| Election Name: | 2018 Arizona elections |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Arizona elections |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 Arizona elections |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 6, 2018. All of Arizona's executive offices were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican Party won the majority of statewide offices, albeit by much narrower margins than in previous elections (except for the governorship, which they won easily), while the Democratic Party picked up three statewide offices.
See main article: article. Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake was eligible to run for re-election to a second term. As a strong critic of President Donald Trump and remaining unpopular in the state, Flake announced in October 2017 that he would not seek reelection.[1]
President Trump and Republicans backed Martha McSally to succeed Flake. Kelli Ward, former state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 also ran for the Republican nomination for the open seat.[2] [3]
On the evening of Monday, November 12, 2018, McSally posted on her Twitter that she had spoken with Sinema and conceded. Sinema celebrated with supporters later that evening.
See main article: article and 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See also: 2018 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election. Seven of nine incumbents in the United States House of Representatives ran for re-election in 2018, and all won. The primary elections took place on August 28, 2018. The general elections took place on November 6, 2018, and the open 2nd district flipped from Republican to Democratic.
| CD | Dem. | Rep. | Grn. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom O'Halleran (incumbent) | Wendy Rogers | |
| 2 | Ann Kirkpatrick | Lea Marquez-Peterson | |
| 3 | Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) | Nicolas Pierson | |
| 4 | David Brill | Paul Gosar (incumbent) | Haryaksha Gregor Knauer |
| 5 | Joan Greene | Andy Biggs (incumbent) | |
| 6 | Anita Malik | David Schweikert (incumbent) | |
| 7 | Ruben Gallego (incumbent) | (write-in) | Gary Swing |
| 8 | Hiral Tipirneni | Debbie Lesko (incumbent) | |
| 9 | Greg Stanton | Steve Ferrara | |
See main article: article and 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election. Incumbent Republican Governor Doug Ducey won re-election to a second term.
See main article: article and 2018 Arizona Secretary of State election. Incumbent Republican secretary of state Michele Reagan lost the nomination for a second term to Steve Gaynor, who lost the general election to Democratic state senator Katie Hobbs.
See main article: 2018 Arizona Attorney General election. Incumbent Republican attorney general Mark Brnovich won re-election to a second term.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Brnovich (R) | January Contreras (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH Predictive Insights | September 5–6, 2018 | 597 | ± 4.0% | 48% | 36% | 16% | ||
| Data Orbital | October 1–3, 2018 | 550 | ± 4.2% | 46% | 33% | 19% |
Incumbent Republican state treasurer Jeff DeWit announced on April 6, 2016, that he would not run for re-election to a second term as state treasurer.[7] DeWit resigned in April 2018 to become CFO of NASA and his replacement, Eileen Klein, announced that she would not be running for re-election.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kimberly Yee (R) | Mark Manoil (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing | September 5–7, 2018 | 882 | ± 3.3% | 49% | 38% | 13% | ||
| OH Predictive Insights | September 5–6, 2018 | 597 | ± 4.0% | 46% | 35% | 19% |
See main article: article and 2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election. Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas ran for re-election to a second term and lost to Frank Riggs in a close five-way primary. Riggs lost to Democratic teacher Kathy Hoffman in the general election.
Incumbent Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart won re-election to a fourth term.
"Corporation Commissioners must only satisfy the standard requirements for all Arizona state officers, who must be at least 18 years old, a citizen of the United States and able to speak English."[23] Two of the seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for election, elected by plurality block voting.
See main article: article and 2018 Arizona State Legislature election.
All 30 members of the Arizona State Senate and all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives were up for election.
See main article: article and List of Arizona ballot propositions.