Maricopa County is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568,or about 62% of the state's total,making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona,and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states. The county seat is Phoenix,the state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States.
Kari Lake Halperin is an American far-right political figure and former television news anchor. She was the unsuccessful Republican Party nominee in Arizona's 2022 gubernatorial and 2024 United States Senate elections.
The Arizona Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the US state of Arizona. Its headquarters are in Phoenix. The party currently controls six of Arizona's nine U.S. House seats,sixteen of thirty State Senate seats,thirty-one of sixty State House of Representatives seats,four of five seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission and three Statewide Executive Offices
Venden "Vince" Leach is an American politician from Arizona. A Republican,he is a member of the Arizona State Senate since 2025,and previously from 2019 to 2023. From 2015 to 2019,he was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 11. Leach won the race for Arizona State Senate from Legislative District 17 in the 2024 Arizona Senate election,defeating incumbent Justine Wadsack who defeated Leach in the 2022 Republican primary.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is the governing body of Maricopa County,a county of over four million in Arizona. The five supervisors are each elected from single-member districts to serve four-year terms. Primary elections and general elections take place in years divisible by four. Vacancies are filled by appointment by remaining members of the board;a member of the same party of the departing member must be selected.
Arizona's 10th legislative district is one of 30 in the state,consisting of sections of Maricopa County and Pinal County. As of 2023,there are 46 precincts in the district,43 in Maricopa and three in Pinal,with a total registered voter population of 142,562. The district has an overall population of 235,579.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Arizona was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election,in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Arizona voters chose 11 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Republican President Donald Trump of Florida and his running mate,incumbent Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana,against Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware and his running mate,United States Senator Kamala Harris of California. The Libertarian nominees were also on the ballot. This is the closest presidential election in Arizona history,surpassing the previous closest of 1964,in which Barry Goldwater won the state by just under a single percentage point.
Amish Shah is an American politician and physician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for District 5 from 2023 to 2024. He previously served as the Representative for District 24 from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he first entered the legislature by defeating incumbent Representative Ken Clark in 2018. Shah was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2024 election,losing to incumbent Republican David Schweikert.
The 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election occurred on November 8,2022,to elect the next governor of Arizona,concurrently with other federal and state elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Doug Ducey was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third consecutive term. Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs narrowly defeated Republican former television journalist Kari Lake.
In direct response to election changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic,2020 United States presidential election in Arizona,and "Sharpiegate";the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign launched numerous lawsuits contesting the election processes of Arizona. All of these were either dismissed or dropped.
Jake Hoffman is an Arizona state senator in Arizona's 15th district. He was previously a state representative in Arizona's 12th district. He was elected to the seat after incumbent Republican Warren Petersen decided to run for the Arizona Senate. He and incumbent Travis Grantham won in a two–seat election in 2020,both defeating Democrat Kristin Clark by over 85,000 votes.
The 2022 Arizona elections were held in the state of Arizona on November 8,2022,coinciding with the nationwide general election. All six executive offices were up for election,as well as a U.S. Senate seat,all of the state's U.S. House of Representatives seats,and the state legislature.
The 2022 Arizona Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday,November 8,to elect the next Secretary of State of Arizona. Incumbent Secretary of State Katie Hobbs declined to run for a second term,to instead run for governor. Primary elections were held on August 2,2022. Democrat and former Maricopa County recorder Adrian Fontes defeated Republican representative Mark Finchem by 4.8%.
The 2022 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Arizona. Incumbent Democratic Superintendent Kathy Hoffman was defeated in her run for a second term by former Republican Attorney General Tom Horne. Significantly,Horne's win marked the first time in the state's history that a Republican won a statewide race without winning Maricopa County,home to 62% of the state's population and a former Republican stronghold;the only other statewide 2022 Republican candidate to win that year,Kimberly Yee,won her race by a wide margin partly by carrying Maricopa County.
The 2021 Maricopa County presidential ballot audit,commonly referred to as the Arizona audit,was an examination of ballots cast in Maricopa County during the 2020 United States presidential election in Arizona initiated by Republicans in the Arizona State Senate and executed by private firms. Begun in April 2021,the audit stirred controversy due to extensive previous efforts by former president Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the election,and due to assertions of rule violations and irregularities in the conduct of the recount,leading to claims that the audit was essentially a disinformation campaign. In June 2021,Maggie Haberman of The New York Times and Charles Cooke of National Review reported that Trump had told associates that based on the results of the audit,he would be reinstated as president in August 2021.
Adrian Fontes is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party,he has served as the Secretary of State of Arizona since 2023,after defeating Republican nominee Mark Finchem in 2022. Fontes previously served as the Maricopa County Recorder from 2017 to 2021.
The 2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the County Attorney for Maricopa County,Arizona. The election was held concurrently with other federal and state elections,as well as a special election for District 2 on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The special election was called due to the resignation of Allister Adel in March 2022.
The Maricopa County Recorder's Office is a county office located in Maricopa County,Arizona. It has three primary statutory functions:document recordation,voter registration,and early voting.
The 2024 Arizona House of Representatives elections was held on November 5,2024. Voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives to serve two-year terms with two members chosen from each of the state's 30 legislative districts. Primary elections were held on July 30,2024.
The 2024 Maricopa County elections were held on November 5,2024,in Maricopa County,Arizona,with partisan primary elections for county offices being held on July 30,2024. All five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election,as well as all county-wide elected officials.
