The general election was held in the
U.S. state of
Arizona on November 8, 2016, as part of the
2016 General Election. Arizona voters chose 11 electors to represent them in the
Electoral College via a popular vote.
Also three seats on the
Arizona Corporation Commission were up for election, as well as all of Arizona's nine seats in the
United States House of Representatives and one seat for the
United States Senate.
Primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
s were held in August 2016.
US President
Corporation Commission
Three seats on the
Arizona Corporation Commission were up for election. Republican
Brenda Burns chose not to run for re-election to a second term in office. Republican
Gary Pierce was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.
Republican primary
Candidates
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Robert Burns, incumbent
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Al Melvin, former state senator
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Rick Gray, state representative
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Andy Tobin
Andrew M. Tobin (born June 27, 1958) is the Director of the Arizona Department of Administration. He formerly was a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission and also served in the Arizona House of Representatives from the state's 1st distric ...
, incumbent
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Boyd Dunn
Boyd Dunn is an American politician who serves on the Arizona Corporation Commission, first being elected in the 2016 election. Prior to serving in the Commission, Dunn served as the mayor of Chandler, Arizona from 2002 to 2011.
Dunn also served ...
, former mayor of
Chandler, Arizona
Results
Democratic primary
Because only 2 Democratic candidates ran for the Corporation Commission, no Democratic primary was held.
Candidates
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Tom Chabin
Tom Chabin is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate representing the 2nd District from his appointment in September 2007 until 2012. He served on the Coconino County Board of Supervisors from 1992 to ...
, former
Coconino County
Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Flagstaff. The county takes its name from ''Cohonino'', a name applied to the Havasupai p ...
supervisor and legislator.
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William Mundell, former Republican lawmaker and commissioner.
General election
Results
US Senate
Republican incumbent
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
defeated Democrat
Ann Kirkpatrick.
House of Representatives
All of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Republicans won 5 seats, while Democrats took 4.
References
{{2016 United States elections
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