2018 Arizona State House of Representatives election explained

2018 Arizona State House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

Election Name:	2018 Arizona House of Representatives election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2016 Arizona House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2016
Next Election:	2020 Arizona House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2020
Seats For Election:	All 60 seats in the Arizona House
Majority Seats:	31
Image1:	J. D. Mesnard by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Leader1:	J.D. Mesnard (term-limited)
Party1:	Arizona Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:	17th - Chandler
Last Election1:	35
Seats After1:	31
Seat Change1:	4
Leader2:	Rebecca Rios (retired)
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:	27th - Phoenix
Last Election2:	25
Seats After2:	29
Seat Change2:	4
Map Size:	300px
Speaker
Before Election:	J.D. Mesnard^[1] ^[2]
Before Party:	Republican
After Election:	Russell "Rusty" Bowers^[3] ^[4]
After Party:	Republican

The 2018 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.^{[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. Senate, U.S. House, Arizona governor and Arizona Senate.^{[8] [9]}

Following the previous election in 2016, Republicans held a 35-to-25-seat majority over Democrats.^{[10] [11] [12]} Republicans maintained their majority in 2018, though the GOP majority narrowed to 31 seats. At 29 members, Democrats experienced a net gain of four seats. The newly elected members served in the 54th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Russell W. "Rusty" Bowers was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

1. District 3: Sally Ann Gonzales (term-limited)
2. District 3: Macario Saldate (term-limited)
3. District 7: Eric Descheenie
4. District 7: Wenona Benally
5. District 19: Mark Cardenas
6. District 24: Lela Alston (term-limited)
7. District 27: Rebecca Rios
8. District 30: Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete
9. District 30: Ray Martinez

Republicans

1. District 6: Brenda Barton (term-limited)
2. District 11: Venden "Vince" Leach
3. District 12: Eddie Farnsworth (term-limited)
4. District 14: Drew John
5. District 15: Heather Carter (term-limited)
6. District 16: Doug Coleman
7. District 17: J.D. Mesnard (term-limited)
8. District 20: Paul Boyer
9. District 22: David Livingston
10. District 23: Michelle Ugenti-Rita (term-limited)

