A 2012 special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12, with primary elections held on April 17, to fill a seat in the
United States House of Representatives
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for
Arizona's 8th congressional district until the
112th United States Congress
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ends on January 3, 2013. The election was caused by the resignation of Representative
Gabby Giffords on January 25, 2012, to concentrate on recovering from her injuries from the
2011 Tucson shooting. The seat was won by
Ron Barber, a former aide to Giffords who was wounded in the attempt on her life.
Background
Governor of Arizona
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Jan Brewer announced April 17 to be the date for the special primary elections and June 12 for the special general election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
*
Ron Barber, small business owner and Giffords' District Director
Withdrawn
*
Matt Heinz, state representative
Declined
*
Paula Aboud,
Arizona Senate Whip.
[
* John Adams, retired Brigadier General
* David Crowe, software company owner
* Steve Farley, ]Arizona House of Representatives
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[
* Jeff Latas, former vice chair of the Arizona Democratic Party and ]2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
primary candidate
* Linda J. Lopez, state senatorGovernor of Arizona
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and United States Secretary of Homeland Security
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* Daniel Patterson, state representativePima County, Arizona
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SupervisorBill Bradley
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* Bruce Wheeler, state representative[
]
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
* Jesse Kelly, Iraq War
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veteran and the Republican nominee for this seat in 2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
Eliminated in primary
* Frank Antenori, state senator and Iraq War veteran
Declined
* Jonathan Paton, state senator and 2010 primary candidate
Results
General election
Polling
With McSally
Results
See also
* List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
References
External links
Ron Barber campaign site
Jesse Kelly campaign site
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