2004 Arizona House of Representatives election explained

2004 Arizona House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

Election Name:	2004 Arizona House of Representatives election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 Arizona House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2006 Arizona House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2006
Seats For Election:	All 60 seats in the Arizona House
Majority Seats:	31
Leader1:	Jake Flake (retired)^[1]
Party1:	Arizona Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:	5th - Snowflake
Last Election1:	39
Seats Before1:	39
Seats After1:	38
Seat Change1:	1
Leader2:	John Loredo (retired)
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:	13th - Phoenix
Last Election2:	21
Seats Before2:	20
Seats After2:	22
Seat Change2:	2
Leader3:	Sylvia Laughter (defeated)
Party3:	Independent
Leaders Seat3:	2nd - Kayenta
Last Election3:	0
Seats Before3:	1
Seats After3:	0
Seat Change3:	1
Map Size:	300px
Speaker
Before Election:	Jake Flake^[2]
Before Party:	Republican
After Election:	Jim Weiers^[3] ^[4]
After Party:	Republican

The 2004 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, with the primary election held on Tuesday, September 7, 2004.^{[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. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Arizona Senate.^{[8] [9]}

Following the previous election in 2002, Republicans held a 39-to-21-seat majority over Democrats.^{[10] [11]} During the legislative session, Representative Sylvia Laughter switched political party affiliation from Democrat to Independent. Republicans maintained their majority in 2004, winning 38 seats. At 22 members, Democrats regained Laughter's seat and flipped a Republican seat, resulting in a net gain of two seats. The newly elected members served in the 47th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Jim Weiers was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

1. District 2: Jack C. Jackson Jr.
2. District 13: John Loredo
3. District 15: Ken Clark

Republicans

1. District 3: Joe Hart
2. District 3: Bill Wagner
3. District 5: Jake Flake
4. District 10: Linda Gray
5. District 11: Deb Gullett
6. District 18: Karen Johnson
7. District 20: John Huppenthal
8. District 24: Jim Carruthers
9. District 30: Randy Graf