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Election

Democrat

1. District 24: Ken Clark

Republicans

1. District 5: Paul Mosley
2. District 13: Darin Mitchell

Incumbents Defeated in General Election

Republicans

1. District 10: Todd Clodfelter
2. District 18: Jill Norgaard
3. District 28: Maria Syms

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
	David Stringer		Rep	David Stringer		Rep Hold
2nd	Rosanna Gabaldón		Dem	Rosanna Gabaldón		Dem Hold
	Daniel Hernandez		Dem	Daniel Hernandez		Dem Hold
3rd	Sally Ann Gonzales		Dem	Alma Hernandez		Dem Hold
	Macario Saldate		Dem	Andrés Cano		Dem Hold
4th	Charlene Fernandez		Dem	Charlene Fernandez		Dem Hold
	Geraldine "Gerae" Peten		Dem	Geraldine "Gerae" Peten		Dem Hold
5th	Regina Cobb		Rep	Regina Cobb		Rep Hold
	Paul Mosley		Rep	Leo Biasiucci		Rep Hold
6th	Bob Thorpe		Rep	Bob Thorpe		Rep Hold
	Brenda Barton		Rep	Walter Blackman		Rep Hold
7th	Eric Descheenie		Dem	Myron Tsosie		Dem Hold
	Wenona Benally		Dem	Arlando Teller		Dem Hold
8th	Thomas "T.J." Shope		Rep	Thomas "T.J." Shope		Rep Hold
	David Cook		Rep	David Cook		Rep Hold
9th	Randall "Randy" Friese		Dem	Randall "Randy" Friese		Dem Hold
	Pamela Powers Hannley		Dem	Pamela Powers Hannley		Dem Hold
10th	Kirsten Engel		Dem	Kirsten Engel		Dem Hold
	Todd Clodfelter		Rep	Domingo DeGrazia			Dem Gain
11th	Mark Finchem		Rep	Mark Finchem		Rep Hold
	Venden "Vince" Leach		Rep	Bret Roberts		Rep Hold
12th	Travis Grantham		Rep	Travis Grantham		Rep Hold
	Eddie Farnsworth		Rep	Warren Petersen		Rep Hold
13th	Timothy M. "Tim" Dunn		Rep	Timothy M. "Tim" Dunn		Rep Hold
	Darin Mitchell		Rep	Joanne Osborne		Rep Hold
14th	Becky Nutt		Rep	Becky Nutt		Rep Hold
	Drew John		Rep	Gail Griffin		Rep Hold
15th	John Allen		Rep	John Allen		Rep Hold
	Heather Carter		Rep	Nancy Barto		Rep Hold
16th	Kelly Townsend		Rep	Kelly Townsend		Rep Hold
	Doug Coleman		Rep	John Fillmore		Rep Hold
17th	Jeff Weninger		Rep	Jeff Weninger		Rep Hold
	J.D. Mesnard		Rep	Jennifer Pawlik			Dem Gain
18th	Denise "Mitzi" Epstein		Dem	Denise "Mitzi" Epstein		Dem Hold
	Jill Norgaard		Rep	Jennifer Jermaine			Dem Gain
19th	Diego Espinoza		Dem	Diego Espinoza		Dem Hold
	Mark Cardenas		Dem	Lorenzo Sierra		Dem Hold
20th	Anthony Kern		Rep	Anthony Kern		Rep Hold
	Paul Boyer		Rep	Shawnna Bolick		Rep Hold
21st	Tony Rivero		Rep	Tony Rivero		Rep Hold
	Kevin Payne		Rep	Kevin Payne		Rep Hold
22nd	Ben Toma		Rep	Ben Toma		Rep Hold
	David Livingston		Rep	Frank Carroll		Rep Hold
23rd	Jay Lawrence		Rep	Jay Lawrence		Rep Hold
	Michelle Ugenti-Rita		Rep	John Kavanagh		Rep Hold
24th	Lela Alston		Dem	Amish Shah		Dem Hold
	Ken Clark		Dem	Jennifer Longdon		Dem Hold
25th	Russell W. "Rusty" Bowers		Rep	Russell W. "Rusty" Bowers		Rep Hold
	Michelle Udall		Rep	Michelle Udall		Rep Hold
26th	Athena Salman		Dem	Athena Salman		Dem Hold
	Isela Blanc		Dem	Isela Blanc		Dem Hold
27th	Reginald Bolding		Dem	Reginald Bolding		Dem Hold
	Rebecca Rios		Dem	Diego Rodriguez		Dem Hold
28th	Kelli Butler		Dem	Kelli Butler		Dem Hold
	Maria Syms		Rep	Aaron Lieberman			Dem Gain
29th	Richard C. Andrade		Dem	Richard C. Andrade		Dem Hold
	César Chávez		Dem	César Chávez		Dem Hold
30th	Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete		Dem	Raquel Terán		Dem Hold
	Ray Martinez		Dem	Robert Meza		Dem Hold

Detailed results

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District 26

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District 27

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See also

• 2018 United States elections
• 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona
• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
• 2018 Arizona elections
• 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election
• 2018 Arizona Secretary of State election
• 2018 Arizona Attorney General election
• 2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election
• 2018 Arizona Senate election
• 54th Arizona State Legislature
• Arizona House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. 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 .
2. Web site: Mesnard likely to become new House speaker. Hank. Stephenson. September 9, 2016. September 29, 2024. Arizona Capitol Times.
3. Web site: 2019, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fifty-Fourth Legislature, 1st Regular Session. 4. Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives .
4. Web site: Republicans pick new leaders in the Arizona Legislature after holding majorities. Dustin. Gardiner. November 7, 2018. October 6, 2024. The Arizona Republic.
5. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2018. October 6, 2024.
6. Web site: 2018 CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY DATES AND CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES FOR BALLOT ACCESS. .
7. Web site: MEMBER ROSTER. .
8. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2018 Primary Election - August 28, 2018. .
9. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2018 General Election - November 6, 2018. .
10. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2016 Primary Election - August 30, 2016. .
11. Web site: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016. .
12. Web site: Ballotpedia. Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2016. October 6, 2024.