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. The
Republican Party
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won the majority of statewide offices, albeit by much narrower margins than in previous elections (except for the governorship, which they won easily), while the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
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picked up three statewide offices.
U.S. Senate
Incumbent Republican
Jeff Flake
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was 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 would not seek reelection.
President Trump and Republicans backed
Martha McSally to succeed Flake.
Kelli Ward, former State Senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in
2016
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also ran for the Republican nomination for the open seat.
Results
On the evening of Monday, November 12, 2018, McSally posted on her Twitter that she had spoken with Sinema and conceded. Sinema celebrated with supporters later that evening.
U.S. House of Representatives
Seven of nine incumbents in the United States House of Representatives ran for re-election in 2018, and all won. The
primary elections took place on August 28, 2018. The general elections took place on November 6, 2018, and the open 2nd district flipped from Republican to Democratic.
Winners are in Bold
Governor
Incumbent
Republican Governor
Doug Ducey won re-election to a second term.
Results
Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican
Secretary of State Michele Reagan lost the nomination for a second term to Steve Gaynor, who lost the general election to Democratic state senator Katie Hobbs.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*
Katie Hobbs, minority leader of the
Arizona State Senate
=Removed
=
* Leslie Pico, businesswoman
=Withdrew
=
* Mark Robert Gordon, attorney
=Declined
=
*
Greg Stanton, mayor of
Phoenix (''ran for
U.S. House of Representatives'')
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
* Steve Gaynor, businessman
*
Michele Reagan, incumbent Secretary of State
=Declined
=
* Kevin Gibbons, home loan officer
*
Steve Montenegro
Steve Montenegro is a Salvadoran-American Republican politician from Litchfield Park, Arizona who is a former member of the Arizona Senate. He was previously a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, where he was Speaker Pro Tempore.
...
, former state senator and candidate for
Arizona's 8th congressional district in
a 2018 special election
Primary results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
* Jenn Gray (
write-in candidate)
Primary results
General election
Governing magazine projected the race as "likely Republican".
Polling
Results
Attorney General
Incumbent Republican
Attorney General
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In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
Mark Brnovich won re-election to a second term.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*
Mark Brnovich, incumbent Attorney General, former director of the
Arizona Department of Gaming, and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the
U.S. District Court of Arizona
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
* January Contreras, former director of
Arizona Department of Health Services
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* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the Unit ...
and senior advisor to former
U.S. Homeland Security
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Secretary
Janet Napolitano
Primary results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*
Michael Kielsky (
write-in candidate)
Primary results
Endorsements
General election
Polling
Results
State Treasurer
Incumbent Republican
State Treasurer
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Jeff DeWit
Jeffrey DeWit (born 1972/73) is an American businessman and politician from the state of Arizona. A member of the Republican Party, DeWit became the State Treasurer of Arizona in 2015, succeeding Doug Ducey. DeWit said in 2016 that he did not pl ...
announced on April 6, 2016, that he would not run for re-election to a second term as State Treasurer. 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
Candidates
=Declared
=
* Jo Ann Sabbagh, accountant
*
Kimberly Yee, state senator
=Withdrew
=
*
Thomas Forese,
Corporation Commissioner
Endorsements
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
* Mark Manoil, attorney and former chairman of the
Maricopa County Democratic Party
=Declined
=
*
Mark Cardenas
Mark Cardenas (born October 23, 1986) is a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, serving from 2013 to 2019. Before serving in the legislature, Cardenas was a soldier (serving in the Iraq War
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, state representative
*
William Mundell, former Corporation Commissioner (''ran for
Arizona Corporation Commission'')
Primary results
General election
Polling
Results
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Republican
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Diane Douglas ran for re-election to a second term and lost to Frank Riggs in a close five-way primary. Riggs lost to Democratic teacher
Kathy Hoffman in the general election
Republican primary
Candidates
* Robert Branch,
Grand Canyon University professor
*
Diane Douglas, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction
* Jonathan Gelbart, director of charter school development for
Basis Schools
* Tracy Livingston,
Maricopa County Community College District
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), also known as Maricopa Community Colleges, is a community college district in Arizona with its headquarters in Tempe. It is one of the largest, serving more than 220,000 students each yea ...
