2016 Arizona House of Representatives election explained

2016 Arizona House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

Election Name:	2016 Arizona House of Representatives election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 Arizona House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 Arizona State House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2018
Seats For Election:	All 60 seats in the Arizona House
Majority Seats:	31
Image1:	David Gowan by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
Leader1:	David Gowan (retired)
Party1:	Arizona Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:	14th - Sierra Vista
Last Election1:	36
Seats After1:	35
Seat Change1:	1
Leader2:	Eric Meyer (retired)
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:	28th - Paradise Valley
Last Election2:	24
Seats After2:	25
Seat Change2:	1
Map Size:	300px
Speaker
Before Election:	David Gowan^[1] ^[2]
Before Party:	Republican
After Election:	J.D. Mesnard^[3] ^[4]
After Party:	Republican

The 2016 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 30, 2016.^{[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 2014, Republicans held a 36-to-24-seat majority over Democrats.^{[10] [11] [12]} Republicans maintained their majority in 2016, though the GOP majority narrowed to 35 seats. At 25 members, Democrats experienced a net gain of one seat. The newly elected members served in the 53rd Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican J.D. Mesnard was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

1. District 4: Lisa Otondo
2. District 7: Albert Hale
3. District 7: Jennifer D. Benally
4. District 10: Bruce Wheeler
5. District 26: Juan Jose Mendez
6. District 28: Eric Meyer (term-limited)
7. District 29: Ceci Velásquez
8. District 30: Debbie McCune-Davis

Republicans

1. District 1: Karen Fann
2. District 5: Sonny Borrelli
3. District 8: Frank Pratt (term-limited)
4. District 12: Warren Petersen
5. District 13: Steve Montenegro (term-limited)
6. District 14: David Gowan (term-limited)
7. District 14: David Stevens (term-limited)
8. District 21: Rick Gray
9. District 25: Justin Olson
10. District 28: Kate Brophy McGee

