2002 Arizona House of Representatives election explained

2002 Arizona House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

Election Name:	2002 Arizona House of Representatives election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2000 Arizona House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2000
Next Election:	2004 Arizona House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2004
Seats For Election:	All 60 seats in the Arizona House
Majority Seats:	31
Image1:	Jim Weiers.jpg
Leader1:	Jim Weiers (retired)^[1]
Party1:	Arizona Republican Party
Last Election1:	36
Seats After1:	39
Seat Change1:	3
Leader2:	Ken Cheuvront (retired)^[2]
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Last Election2:	24
Seats After2:	21
Seat Change2:	3
Map Size:	300px
Speaker
Before Election:	Jim Weiers^[3]
Before Party:	Republican
After Election:	Jake Flake^[4]
After Party:	Republican

The 2002 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, with the primary election held on Tuesday, September 10, 2002.^{[5] [6]} Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.^[7]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Arizona state elections, including U.S. House, Governor, and Arizona Senate.^{[8] [9]}

Following the previous election in 2000, Republicans held a 36-to-24-seat majority over Democrats.^{[10] [11]} Republicans expanded their majority in 2002, winning 39 seats. At 21 members, Democrats experienced a net loss of three seats. The newly elected members served in the 46th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Jake Flake was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.

These were the first elections in Arizona following the 2000 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.^[12]

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

1. District 11: Carmine Cardamone
2. District 11: Noemi Norris
3. District 13: Richard Miranda
4. District 13: Kathi Foster
5. District 14: Marion L. Pickens
6. District 14: Bill Brotherton
7. District 15: Ken Cheuvront
8. District 25: Christine Weason
9. District 28: Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords

Republicans

1. District 3: Linda Binder
2. District 7: Wes Marsh
3. District 8: Carolyn S. Allen
4. District 11: Barbara Leff
5. District 12: Robert Blendu
6. District 15: Mike Gleason
7. District 16: Jim Weiers
8. District 17: Laura Knaperek
9. District 18: Mark Anderson
10. District 19: Roberta Voss
11. District 21: Dean Cooley
12. District 26: Jeff Hatch-Miller

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections

Democrats

1. District 2: James "Jim" Sedillo
2. District 2: Albert Tom
3. District 16: Carlos Avelar
4. District 23: Mark Clark
5. District 25: Mark Maiorana