board member
*
Frank Riggs, former U.S. Representative for
California's 1st congressional district (1995–1999), candidate for U.S. Senate for California in
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
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, candidate for
Governor of Arizona in
2006
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and
2014
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Endorsements
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*
Kathy Hoffman,
Peoria Unified School District speech therapist
*
David Schapira
David S. Schapira (born February 17, 1980) is an American politician who served from 2007–2013 in the Arizona Legislature, representing District 17, and served as Senate Minority Leader.
In 2010, he was elected to the Tempe Union High School Di ...
, high school administrator for the
East Valley Institute of Technology and former state senator (2011–2013)
Primary results
General election
Polling
Results
Mine Inspector
Incumbent Republican
Mine Inspector Joe Hart won re-election to a fourth term.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*
Joe Hart, incumbent Mine Inspector
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
* William Pierce, engineer
Primary results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
* Kim Ruff (
write-in candidate)
Primary results
General election
Results
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." Two of the seats on the
Arizona Corporation Commission are up for election, elected by
plurality block voting
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*
Tom Forese
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, incumbent Corporation Commissioner
* Rodney Glassman, former
Tucson city councilman and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in
2010
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*
James "Jim" O'Connor, former investment law advisor for the
California State Senate
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*
Justin Olson
Justin Olson (born 1979) is an American politician who served as a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Olson is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 25 from January 14, 2013, until 2017. He is ...
, incumbent Corporation Commissioner
* Eric Sloan, small business owner
=Declined
=
*
Doug Little, former Corporation Commissioner (2015–2017)
Endorsements
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*
Sandra Kennedy, former Corporation Commissioner (2009–2013), former state senator (1993–2000), and former
state representative
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(1987–1992)
*
William Mundell, former Republican Corporation Commissioner (1999–2009) and former Republican state representative (1986–1992)
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* Kiana Sears, Mesa Public Schools governing board member
Primary results
General election
Results
Arizona State Legislature
All 30 members of the Arizona State Senate and all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives
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were up for election.
State ballot measures
* '
Prop 125
'' (HCR2032): Related to Public Retirement Systems
Prop 126
'' (C-05-2018): "The Protect Arizona Taxpayers Act"
Prop 127
'' (C-04-2018): "Clean Energy for a Healthy Arizona Amendment"
Prop 305
'' (R-02-2018): "Save Our Schools Arizona"
Prop 306
'' (HCR2007): Related to the Citizens Clean Elections Act
References
External links
Candidate Debates
from Citizens Clean Elections Commission
Candidates
at Vote Smart
Candidates
at Ballotpedia
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Campaign finance
at OpenSecrets
;Ballot measures
Ballot Measure Information
Ballot Measures and Analyses
;Election Results
Arizona Primary Election Results
Arizona General Election Results
;Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Steve Gaynor (R) for Secretary of State
Katie Hobbs (D) for Secretary of State
;Official Attorney General campaign websites
Mark Brnovich (R) for Attorney General
January Contreras (D) for Attorney General
;Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Mark Manoil (D) for State Treasurer
Kimberly Yee (R) for State Treasurer
;Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites
Kathy Hoffman (D) for Superintendent
Frank Riggs (R) for Superintendent
;Official Mine Inspector campaign websites
Bill Pierce (D) for Mine Inspector
;Official Corporation Commission campaign websites
Rodney Glassman (R) for Corporation Commissioner
Sandra Kennedy (D) for Corporation Commissioner
Justin Olson (R) for Corporation Commissioner
Kiana Sears (D) for Corporation Commissioner
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