of Energy. [50]

Endorsements

Rodney Glassman
Individuals

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Justin Olson (incumbent)240,82525.18
Republican Rodney Glassman218,13022.81
Republican James "Jim" O'Connor206,92921.64
Republican Tom Forese (incumbent)152,39515.94
Republican Eric Sloan138,05114.44
Total votes956,330100.1

Democratic Primary

Candidates

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sandra Kennedy 351,56145.10
Democratic Kiana Sears219,01128.10
Democratic William "Bill" Mundell 208,94126.80
Total votes779,513100.0

General election

Results

Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Justin Olson (incumbent)901,69025.49%
Democratic Sandra Kennedy 899,84725.44%
Republican Rodney Glassman 898,24525.39%
Democratic Kiana Sears837,55223.68%
Republican Neil DeSanti (write-in)
Majority
Turnout 3,537,334

Arizona State Legislature

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

State ballot measures

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