Republicans

1. District 5: Debra Brimhall
2. District 10: James Kraft
3. District 11: Steve May
4. District 26: Carol Somers

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections

Democrats

1. District 1: Henry J. Camarot
2. District 25: Bobby Lugo

Republican

1. District 28: Edward Poelstra

Summary of results

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Representative	Outcome
1st	Linda Binder		Rep	Tom O'Halleran		Rep Hold
	Henry J. Camarot		Dem	Lucy Mason			Rep Gain
2nd	Tom O'Halleran		Rep	Sylvia Laughter			Dem Gain
	James "Jim" Sedillo		Dem	Jack C. Jackson Jr.		Dem Hold
3rd	Sylvia Laughter		Dem	Joe Hart			Rep Gain
	Albert Tom		Dem	Bill Wagner			Rep Gain
4th	Debra Brimhall		Rep	Tom Boone		Rep Hold
	Jake Flake		Rep	Carole Hubbs		Rep Hold
5th	Jim Carruthers		Rep	Jake Flake		Rep Hold
	Robert Cannell		Dem	Bill Konopnicki			Rep Gain
6th	John Huppenthal		Rep	Ted Carpenter		Rep Hold
	Bob Robson		Rep	Clancy Jayne		Rep Hold
7th	Mark Clark		Dem	John Allen			Rep Gain
	Cheryl Chase		Dem	Ray Barnes			Rep Gain
8th	Mark Maiorana		Dem	Michele Reagan			Rep Gain
	Bobby Lugo		Dem	Colette Rosati			Rep Gain
9th	Marian McClure		Rep	Phil Hanson		Rep Hold
	Randy Graf		Rep	Bob Stump		Rep Hold
10th	Linda Lopez		Dem	Linda Gray			Rep Gain
	Victor Soltero		Dem	Doug Quelland			Rep Gain
11th	Carmine Cardamone		Dem	Deb Gullett			Rep Gain
	Noemi Norris		Dem	Stephen Tully			Rep Gain
12th	Steve Huffman		Rep	John Nelson		Rep Hold
	Pete Hershberger		Rep	Bill Arnold		Rep Hold
13th	Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords		Dem	John Loredo		Dem Hold
	Carol Somers		Rep	Steve Gallardo			Dem Gain
14th	Marion L. Pickens		Dem	Debbie McCune-Davis		Dem Hold
	Edward M. Poelstra		Rep	Robert Meza			Dem Gain
15th	Mike Gleason		Rep	Ken Clark			Dem Gain
	Robert Blendu		Rep	Wally Straughn			Dem Gain
16th	Jim Weiers		Rep	Leah Landrum			Dem Gain
	Linda Gray		Rep	Ben Miranda			Dem Gain
17th	John Nelson		Rep	Meg Burton Cahill			Dem Gain
	Phil Hanson		Rep	Mark Thompson		Rep Hold
18th	Deb Gullett		Rep	Karen Johnson		Rep Hold
	James Kraft		Rep	Russell Pearce		Rep Hold
19th	Roberta Voss		Rep	Gary L. Pierce		Rep Hold
	Ted Carpenter		Rep	Chuck Gray		Rep Hold
20th	Kathi Foster		Dem	John Huppenthal			Rep Gain
	Bill Brotherton		Dem	Bob Robson			Rep Gain
21st	Dean Cooley		Rep	Steve Yarbrough		Rep Hold
	Gary L. Pierce		Rep	Warde V. Nichols		Rep Hold
22nd	John Loredo		Dem	Eddie Farnsworth			Rep Gain
	Richard Miranda		Dem	Andy Biggs			Rep Gain
23rd	Leah Landrum		Dem	Cheryl Chase		Dem Hold
	Carlos Avelar		Dem	Ernest Bustamante		Dem Hold
24th	Barbara Leff		Rep	Jim Carruthers		Rep Hold
	Stephen Tully		Rep	Robert Cannell			Dem Gain
25th	Ken Cheuvront		Dem	Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez		Dem Hold
	Christine Weason		Dem	Jennifer J. Burns			Rep Gain
26th	Jeff Hatch-Miller		Rep	Steve Huffman		Rep Hold
	Steve May		Rep	Pete Hershberger		Rep Hold
27th	Laura Knaperek		Rep	Olivia Cajero Bedford			Dem Gain
	Meg Burton Cahill		Dem	Phil Lopes		Dem Hold
28th	Carolyn S. Allen		Rep	David Bradley			Dem Gain
	Wes Marsh		Rep	Ted Downing			Dem Gain
29th	Mark Anderson		Rep	Linda Lopez			Dem Gain
	Russell Pearce		Rep	Victor Soltero			Dem Gain
30th	Karen Johnson		Rep	Marian McClure		Rep Hold
	Eddie Farnsworth		Rep	Randy Graf		Rep Hold

Detailed results

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See also

• 2002 United States elections
• 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
• 2002 Arizona gubernatorial election
• 2002 Arizona Senate election
• 46th Arizona State Legislature
• Arizona House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arizona Speaker of the House Jim Weiers through the years. Arizona Republic. April 22, 2024. July 15, 2024.
2. Web site: UpClose with Ken Cheuvront. Arizona Capitol Times. Luige. Del Puerto. October 16, 2009. July 15, 2024.
3. Web site: 2001, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1st Regular Session. 4. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
4. Web site: 2003, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Sixth Legislature, 1st Regular Session. 4. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
5. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2002. July 15, 2024.
6. Web site: 2002 U.S. congressional primary election dates and candidate filing deadlines for ballot access. .
7. Web site: MEMBER ROSTER. .
8. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2002 Primary Election - September 10, 2002. .
9. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2002 General Election - November 5, 2002. .
10. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2000 General Election - November 7, 2000. .
11. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2000. July 15, 2024.
12. Web site: DoJ Adjusted Legislative District Plan. July 15, 2024 . . en-US.