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections

Democrats

1. District 15: Wally Straughn
2. District 23: Ernest Bustamante

Republicans

1. District 4: Carole Hubbs
2. District 6: Clancy Jayne
3. District 9: Phil Hanson
4. District 12: Bill Arnold

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections

Republican

1. District 17: Mark Thompson

Independent

1. District 2: Sylvia Laughter

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	Tom O'Halleran		Rep	Tom O'Halleran		Rep Hold
	Lucy Mason		Rep	Lucy Mason		Rep Hold
2nd	Sylvia Laughter		Ind	Ann Kirkpatrick			Dem Gain
	Jack C. Jackson Jr.		Dem	Albert Tom		Dem Hold
3rd	Joe Hart		Rep	Nancy McLain		Rep Hold
	Bill Wagner		Rep	Trish Groe		Rep Hold
4th	Tom Boone		Rep	Tom Boone		Rep Hold
	Carole Hubbs		Rep	Judy M. Burges		Rep Hold
5th	Bill Konopnicki		Rep	Bill Konopnicki		Rep Hold
	Jake Flake		Rep	Jack A. Brown			Dem Gain
6th	Ted Carpenter		Rep	Ted Carpenter		Rep Hold
	Clancy Jayne		Rep	Pamela Gorman		Rep Hold
7th	Ray Barnes		Rep	Ray Barnes		Rep Hold
	John Allen		Rep	David Burnell Smith		Rep Hold
8th	Michele Reagan		Rep	Michele Reagan		Rep Hold
	Colette Rosati		Rep	Colette Rosati		Rep Hold
9th	Bob Stump		Rep	Bob Stump		Rep Hold
	Phil Hanson		Rep	Rick Murphy		Rep Hold
10th	Doug Quelland		Rep	Doug Quelland		Rep Hold
	Linda Gray		Rep	Jim Weiers		Rep Hold
11th	Stephen Tully		Rep	Stephen Tully		Rep Hold
	Deb Gullett		Rep	John Allen		Rep Hold
12th	John Nelson		Rep	John Nelson		Rep Hold
	Bill Arnold		Rep	Jerry Weiers		Rep Hold
13th	Steve Gallardo		Dem	Steve Gallardo		Dem Hold
	John Loredo		Dem	Martha Garcia		Dem Hold
14th	Debbie McCune-Davis		Dem	Debbie McCune-Davis		Dem Hold
	Robert Meza		Dem	Robert Meza		Dem Hold
15th	Ken Clark		Dem	Kyrsten Sinema		Dem Hold
	Wally Straughn		Dem	David Lujan		Dem Hold
16th	Leah Landrum		Dem	Leah Landrum		Dem Hold
	Ben R. Miranda		Dem	Ben R. Miranda		Dem Hold
17th	Meg Burton Cahill		Dem	Meg Burton Cahill		Dem Hold
	Mark Thompson		Rep	Laura Knaperek		Rep Hold
18th	Russell Pearce		Rep	Russell Pearce		Rep Hold
	Karen Johnson		Rep	Mark Anderson		Rep Hold
19th	Gary Pierce		Rep	Gary Pierce		Rep Hold
	Chuck Gray		Rep	Chuck Gray		Rep Hold
20th	Bob Robson		Rep	Bob Robson		Rep Hold
	John Huppenthal		Rep	John McComish		Rep Hold
21st	Steve Yarbrough		Rep	Steve Yarbrough		Rep Hold
	Warde V. Nichols		Rep	Warde V. Nichols		Rep Hold
22nd	Eddie Farnsworth		Rep	Eddie Farnsworth		Rep Hold
	Andy Biggs		Rep	Andy Biggs		Rep Hold
23rd	Cheryl Chase		Dem	Cheryl Chase		Dem Hold
	Ernest Bustamante		Dem	Pete Rios		Dem Hold
24th	Amanda Aguirre		Dem	Amanda Aguirre		Dem Hold
	Jim Carruthers		Rep	Russ Jones		Rep Hold
25th	Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez		Dem	Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez		Dem Hold
	Jennifer J. Burns		Rep	Jennifer J. Burns		Rep Hold
26th	Steve Huffman		Rep	Steve Huffman		Rep Hold
	Pete Hershberger		Rep	Pete Hershberger		Rep Hold
27th	Phil Lopes		Dem	Phil Lopes		Dem Hold
	Olivia Cajero Bedford		Dem	Olivia Cajero Bedford		Dem Hold
28th	Dave Bradley		Dem	Dave Bradley		Dem Hold
	Ted Downing		Dem	Ted Downing		Dem Hold
29th	Linda Lopez		Dem	Linda Lopez		Dem Hold
	Tom Prezelski		Dem	Tom Prezelski		Dem Hold
30th	Marian McClure		Rep	Marian McClure		Rep Hold
	Randy Graf		Rep	Jonathan Paton		Rep Hold

Detailed results

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See also

• 2004 United States elections
• 2004 United States presidential election in Arizona
• 2004 United States Senate election in Arizona
• 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
• 2004 Arizona Senate election
• 47th Arizona State Legislature
• Arizona House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arizona 'cowboy legislator' dies. Deseret News. June 9, 2008. July 19, 2024. Amanda. Lee Myers. Paul. Davenport.
2. 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 .
3. Web site: 2005, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Seventh Legislature, 1st Regular Session. 5. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
4. Web site: Weiers starts new stint in old job with respect from both sides. Tri-Valley Dispatch. January 11, 2005. Paul. Davenport. July 19, 2024.
5. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2004. July 19, 2024.
6. Web site: 2004 CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY DATES AND CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES FOR BALLOT ACCESS. .
7. Web site: MEMBER ROSTER. .
8. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2004 Primary Election - September 7, 2004. .
9. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2004 General Election - November 2, 2004. .
10. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2002 General Election - November 5, 2002. .
11. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2002. July 19, 2024.