2008 Arizona House of Representatives election explained

2008 Arizona House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

Election Name:	2008 Arizona House of Representatives election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2006 Arizona House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2006
Next Election:	2010 Arizona House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2010
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:	33
Seats After1:	35
Seat Change1:	2
Leader2:	Phil Lopes
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:	27th - Tucson
Last Election2:	27
Seats After2:	25
Seat Change2:	2
Speaker
Before Election:	Jim Weiers^[1]
Before Party:	Republican
After Election:	Kirk Adams^[2] ^[3]
After Party:	Republican

The 2008 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, with the primary election held on Tuesday, September 2, 2008.^{[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. President, U.S. House, and Arizona Senate.^{[7] [8]}

Following the previous election in 2006, Republicans held a 33-to-27-seat majority over Democrats.^{[9] [10] [11]} Republicans expanded their majority in 2008, winning 35 seats. At 25 members, Democrats experienced a net loss of two seats. The newly elected members served in the 49th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Kirk Adams was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

1. District 2: Albert Tom
2. District 11: David E. Funkhouser III
3. District 23: Pete Rios
4. District 25: Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez
5. District 29: Linda J. Lopez

Republicans

1. District 6: Doug Clark
2. District 9: Bob Stump
3. District 12: John B. Nelson
4. District 18: Russell K. Pearce
5. District 18: Mark Anderson
6. District 20: Bob Robson
7. District 22: Eddie Farnsworth
8. District 25: Jennifer J. Burns
9. District 26: Pete Hershberger
10. District 30: Marian A. McClure
11. District 30: Jonathan Paton

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Election

Democrat

1. District 29: Tom Prezelski

Republican

1. District 3: Trish Groe

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections

Democrats

1. District 10: Jackie Thrasher
2. District 24: Theresa Ulmer

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
	Andy Tobin		Rep	Andy Tobin		Rep Hold
2nd	Thomas E. "Tom" Chabin		Dem	Thomas E. "Tom" Chabin		Dem Hold
	Albert Tom		Dem	Christopher Clark Deschene		Dem Hold
3rd	Nancy G. McLain		Rep	Nancy G. McLain		Rep Hold
	Trish Groe		Rep	Doris Goodale		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	Sam Crump		Rep	Sam Crump		Rep Hold
	Doug Clark		Rep	Carl Seel		Rep Hold
7th	Ray Barnes		Rep	Ray Barnes		Rep Hold
	Nancy Barto		Rep	Nancy Barto		Rep Hold
8th	Michele Reagan		Rep	Michele Reagan		Rep Hold
	John Kavanagh		Rep	John Kavanagh		Rep Hold
9th	Richard A. "Rick" Murphy		Rep	Richard A. "Rick" Murphy		Rep Hold
	Bob Stump		Rep	Debbie Lesko		Rep Hold
10th	Jim Weiers		Rep	Jim Weiers		Rep Hold
	Jackie Thrasher		Dem	Doug Quelland			Rep Gain
11th	Adam Driggs		Rep	Adam Driggs		Rep Hold
	David E. Funkhouser III		Dem	Eric Meyer		Dem Hold
12th	Jerry P. Weiers		Rep	Jerry P. Weiers		Rep Hold
	John B. Nelson		Rep	Steve Montenegro		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
	Chad Campbell		Dem	Chad Campbell		Dem Hold
15th	Kyrsten Sinema		Dem	Kyrsten Sinema		Dem Hold
	David Lujan		Dem	David Lujan		Dem Hold
16th	Ben Miranda		Dem	Ben Miranda		Dem Hold
	Cloves Campbell Jr.		Dem	Cloves Campbell Jr.		Dem Hold
17th	Ed Ableser		Dem	Ed Ableser		Dem Hold
	David Schapira		Dem	David Schapira		Dem Hold
18th	Russell K. Pearce		Rep	Steve Court		Rep Hold
	Mark Anderson		Rep	Cecil Ash		Rep Hold
19th	Kirk Adams		Rep	Kirk Adams		Rep Hold
	Rich Crandall		Rep	Rich Crandall		Rep Hold
20th	John McComish		Rep	John McComish		Rep Hold
	Bob Robson		Rep	Rae Waters			Dem Gain
21st	Steve Yarbrough		Rep	Steve Yarbrough		Rep Hold
	Warde V. Nichols		Rep	Warde V. Nichols		Rep Hold
22nd	Andy Biggs		Rep	Andy Biggs		Rep Hold
	Eddie Farnsworth		Rep	Laurin Hendrix		Rep Hold
23rd	Barbara McGuire		Dem	Barbara McGuire		Dem Hold
	Pete Rios		Dem	Frank Pratt			Rep Gain
24th	Lynne Pancrazi		Dem	Lynne Pancrazi		Dem Hold
	Theresa Ulmer		Dem	Russ Jones			Rep Gain
25th	Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez		Dem	Patricia "Pat" Fleming		Dem Hold
	Jennifer J. Burns		Rep	David Stevens		Rep Hold
26th	Nancy Young Wright		Dem	Nancy Young Wright		Dem Hold
	Pete Hershberger		Rep	Vic Williams		Rep Hold
27th	Phil Lopes		Dem	Phil Lopes		Dem Hold
	Olivia Cajero Bedford		Dem	Olivia Cajero Bedford		Dem Hold
28th	David Bradley		Dem	David Bradley		Dem Hold
	Steve Farley		Dem	Steve Farley		Dem Hold
29th	Linda J. Lopez		Dem	Matt Heinz		Dem Hold
	Tom Prezelski		Dem	Daniel Patterson		Dem Hold
30th	Marian A. McClure		Rep	David Gowan		Rep Hold
	Jonathan Paton		Rep	Frank Antenori		Rep Hold

Detailed results

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See also

• 2008 United States elections
• 2008 United States presidential election in Arizona
• 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
• 2008 Arizona Senate election
• 49th Arizona State Legislature
• Arizona House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. 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 .
2. Web site: 2009, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Ninth Legislature, 1st Regular Session. 5. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
3. Web site: Lawmaking is a balancing act for speaker-elect. Mary. Reinhart. November 15, 2008. July 24, 2024. East Valley Tribune.
4. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2008. July 24, 2024.
5. Web site: 2008 CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY DATES AND CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES FOR BALLOT ACCESS. .
6. Web site: MEMBER ROSTER. .
7. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2008 Primary Election - September 2, 2008. .
8. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2008 General Election - November 4, 2008. .
9. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2006 Primary Election - September 12, 2006. .
10. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2006 General Election - November 7, 2006. .
11. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2006. July 20, 2024.