2012 Arizona House of Representatives election explained

2012 Arizona House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

Election Name:	2012 Arizona House of Representatives election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 Arizona House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 Arizona House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2014
Seats For Election:	All 60 seats in the Arizona House
Majority Seats:	31
Image1:	Andy Tobin (cropped).jpg
Leader1:	Andy Tobin
Party1:	Arizona Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:	1st-Paulden
Last Election1:	40
Seats Before1:	40
Seats After1:	36
Seat Change1:	4
Leader2:	Chad Campbell
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:	24th-Phoenix
Last Election2:	20
Seats Before2:	18
Seats After2:	24
Seat Change2:	6
Image3:	3x4.svg
Leader3:	Nick Fontana
Party3:	Independent (politician)
Leaders Seat3:	29th-Tucson
Last Election3:	0
Seats Before3:	1
Seats After3:	0
Seat Change3:	1
Map Size:	300px
Speaker
Before Election:	Kirk Adams (1/10/2011 - 4/28/2011)^[1] ^[2] Andy Tobin (4/28/2011 - 1/14/2013)^[3] ^[4]
Before Party:	Republican
After Election:	Andy Tobin^[5] ^[6]
After Party:	Republican

The 2012 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 28, 2012.^{[7] [8]} Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.^[9]

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.^{[10] [11]}

Following the previous election in 2010, Republicans held a 40-to-20-seat majority over Democrats.^{[12] [13] [14]} During the legislative session, Representative Daniel Patterson switched political party affiliation from Democrat to Independent on April 2, 2012. On April 11, 2012, Patterson then resigned from the House. On April 23, 2012, Nicholas "Nick" Fontana (I) was appointed by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to fill the House vacancy in Legislative District 29. Additionally, Democratic representative P. Ben Arredondo resigned from the House on October 5, 2012. Given both the proximity to the end of the term in December and that the legislature was in recess for the remainder of the session, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors decided not to replace Arredondo and simply left the seat vacant. Therefore, on election day in 2012, Republicans had 40 members, Democrats held 18 seats, there was one Independent, and one seat was vacant.

Republicans maintained their majority in 2012, though the GOP majority narrowed to 36 seats. At 24 members, Democrats experienced a net gain of six seats. The newly elected members served in the 51st Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Andy Tobin was re-elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.

These were the first elections in Arizona following the 2010 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.^{[15] [16]}

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

1. District 2: Thomas E. "Tom" Chabin
2. District 13: Anna Tovar
3. District 15: Katie Hobbs
4. District 17: Ed Ableser
5. District 24: Lynne Pancrazi
6. District 28: Steve Farley
7. District 29: Matt Heinz

Republicans

1. District 3: Nancy G. McLain (term-limited)
2. District 4: Jack Harper
3. District 5: Chester Crandell
4. District 10: James Weiers (term-limited)
5. District 10: Kimberly Yee
6. District 12: Jerry P. Weiers (term-limited)
7. District 18: Steve Court
8. District 18: Cecil P. Ash
9. District 22: Steve R. Urie
10. District 23: John Fillmore
11. District 25: Peggy Judd
12. District 26: Vic Williams
13. District 26: Terri Proud

