The 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Arizona, concurrently with the election of Arizona's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other 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 primary was held on August 28. Despite considerably closer contests in other Arizona state elections, which included Democratic gains for U.S. Senate, Secretary of State, and

Superintendent of Public Instruction A state education agency or state department of education is the state-level government organization within each U.S. state or territory responsible for education, including providing information, resources, and technical assistance on educationa ...

, incumbent Republican Governor Doug Ducey won a second term, with a slightly increased majority from his 2014 win and the largest margin of victory of any statewide candidate on the ballot. This was the first Arizona gubernatorial election since

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent

U.S. president The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Doug Ducey, incumbent governor

Eliminated in primary

Ken Bennett Kenneth Roy Bennett (born August 1, 1959) is an American businessman and politician who served as president of the Arizona Senate and served as the 19th Secretary of State of Arizona, from 2009 to 2015. He was a candidate for Governor of Arizona ...

, former secretary of state of Arizona * Robert Weber (write-in)

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

* David Garcia,

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

professor and nominee for Superintendent of Public Instruction in

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

Eliminated in primary

Steve Farley Steve Farley (born December 24, 1962) is an American politician, artist, and graphic designer who previously served as a State Senator from Arizona, including serving in the capacity of assistant minority leader. He also served previously in th ...

, state senator * Kelly Fryer, nonprofit executive and activist * Mirza Fareed "Fareed" Baig (write-in)

Declined

* Terry Goddard, former Arizona Attorney General and nominee for governor in

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

and

* Kyrsten Sinema, U.S. Representative ( running for U.S. Senate) * Greg Stanton, Mayor of Phoenix ( running for AZ-09)

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Disqualified

* Jeff Funicello, activist * Barry Hess (write-in) * Kevin McCormick, candidate for president in

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Endorsements

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Angel Torres (write-in)

Eliminated in primary

* Noah Dyer (write-in)

Results

Independents

Candidates

Disqualified

Noah Dyer Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...

, author, businessman and educator * Christian R. Komor, author, psychologist, climate scientist

Declined

* Tim Jeffries, former director of the Arizona Department of Economic Security

General election

Debates

Predictions

Polling

;with Steve Farley ;with generic Democrat ;with Kyrsten Sinema

Results

Results by County

Results by Congressional District

Voter Demographics

References

External links

Candidates
at Vote Smart
Candidates
at

Ballotpedia Ballotpedia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan online political encyclopedia that covers federal, state, and local politics, elections, and public policy in the United States. The website was founded in 2007. Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Bur ...

;Official campaign websites
Doug Ducey (R) for Governor

David Garcia (D) for Governor

Angel Torres (G) for Governor

Christian Komor (No Party; write-in) for Governor

Patrick Masoya (No Party; write-in) for Governor
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018 Arizona gubernatorial election Gubernatorial

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

Arizona