2018 Arizona Attorney General election explained

Election Name:2018 Arizona Attorney General election
Popular Vote2:1,120,726
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 Arizona Attorney General election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2022 Arizona Attorney General election
Next Year:2022
Image1:File:Mark Brnovich by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Nominee1:Mark Brnovich
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Country:Arizona
Percentage2:48.26%
Nominee2:January Contreras
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,201,398
Percentage1:51.73%
Map Size:210px
Attorney General
Before Election:Mark Brnovich
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Election:Mark Brnovich
After Party:Republican Party (US)

The 2018 Arizona Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Arizona. Incumbent Republican Mark Brnovich won re-election to a second term, defeating former Arizona Department of Health Services Director January Contreras[1] [2] Primaries took place on August 28, 2018.[3]

Republican primary

Brnovich won the Republican primary unopposed.[4]

Democratic primary

January Contreras, former director of Arizona Department of Health Services and senior advisor to former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, won the Democratic primary unopposed.[5] [6]

Libertarian primary

Michael Kielsky, former Chair of the Arizona Libertarian Party, won the Libertarian nomination as a write-in candidate.[7] [8]

General election

Debate

One debate was hosted by Arizona PBS on October 10.[9]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Mark
Brnovich (R)
January
Contreras (D)
Undecided
OH Predictive InsightsSeptember 5–6, 2018597± 4.0%48%36%16%
Data OrbitalOctober 1–3, 2018550± 4.2%46%33%19%

Results

Brnovich won the general election by a 3.47% margin of victory.[10]

Results by congressional districts

Despite losing the state, Contreras won 5 of the 9 congressional districts.[11]

DistrictBrnovichContrerasRepresentative
49.892%49.894%Tom O'Halleran
46%54%Ann Kirkpatrick
35%65%Raúl Grijalva
69%31%Paul Gosar
61%39%Andy Biggs
56%44%David Schweikert
26%74%Ruben Gallego
60%40%Debbie Lesko
42%58%Greg Stanton

References

  1. Web site: December 3, 2018. AZ Attorney General. live. Our Campaigns. https://web.archive.org/web/20200810184615/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=841983 . 2020-08-10 .
  2. Web site: Arizona Attorney General election, 2018. live. June 21, 2021. Ballotpedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20170523135338/https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_attorney_general_election,_2018 . 2017-05-23 .
  3. Web site: Stack. Liam. August 30, 2021. Arizona Primary Election Results. live. June 21, 2021. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828190620/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/28/us/elections/arizona-primary-elections.html . 2018-08-28 .
  4. Web site: September 11, 2018. AZ Attorney General – R Primary. live. June 21, 2021. Our Campaigns. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205134/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=841974 . 2021-06-24 .
  5. Web site: January Contreras enters race for Arizona attorney general. Ryan. Santistevan. The Arizona Republic. August 18, 2024.
  6. Web site: September 19, 2018. AZ Attorney General – D Primary. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203020/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=841975 . June 21, 2021. Our Campaigns. 2021-06-24 .
  7. Web site: Arizona Election Information. apps.arizona.vote.
  8. Web site: November 3, 2018. AZ Attorney General – LBT Primary. live. June 21, 2021. Our Campaigns. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203515/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=859440 . 2021-06-24 .
  9. News: Polletta. Maria. October 10, 2018. Attorney General Mark Brnovich, challenger January Contreras meet in first debate. AZCentral. June 21, 2021.
  10. Web site: November 19, 2018. 2018 Attorney General General Election Results. live. June 21, 2021. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203143/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=4&year=2018&f=0&off=9&elect=0 . 2021-06-24 .
  11. Web site: DRA 2020. Daves Redistricting. August 18, 2024.