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Election

Democrats

1. District 9: Matthew A. "Matt" Kopec
2. District 26: Celeste Plumlee
3. District 30: Jonathan Larkin

Incumbents Defeated in General Election

Democrat

1. District 10: Stefanie Mach

Republicans

1. District 2: John Christopher Ackerley
2. District 18: Bob Robson

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	Noel Campbell		Rep	Noel Campbell		Rep Hold
	Karen Fann		Rep	David Stringer		Rep Hold
2nd	Rosanna Gabaldón		Dem	Rosanna Gabaldón		Dem Hold
	John Christopher Ackerley		Rep	Daniel Hernandez			Dem Gain
3rd	Sally Ann Gonzales		Dem	Sally Ann Gonzales		Dem Hold
	Macario Saldate		Dem	Macario Saldate		Dem Hold
4th	Charlene Fernandez		Dem	Charlene Fernandez		Dem Hold
	Lisa Otondo		Dem	Jesus Rubalcava		Dem Hold
5th	Regina Cobb		Rep	Regina Cobb		Rep Hold
	Sonny Borrelli		Rep	Paul Mosley		Rep Hold
6th	Brenda Barton		Rep	Brenda Barton		Rep Hold
	Bob Thorpe		Rep	Bob Thorpe		Rep Hold
7th	Albert Hale		Dem	Eric Descheenie		Dem Hold
	Jennifer D. Benally		Dem	Wenona Benally		Dem Hold
8th	Thomas "T.J." Shope		Rep	Thomas "T.J." Shope		Rep Hold
	Frank Pratt		Rep	David Cook		Rep Hold
9th	Randall "Randy" Friese		Dem	Randall "Randy" Friese		Dem Hold
	Matthew A. "Matt" Kopec		Dem	Pamela Powers Hannley		Dem Hold
10th	Bruce Wheeler		Dem	Kirsten Engel		Dem Hold
	Stefanie Mach		Dem	Todd Clodfelter			Rep Gain
11th	Mark Finchem		Rep	Mark Finchem		Rep Hold
	Venden "Vince" Leach		Rep	Venden "Vince" Leach		Rep Hold
12th	Eddie Farnsworth		Rep	Eddie Farnsworth		Rep Hold
	Warren Petersen		Rep	Travis Grantham		Rep Hold
13th	Darin Mitchell		Rep	Darin Mitchell		Rep Hold
	Steve Montenegro		Rep	Don Shooter		Rep Hold
14th	David Gowan		Rep	Becky Nutt		Rep Hold
	David Stevens		Rep	Drew John		Rep Hold
15th	Heather Carter		Rep	Heather Carter		Rep Hold
	John Allen		Rep	John Allen		Rep Hold
16th	Kelly Townsend		Rep	Kelly Townsend		Rep Hold
	Doug Coleman		Rep	Doug Coleman		Rep Hold
17th	J.D. Mesnard		Rep	J.D. Mesnard		Rep Hold
	Jeff Weninger		Rep	Jeff Weninger		Rep Hold
18th	Jill Norgaard		Rep	Jill Norgaard		Rep Hold
	Bob Robson		Rep	Denise "Mitzi" Epstein			Dem Gain
19th	Mark Cardenas		Dem	Mark Cardenas		Dem Hold
	Diego Espinoza		Dem	Diego Espinoza		Dem Hold
20th	Paul Boyer		Rep	Paul Boyer		Rep Hold
	Anthony Kern		Rep	Anthony Kern		Rep Hold
21st	Tony Rivero		Rep	Tony Rivero		Rep Hold
	Rick Gray		Rep	Kevin Payne		Rep Hold
22nd	Phil Lovas		Rep	Phil Lovas		Rep Hold
	David Livingston		Rep	David Livingston		Rep Hold
23rd	Michelle Ugenti-Rita		Rep	Michelle Ugenti-Rita		Rep Hold
	Jay Lawrence		Rep	Jay Lawrence		Rep Hold
24th	Lela Alston		Dem	Lela Alston		Dem Hold
	Ken Clark		Dem	Ken Clark		Dem Hold
25th	Russell W. "Rusty" Bowers		Rep	Russell W. "Rusty" Bowers		Rep Hold
	Justin Olson		Rep	Michelle Udall		Rep Hold
26th	Juan Jose Mendez		Dem	Athena Salman		Dem Hold
	Celeste Plumlee		Dem	Isela Blanc		Dem Hold
27th	Reginald Bolding		Dem	Reginald Bolding		Dem Hold
	Rebecca Rios		Dem	Rebecca Rios		Dem Hold
28th	Eric Meyer		Dem	Kelli Butler		Dem Hold
	Kate Brophy McGee		Rep	Maria Syms		Rep Hold
29th	Richard C. Andrade		Dem	Richard C. Andrade		Dem Hold
	Ceci Velásquez		Dem	César Chávez		Dem Hold
30th	Debbie McCune-Davis		Dem	Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete		Dem Hold
	Jonathan Larkin		Dem	Ray Martinez		Dem Hold

Detailed results

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See also

• 2016 United States elections
• 2016 United States presidential election in Arizona
• 2016 United States Senate election in Arizona
• 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
• 2016 Arizona elections
• 2016 Arizona Senate election
• 53rd Arizona State Legislature
• Arizona House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fifty-Second Legislature, 1st Regular Session. 4. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
2. Web site: 2015 Session Wrap Q&A: House Speaker David Gowan. Hank. Stephenson. May 1, 2015. September 26, 2024. Arizona Capitol Times.
3. Web site: 2017, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fifty-Third Legislature, 1st Regular Session. 4. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
4. Web site: Mesnard likely to become new House speaker. Hank. Stephenson. September 9, 2016. September 29, 2024. Arizona Capitol Times.
5. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2016. September 29, 2024.
6. Web site: 2016 CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY DATES AND CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES FOR BALLOT ACCESS. .
7. Web site: MEMBER ROSTER. .
8. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2016 Primary Election - August 30, 2016. .
9. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016. .
10. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2014 Primary Election - August 26, 2014. .
11. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2014 General Election - November 4, 2014. .
12. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2014. September 29, 2024.