Jon Llewellyn Kyl is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013. Following the death of John McCain in 2018,Kyl briefly returned to the Senate;his resignation led to the appointment of Martha McSally in 2019. A Republican,he held both of Arizona's Senate seats at different times,serving alongside McCain during his first stint. Kyl was Senate Minority Whip from 2007 until 2013. He first joined the lobbying firm Covington &Burling after retiring in 2013,then rejoined in 2019.
The 2004 United States Senate elections were held on November 2,2004,with all Class 3 Senate seats being contested. They coincided with the re-election of George W. Bush as president and the United States House elections,as well as many state and local elections. Senators who were elected in 1998,known as Senate Class 3,were seeking re-election or retiring in 2004.
Richard George Renzi is an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arizona's 1st congressional district from 2003 until 2009.
The 2006 United States Senate elections were held on November 7,2006,with all 33 Class 1 Senate seats being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2006 ran from January 3,2007,to January 3,2013. Before the election cycle,the Republican Party controlled 55 of the 100 Senate seats.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Arizona was held November 7,2006. The primary elections were held September 12. Incumbent Republican Jon Kyl won re-election to a third term. This election was the second time since 1970 that an incumbent Republican Senator from Arizona was re-elected to this seat.
Harry Everett Mitchell is an American politician and educator who served as a U.S. Representative representing Arizona's 5th congressional district from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
John Verkamp is an American attorney and politician in Arizona. He served as a county attorney for 12 years,and was elected to four terms as a Republican state representative. He served one term as a state senator,but decided not to run for re-election in 2002 after redistricting moved his base of Flagstaff to a primarily Democratic district.
The 2012 United States Senate elections were held on November 6,2012,with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate,all Class 1 seats,being contested in regular elections whose winners would serve 6-year terms beginning January 3,2013,with the 113th Congress. Democrats had 21 seats up for election,plus 1 Independent,and 1 Independent Democrat,while the Republicans only had 10 seats up for election. The presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives,elections for governors in 14 states and territories,and many state and local elections were also held on the same day.
The 2008 congressional elections in Arizona were held on November 4,2008,to determine who would represent the state of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives,coinciding with the presidential election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected would serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011.
The 2004 presidential campaign of John Edwards,U.S. Senator from North Carolina,began on September 16,2003.
The 2004 presidential campaign of Howard Dean,79th Governor of Vermont,began when he formed an exploratory committee to evaluate a presidential election campaign on May 31,2002. Dean then formally announced his intention to compete in the 2004 Democratic primaries to seek the Democratic Party's nomination for President on June 23,2003. Dean dropped out of the race in February 2004 after a poor showing in the Wisconsin primary.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 2,2010,along with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 24,2010. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John McCain,who had lost the 2008 United States presidential election to then-United States Senator from Illinois Barack Obama,ran for reelection to a fifth term and won. As of 2024,this was the last time the counties of Coconino and Pima voted for the Republican candidate.
The 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 7,2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl won re-election to a second term. No candidate was nominated from the Democratic Party. Independent Bill Toel,Green party nominee Vance Hansen,and Libertarian party nominee Barry Hess each got more than 5% of the vote,a strong non-major-party performance.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 6,2012,alongside a presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Senator Jon Kyl (R),the Senate Minority Whip,decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. U.S. Representative Jeff Flake won the open seat. As of 2024,this was the last time that a Republican won Arizona's Class 1 Senate seat. This is also the last time an Arizona Republican was elected to and served a full term in the US Senate.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts,including the newly created 9th district following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with other federal and state elections,including a quadrennial presidential election,and a U.S. Senate election. Primary elections were held on August 28,2012.
The 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Arizona,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on November 6,2018,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the State of Arizona,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The 2018 general elections saw the Democratic party gain the 2nd congressional district,thus flipping the state from a 5–4 Republican advantage to a 5–4 Democratic advantage,the first time since the 2012 election in which Democrats held more House seats in Arizona than the Republicans.
The 2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona was held on November 3,2020,following the death in office of incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John McCain on August 25,2018. Governor Doug Ducey was required by Arizona law to appoint a Republican to fill the vacant seat until a special election winner could be sworn in. On September 5,2018,Ducey appointed former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl to fill McCain's seat. However,Kyl announced he would resign on December 31,2018.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Arizona.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on November 3,2020,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Arizona,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. This election was the first time since 1990 in which no third-party candidates appeared on the ballot in the House of Representatives elections.