Independent

1. District 29: Nicholas "Nick" Fontana

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Election

Republicans

1. District 13: Russell "Russ" Jones
2. District 15: David Burnell Smith

Incumbents Defeated in General Election

Republicans

1. District 10: Ted Vogt
2. District 28: Amanda Reeve

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	Andy Tobin		Rep	Andy Tobin		Rep Hold
	Karen Fann		Rep	Karen Fann		Rep Hold
2nd	Thomas E. "Tom" Chabin		Dem	Rosanna Gabaldón		Dem Hold
	Albert Hale		Dem	Andrea Dalessandro		Dem Hold
3rd	Nancy G. McLain		Rep	Sally Ann Gonzales			Dem Gain
	Doris Goodale		Rep	Macario Saldate			Dem Gain
4th	Jack Harper		Rep	Lisa Otondo			Dem Gain
	Phil Lovas		Rep	Juan Carlos "J.C." Escamilla			Dem Gain
5th	Brenda Barton		Rep	Doris Goodale		Rep Hold
	Chester Crandell		Rep	Sonny Borrelli		Rep Hold
6th	Carl Seel		Rep	Brenda Barton		Rep Hold
	Amanda Reeve		Rep	Bob Thorpe		Rep Hold
7th	Heather Carter		Rep	Albert Hale			Dem Gain
	David Burnell Smith		Rep	Jamescita Peshlakai			Dem Gain
8th	John Kavanagh		Rep	Franklin M. "Frank" Pratt		Rep Hold
	Michelle Ugenti		Rep	Thomas "T. J." Shope		Rep Hold
9th	Debbie Lesko		Rep	Victoria Steele			Dem Gain
	Rick Gray		Rep	Ethan Orr		Rep Hold
10th	James Weiers		Rep	Bruce Wheeler			Dem Gain
	Kimberly Yee		Rep	Stefanie Mach			Dem Gain
11th	Kate Brophy McGee		Rep	Steve Smith		Rep Hold
	Eric Meyer		Dem	Adam Kwasman			Rep Gain
12th	Jerry P. Weiers		Rep	Eddie Farnsworth		Rep Hold
	Steve Montenegro		Rep	Warren Petersen		Rep Hold
13th	Anna Tovar		Dem	Steve Montenegro			Rep Gain
	Martín J. Quezada		Dem	Darin Mitchell			Rep Gain
14th	Chad Campbell		Dem	David Gowan			Rep Gain
	Debbie McCune Davis		Dem	David Stevens			Rep Gain
15th	Lela Alston		Dem	Heather Carter			Rep Gain
	Katie Hobbs		Dem	John Allen			Rep Gain
16th	Catherine Miranda		Dem	Kelly Townsend			Rep Gain
	Ruben Gallego		Dem	Doug Coleman			Rep Gain
17th	Ed Ableser		Dem	Javan Daniel "J.D." Mesnard			Rep Gain
	Vacant			Thomas "Tom" Forese			Rep Gain
18th	Steve Court		Rep	Bob Robson		Rep Hold
	Cecil P. Ash		Rep	Jeff Dial		Rep Hold
19th	Justin Pierce		Rep	Lupe Chavira Contreras			Dem Gain
	Justin Olson		Rep	Mark A. Cardenas			Dem Gain
20th	Bob Robson		Rep	Carl Seel		Rep Hold
	Jeff Dial		Rep	Paul Boyer		Rep Hold
21st	Javan Daniel "J.D." Mesnard		Rep	Rick Gray		Rep Hold
	Thomas "Tom" Forese		Rep	Debbie Lesko		Rep Hold
22nd	Eddie Farnsworth		Rep	Phil Lovas		Rep Hold
	Steve R. Urie		Rep	David Livingston		Rep Hold
23rd	Franklin M. "Frank" Pratt		Rep	John Kavanagh		Rep Hold
	John Fillmore		Rep	Michelle Ugenti		Rep Hold
24th	Lynne Pancrazi		Dem	Lela Alston		Dem Hold
	Russell "Russ" Jones		Rep	Chad Campbell			Dem Gain
25th	David Stevens		Rep	Justin Olson		Rep Hold
	Peggy Judd		Rep	Justin Pierce		Rep Hold
26th	Vic Williams		Rep	Juan Mendez			Dem Gain
	Terri Proud		Rep	Andrew Sherwood			Dem Gain
27th	Sally Ann Gonzales		Dem	Catherine Miranda		Dem Hold
	Macario Saldate		Dem	Ruben Gallego		Dem Hold
28th	Steve Farley		Dem	Eric Meyer		Dem Hold
	Bruce Wheeler		Dem	Kate Brophy McGee			Rep Gain
29th	Matt Heinz		Dem	Martín J. Quezada		Dem Hold
	Nicholas "Nick" Fontana		Ind	Lydia Hernández			Dem Gain
30th	David Gowan		Rep	Debbie McCune Davis			Dem Gain
	Ted Vogt		Rep	Jonathan Larkin			Dem Gain

Detailed results

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See also

• 2012 United States elections
• 2012 United States presidential election in Arizona
• 2012 United States Senate election in Arizona
• 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
• 2012 Arizona Senate election
• 51st Arizona State Legislature
• Arizona House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fiftieth Legislature, 1st Regular Session. 4. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
2. Web site: Adams resigns from Legislature to run for Congress. April 28, 2011. July 29, 2024. East Valley Tribune.
3. Web site: 2011, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fiftieth Legislature, 1st Regular Session. iv. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
4. Web site: Arizona Representative Andy Tobin New Speaker of Arizona House of Representatives. James. King. April 28, 2011. July 29, 2024. Phoenix New Times.
5. Web site: 2013, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fifty-First Legislature, 1st Regular Session. 4. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
6. Web site: Tobin wins Arizona primary. Jose. DelReal. September 2, 2014. September 6, 2024. Politico.
7. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012. September 6, 2024.
8. Web site: 2012 CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY DATES AND CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES FOR BALLOT ACCESS. .
9. Web site: MEMBER ROSTER. .
10. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2012 Primary Election - August 28, 2012. .
11. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2012 General Election - November 6, 2012. .
12. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2010 Primary Election - August 24, 2010. .
13. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2010 General Election - November 2, 2010. .
14. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010. July 24, 2024.
15. Web site: Ballotpedia. State legislative districts in Arizona after the 2010 Census redistricting. September 6, 2024.
16. Web site: Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Approved Final Maps. September 6, 2024.