2006 Arizona House of Representatives election explained

2006 Arizona House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

Election Name:	2006 Arizona House of Representatives election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2004 Arizona House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2004
Next Election:	2008 Arizona House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2008
Seats For Election:	All 60 seats in the Arizona House
Majority Seats:	31
Leader1:	Jim Weiers
Party1:	Arizona Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:	10th - Phoenix
Last Election1:	38
Seats Before1:	39
Seats After1:	33
Seat Change1:	6
Leader2:	Phil Lopes
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:	27th - Tucson
Last Election2:	22
Seats Before2:	21
Seats After2:	27
Seat Change2:	6
Speaker
Before Election:	Jim Weiers^[1] ^[2]
Before Party:	Republican
After Election:	Jim Weiers^[3]
After Party:	Republican

The 2006 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, with the primary election held on Tuesday, September 12, 2006.^{[4] [5]} Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.^[6]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Arizona state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Arizona Governor, and Arizona Senate.^{[7] [8]}

Following the previous election in 2004, Republicans held a 38-to-22-seat majority over Democrats.^{[9] [10] [11]} During the legislative session, Representative Cheryl Chase switched political party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Republicans maintained their majority in 2006, though the GOP majority narrowed to 33 seats. At 27 members, Democrats experienced a net gain of six seats. The newly elected members served in the 48th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Jim Weiers was re-elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

1. District 14: Debbie McCune-Davis
2. District 16: Leah Landrum Taylor
3. District 17: Meg Burton Cahill
4. District 24: Amanda Aguirre
5. District 28: Ted Downing

Republicans

1. District 1: Tom O'Halleran
2. District 6: Ted Carpenter
3. District 6: Pamela Gorman
4. District 8: Colette Rosati
5. District 11: Stephen Tully
6. District 19: Gary Pierce
7. District 23: Cheryl Chase
8. District 24: Russ Jones
9. District 26: Steve Huffman

Incumbent Defeated in Primary Election

Republican

1. District 11: John Allen

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections

Republicans

1. District 10: Doug Quelland
2. District 17: Laura Knaperek

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	Lucy Mason		Rep	Lucy Mason		Rep Hold
	Tom O'Halleran		Rep	Andy Tobin		Rep Hold
2nd	Ann Kirkpatrick		Dem	Ann Kirkpatrick		Dem Hold
	Albert Tom		Dem	Albert Tom		Dem Hold
3rd	Nancy G. McLain		Rep	Nancy G. McLain		Rep Hold
	Trish Groe		Rep	Trish Groe		Rep Hold
4th	Tom Boone		Rep	Tom Boone		Rep Hold
	Judy M. Burges		Rep	Judy M. Burges		Rep Hold
5th	Bill Konopnicki		Rep	Bill Konopnicki		Rep Hold
	Jack A. Brown		Dem	Jack A. Brown		Dem Hold
6th	Ted Carpenter		Rep	Sam Crump		Rep Hold
	Pamela Gorman		Rep	Doug Clark		Rep Hold
7th	Ray Barnes		Rep	Ray Barnes		Rep Hold
	Nancy K. Barto		Rep	Nancy K. Barto		Rep Hold
8th	Michele Reagan		Rep	Michele Reagan		Rep Hold
	Colette Rosati		Rep	John Kavanagh		Rep Hold
9th	Bob Stump		Rep	Bob Stump		Rep Hold
	Richard A. "Rick" Murphy		Rep	Richard A. "Rick" Murphy		Rep Hold
10th	Jim Weiers		Rep	Jim Weiers		Rep Hold
	Doug Quelland		Rep	Jackie Thrasher			Dem Gain
11th	Stephen Tully		Rep	Adam Driggs		Rep Hold
	John Allen		Rep	Mark DeSimone			Dem Gain
12th	John B. Nelson		Rep	John B. Nelson		Rep Hold
	Jerry P. Weiers		Rep	Jerry P. Weiers		Rep Hold
13th	Steve Gallardo		Dem	Steve Gallardo		Dem Hold
	Martha Garcia		Dem	Martha Garcia		Dem Hold
14th	Robert Meza		Dem	Robert Meza		Dem Hold
	Debbie McCune-Davis		Dem	Chad Campbell		Dem Hold
15th	Kyrsten Sinema		Dem	Kyrsten Sinema		Dem Hold
	David M. Lujan		Dem	David M. Lujan		Dem Hold
16th	Ben R. Miranda		Dem	Ben R. Miranda		Dem Hold
	Leah Landrum		Dem	Cloves C. Campbell Jr.		Dem Hold
17th	Meg Burton Cahill		Dem	Ed Ableser		Dem Hold
	Laura Knaperek		Rep	David Schapira			Dem Gain
18th	Russell K. Pearce		Rep	Russell K. Pearce		Rep Hold
	Mark Anderson		Rep	Mark Anderson		Rep Hold
19th	Kirk Adams		Rep	Kirk Adams		Rep Hold
	Gary Pierce		Rep	Rich Crandall		Rep Hold
20th	Bob Robson		Rep	Bob Robson		Rep Hold
	John McComish		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	Pete Rios		Dem	Pete Rios		Dem Hold
	Cheryl Chase		Rep	Barbara McGuire			Dem Gain
24th	Amanda Aguirre		Dem	Lynne Pancrazi		Dem Hold
	Russ Jones		Rep	Theresa Ulmer			Dem Gain
25th	Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez		Dem	Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez		Dem Hold
	Jennifer J. Burns		Rep	Jennifer J. Burns		Rep Hold
26th	Pete Hershberger		Rep	Pete Hershberger		Rep Hold
	Steve Huffman		Rep	Lena S. Saradnik			Dem Gain
27th	Phil Lopes		Dem	Phil Lopes		Dem Hold
	Olivia Cajero Bedford		Dem	Olivia Cajero Bedford		Dem Hold
28th	David T. Bradley		Dem	David T. Bradley		Dem Hold
	Ted Downing		Dem	Steve Farley		Dem Hold
29th	Linda J. Lopez		Dem	Linda J. Lopez		Dem Hold
	Tom Prezelski		Dem	Tom Prezelski		Dem Hold
30th	Marian A. McClure		Rep	Marian A. McClure		Rep Hold
	Jonathan Paton		Rep	Jonathan Paton		Rep Hold

Detailed results

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See also

• 2006 United States elections
• 2006 United States Senate election in Arizona
• 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
• 2006 Arizona elections
• 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election
• 2006 Arizona Senate election
• 48th Arizona State Legislature
• Arizona House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. 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 .
2. 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.
3. Web site: 2007, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Regular Session. 6. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
4. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2006. July 20, 2024.
5. Web site: 2006 U.S. CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY DATES AND CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES FOR BALLOT ACCESS. .
6. Web site: MEMBER ROSTER. .
7. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2006 Primary Election - September 12, 2006. .
8. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2006 General Election - November 7, 2006. .
9. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2004 Primary Election - September 7, 2004. .
10. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2004 General Election - November 2, 2004. .
11. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2004. July 20, 2024.