2018 Arizona State Legislature election explained

Election Name:2018 Arizona Senate election
Country:Arizona
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Arizona Senate election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 Arizona Senate election
Next Year:2020
Seats For Election:All 30 seats in the Arizona Senate
Majority Seats:16
Leader1:Steve Yarbrough
(retired)
Party1:Arizona Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:17th Senate District
Seats Before1:17
Seats After1:17
Popular Vote1:1,091,817
Percentage1:48.2%
Swing1:5.62%
Leader2:Katie Hobbs
(retired)
Party2:Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:24th Senate district
Seats Before2:13
Seats After2:13
Popular Vote2:1,124,990
Percentage2:49.6%
Swing2:4.34%
President
Before Election:Steve Yarbrough
Before Party:Arizona Republican Party
After Election:Karen Fann
After Party:Arizona Republican Party
Election Name:2018 Arizona State House of Representatives election
Country:Arizona
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Arizona State Legislature 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 of Representatives
Majority Seats:31
Leader1:J. D. Mesnard
(retired)
Party1:Arizona Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:17th House District
Seats Before1:35
Seats After1:31
Seat Change1:4
Popular Vote1:1,906,416
Percentage1:50.6%
Swing1:6.16%
Leader2:Rebecca Rios
(retired)
Party2:Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:23rd House district
Seats Before2:25
Seats After2:29
Seat Change2:4
Popular Vote2:1,826,038
Percentage2:48.4%
Swing2:6.9%
Map Size:300px
Speaker
Before Election:J. D. Mesnard
Before Party:Arizona Republican Party
After Election:Russell Bowers
After Party:Arizona Republican Party

The 2018 Arizona State Legislature elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. A primary election took place on August 28, 2018. Voters in all 30 legislative districts of the Arizona Legislature elected one state senator and two state representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including for governor and the United States Senate.

Members to the state senate are elected from the same legislative districts as members of the state house of representatives; however, one senator represents the constituency, while for the house there are two representatives per district.[1] In this election, each of the party leaders from both chambers retired, and were elected to different offices.

Overview

See main article: List of representatives and senators of the Arizona Legislature by district, 2013–2023.

Senate
Affiliation   Total
Republican PartyDemocratic Party
Members 13-14 17 1330
Members start of '15
Members end of '16		17
18 		13
12		30
Members 17-18 17 1330
House
Affiliation   Total
Republican PartyDemocratic Party
Members 13-14 36 24 60
Members 15-16 362460
Members 17-18 35 2560

Close races

State Senate seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:State House seats where the margin of victory was under 5%:

Early campaign

In June, a judge ruled that former state senator Don Shooter, who'd been removed from the chamber earlier in 2018, could remain on the ballot for the Yuma district even though Shooter briefly registered to vote in Phoenix.[2]

Independent district 28 senate candidate Mark Syms, husband of representative Maria Syms, was removed from the ballot after a Superior Court judge determined that his petitions contained over 900 forged voter signatures.[3] This followed reports that incumbent District 28 state senator Kate Brophy McGee was supporting house candidate Kathy Petsas.[4]

The most competitive districts in the state included District 28,[4] District 6,[4] and District 18.[5]

Candidates

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External links

Election results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arizona State Legislature - Ballotpedia.
  2. Web site: Arizona Senate candidate appeals Don Shooter's eligibility. Associated Press. August 17, 2018.
  3. Web site: Judge removes Mark Syms from Arizona Senate ballot following forgery accusations. August 17, 2018.
  4. Web site: Arizona Legislature: 4 sizzling races that could decide the balance of power. August 17, 2018.
  5. Web site: Allhands: This time, Arizona teachers want to take over the House and Senate - from the inside. August 17, 2018.
  6. Web site: Arizona Election Results.
  7. Web site: Arizona Election Information. apps.arizona.vote. September 11, 2018.

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