The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the nine

U.S. representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

from the state of Arizona, one from each of the state's nine

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. The elections coincided with the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and

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. The primaries were held on August 30.

District 1

Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick was re-elected to a second term in 2014 with 52% of the vote. She ran for the U.S. Senate in 2016 but lost to 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 ...

. On the Republican side, rancher and candidate for the seat in 2014 Gary Kiehne ran again. Pinal County

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Paul Babeu Paul Raymond Babeu (pronounced ''BAB-you''; born February 3, 1969) is an American law enforcement officer, politician and member of the Republican Party who was sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, from January 1, 2009, to January 1, 2017. He was ...

also ran in the primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Tom O'Halleran, former Republican state senator and independent candidate for state senate in 2014 * Miguel Olivas, former Republican congressional aide, Democratic candidate for this seat in

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and Libertarian candidate for AZ-03 in

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;Withdrew * James Maloney, small business owner ;Declined *

Fred DuVal Fred Price DuVal (born May 24, 1954) is an American businessman, civic leader, education leader and author. He is president of DuVal and Associates, a senior advisor to Dentons Law, an advisor to Macquarie Infrastructure, Chairman of Excelsior M ...

, former chairman of the

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and nominee for governor in

* Catherine Miranda, state senator * Liz Archuleta, chair of the

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 ...

Board of Supervisors * Brad Carlyon, Navajo County Attorney *

Chris Deschene Christopher L. Clark Deschene is an American politician, attorney, and energy development expert. A member of the Navajo Nation, Deschene was the Democratic Party's candidate for Secretary of State in Arizona in 2010, and served as a Department ...

, former state representative, nominee for secretary of state in

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, and candidate for

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in 2014 * Barbara McGuire, state senator

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared *

, Pinal County Sheriff *

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, former president of the Arizona Senate, and candidate for governor in

* Gary Kiehne, rancher, businessman and candidate in

* Shawn Redd, businessman * Wendy Rogers, former air force officer and

candidate for the 9th district ;Withdrew * Carlyle Begay, state senator, dropped out and endorsed Babeu. *

David Gowan David M. Gowan Sr. is an American politician who currently serves in the Arizona Senate from January 14, 2019, and previously as Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 2015–2017 legislative session and a Representative for Leg ...

, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, suspended his campaign and endorsed Kiehne ;Declined * David Tenney, director of the Arizona Residential Utility Consumer Office and former Navajo County Supervisor *

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 ...

, director of the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures, former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives and nominee for this seat in

Endorsements

Results

General election

Results

District 2

Republican Martha McSally defeated Democratic incumbent

Ron Barber Ronald Sylvester Barber (born August 25, 1945) is an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2012 to 2015. Barber, a member of the Democratic Party from Arizona, served as district director for U.S ...

in 2014 with 50% of the vote. State Representative Bruce Wheeler had formed an exploratory committee to run for the Democratic nomination, but decided not to run after having surgery to repair a torn retina.

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Martha McSally, incumbent congresswoman

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Matt Heinz, former state representative and candidate for AZ-08 in

* Victoria Steele, state representative ;Declined *

, former U.S. Representative * David Bradley, state senator *

, former chairman of the

and nominee for governor in

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 *

Randall Friese Randall Scott Friese (born ) is an American surgeon and politician from the state of Arizona. A member of the Democratic Party, Friese served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2015 through 2021, when he resigned to focus on his medic ...

, state representative * Steve Kozachik, Tucson City Councilman * Nan Walden, businesswoman, attorney and former chief of staff to Senator

Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey (1979–1997). He ran for the Democratic Party's nomination f ...

* Bruce Wheeler, state representative *

Paula Aboud Paula Aboud (born March 20, 1950) is an American politician who was a member of the Arizona Senate, representing the 28th District. A Democrat, she served as the Senate's minority whip. Early life Aboud was born in Tucson, Arizona. She attended T ...

, former state senator *

Mark Kelly Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician, former astronaut, and United States Navy captain who has served as the junior United States senator from Arizona since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, he was electe ...

, retired astronaut and husband of former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords

Endorsements

Results

General election

Results

District 3

Democrat Raúl Grijalva was re-elected to an eighth term in 2016 with 100% of the vote. James K. Villarreal, a Senior Propulsion Engineer at Raytheon and University of Arizona instructor with a doctorate in aerospace engineering, formed an exploratory committee for a potential primary challenge of Grijalva. He ultimately declined to run. Edna San Miguel, an artist and former teacher, formed an exploratory committee to run for the Republican nomination. She also ultimately decided not to run, leaving Grijalva with no Republican opponent. Grijalva faced only

Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

write-in candidate Mike Ross in the general election. The Arizona Secretary of State reported no results for Ross.

Democratic primary

Results

General election

Results

District 4

Republican Paul Gosar was re-elected to a third term in 2014 with 70% of the vote. Buckeye City Councilman Ray Strauss challenged Gosar for the Republican nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Paul Gosar, incumbent congressman * Ray Strauss, Buckeye City Councilman

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Declared

= * Mikel Weisser, homeless shelter administrator

Endorsements

Results

General election

Results

District 5

The 5th District is held by Republican Matt Salmon. He did not run for reelection.

Republican primary

Candidates

= Declared

= *

Andy Biggs Andrew Steven Biggs (born November 7, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who represents in the United States House of Representatives. The district, which was once represented by U.S. Senators, John McCain and Jeff Flake, is in the ...

, president of the

Arizona Senate The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents (2009 figures). Members serve two-year terms w ...

* Christine Jones, former executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for

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, and candidate in the

2014 Arizona gubernatorial election 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 vario ...

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 ...

, state representative * Don Stapley, former Maricopa County Supervisor

= Withdrawn

= * Bryan Martyn, former Pinal County Supervisor and state parks director

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Declared

= * Talia Fuentes, applied biologist * Kinsey Remaklus, real estate investor

Results

Independent

Candidates

* Randall Sand, small business owner * Randall Sand is/was a fake political persona created by Jake Hoffman of Rally Forge. The fake politician persona was Randall Sand, who described himself on his campaign website as an Independent Candidate for Arizona's Fifth Congressional District. His Twitter Page similarly lists him as a "Former Independent Congressional write-in candidate." Sand's Facebook presence used a photo of film director Derrick Acosta, and posted a doctored image of a Derrick Acosta interview. The Page also shared several doctored images of news story headlines purporting to be from local press featuring Randall Sand; however, the articles do not appear to exist on the newspaper sites.

General election

Results

District 6

Incumbent Congressman David Schweikert has represented the district since being elected in 2012, and was re-elected in 2014 with 65% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

* David Schweikert, incumbent * Russ Wittenberg

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* W. John Williamson * Brian Sinuk

Results

General election

Results

District 7

Incumbent Congressman Ruben Gallego was first elected to this district in 2014 with 75% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Eve Nunez

Results

Democratic primary

Results

General election

Results

District 8

Incumbent Congressman Trent Franks had represented the district since being elected in 2002, and was re-elected in 2014 with 75% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Trent Franks, incumbent * Clair Van Steenwyk

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Joe DeVivo (write-in) DeVivo did not receive enough write-in votes to qualify for nomination.

Results

Green Primary

Candidates

* Mark Salazar (write-in) Salazar qualified by receiving enough write-in votes.

General election

Results

District 9

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

= Declared

= * John Agra, attorney * Dave Giles, engineer and business consultant Agra was favored to win the Republican nomination.

= Withdrawn

= * Ross Groen, retired marine. Withdrew to run for Arizona House of Representatives district 25.

Endorsements

Results

General election

Results

References

External links

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