2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona explained

Election Name:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Next Year:	2018
Seats For Election:	All 9 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:	5
Seats1:	5
Popular Vote1:	1,266,088
Percentage1:	51.55%
Swing1:	4.13%
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:	4
Seats2:	4
Popular Vote2:	1,078,620
Percentage2:	43.92%
Swing2:	4.54%
Map Size:	230px

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Arizona, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 30.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
				%		+/–	%
	Republican	9	1,266,088	51.55	5		55.56
	Democratic	8	1,078,620	43.92	4		44.44
	Green	4	110,820	4.51	0		0.0
	Write-in	5	548	0.02	0		0.0
Total		26	2,456,076	100.0	9		100.0

By district

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:

scope=col rowspan=3	District	scope=col colspan=2	Republican	scope=col colspan=2	Democratic	scope=col colspan=2 rowspan=2	Others	scope=col colspan=2 rowspan=2	Total	scope=col rowspan=3	Result
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scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	%
	121,745	43.37%	142,219	50.66%	16,746	5.97%	280,710	100.0%	Democratic hold
	179,806	56.96%	135,873	43.04%	0	0.00%	315,679	100.0%	Republican hold
	1,635	1.08%	148,973	98.63%	427	0.28%	151,035	100.0%	Democratic hold
	203,487	71.45%	81,296	28.55%	0	0.00%	284,783	100.0%	Republican hold
	205,184	64.10%	114,940	35.90%	0	0.00%	320,124	100.0%	Republican hold
	201,578	62.13%	122,866	37.87%	0	0.00%	324,444	100.0%	Republican hold
	39,286	24.74%	119,465	75.22%	60	0.04%	158,811	100.0%	Democratic hold
	204,942	68.55%	0	0.00%	94,029	31.45%	298,971	100.0%	Republican hold
	108,350	39.04%	169,055	60.92%	106	0.04%	277,511	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,266,088	51.55%	1,078,620	43.92%	111,368	4.53%	2,456,076	100.0%

District 1

Election Name:	2016 Arizona's 1st congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Tom O'Halleran official portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Tom O'Halleran
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	142,219
Percentage1:	50.7%
Nominee2:	Paul Babeu
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	121,745
Percentage2:	43.3%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:	Ray Parrish
Party3:	Green Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:	16,746
Percentage3:	5.9%
Map Size:	250
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Ann Kirkpatrick
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Tom O'Halleran
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously between 2009 and 2011, ran for the U.S. Senate seat held by John McCain.^[1] She was re-elected in 2014 with 52% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom O'Halleran, former Republican state senator and independent candidate for state senate in 2014^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Miguel Olivas, former Republican congressional aide, Democratic candidate for this seat in 2012 and Libertarian candidate for 3rd district in 2014^[3]

Withdrawn

• James Maloney, small business owner^[4]

Declined

• Ann Kirkpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Fred DuVal, former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and nominee for governor in 2014
• Catherine Miranda, state senator^[5]
• Liz Archuleta, chair of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors^[6]
• Brad Carlyon, Navajo County Attorney^[7]
• Chris Deschene, former state representative, nominee for secretary of state in 2010, and candidate for President of the Navajo Nation in 2014^[6]
• Barbara McGuire, state senator^{[6] [8]}

Results

Republican primary

On the Republican side, rancher and candidate for the seat in 2014 Gary Kiehne ran again.^[9] Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu also ran in the primary.^{[10] [11]}

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff^[12]

Eliminated in primary

• Ken Bennett, former secretary of state, former president of the Arizona Senate, and candidate for governor in 2014^[13]
• Gary Kiehne, rancher, businessman and candidate in 2014^[9]
• Shawn Redd, businessman^[3]
• Wendy Rogers, former air force officer and nominee for the 9th district in 2014^[14]

Withdrawn

• Carlyle Begay, state senator,^[15] (endorsed Babeu)^[16]
• David Gowan, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives,^[12] (endorsed Kiehne)^[17] (remained on ballot)

Declined

• David Tenney, director of the Arizona Residential Utility Consumer Office and former Navajo County Supervisor^{[6] [18]}
• Andy Tobin, director of the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures, former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives and nominee for this seat in 2014^{[6] [19]}

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[23]		November 7, 2016
align=left	Daily Kos Elections^[24]		November 7, 2016
align=left	Rothenberg^[25]		November 3, 2016
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[26]		November 7, 2016
RCP^[27]		October 31, 2016

Results

District 2

Election Name:	2016 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Martha McSally official portrait cropped-2 115th congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Martha McSally
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	179,806
Percentage1:	57.0%
Nominee2:	Matt Heinz
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	135,873
Percentage2:	43.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Martha McSally
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Martha McSally
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Martha McSally, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. She defeated Democratic incumbent Ron Barber in 2014 with 50% of the vote

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Martha McSally, incumbent U.S. Representative^[28]

Results

Democratic primary

State Representative Bruce Wheeler had formed an exploratory committee to run for the Democratic nomination, but decided not to run after having surgery to repair a torn retina.^{[29] [30]}

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Heinz, former state representative and candidate for 8th district in 2012^[31]

Eliminated in primary

• Victoria Steele, state representative^[32]

Declined

• Ron Barber, former U.S. Representative^{[33] [34]}
• David Bradley, state senator^[33]
• Fred DuVal, former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and nominee for governor in 2014^[35]
• Steve Farley, state senator^[33]
• Randall Friese, state representative^[36]
• Steve Kozachik, Tucson City Councilman^[37]
• Nan Walden, businesswoman, attorney and former chief of staff to Senator Bill Bradley^{[33] [38] [39]}
• Bruce Wheeler, state representative^{[29] [33] [30]}
• Paula Aboud, former state senator^[40]
• Mark Kelly, retired astronaut and husband of former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords^[40]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 7, 2016
align=left	Daily Kos Elections		November 7, 2016
align=left	Rothenberg		November 3, 2016
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 7, 2016
RCP		October 31, 2016

Results

District 3

Election Name:	2016 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Raul Grijalva, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Raúl Grijalva
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	148,973
Percentage1:	96.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Raúl Grijalva
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Raúl Grijalva
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Raúl Grijalva who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 55.7% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Raúl Grijalva, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• James Villarreal, Senior Propulsion Engineer at Raytheon and University of Arizona instructor^[42]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

• Edna San Miguel, artist and former teacher^[43]

General election

Grijalva faced only Libertarian write-in candidate Mike Ross in the general election.^[44] The Arizona secretary of state reported no results for Ross.

Results

District 4

Election Name:	2016 Arizona's 4th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Paul Gosar, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Paul Gosar
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	203,487
Percentage1:	71.4%
Nominee2:	Mikel Weisser
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	81,296
Percentage2:	28.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Paul Gosar
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Paul Gosar
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Arizona's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Paul Gosar, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected to a third term in 2014 with 70% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Gosar, incumbent U.S. Representative^[45]

Eliminated in primary

• Ray Strauss, Buckeye City Councilman^[46]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mikel Weisser, homeless shelter administrator, candidate for this seat in 2012 and nominee in 2014^[44]

Results

General election

Results

District 5

Election Name:	2016 Arizona's 5th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Andy Biggs by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Nominee1:	Andy Biggs
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	205,184
Percentage1:	64.1%
Nominee2:	Talia Fuentes
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	114,940
Percentage2:	35.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Matt Salmon
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Andy Biggs
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Arizona's 5th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Matt Salmon, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously between 1995 and 2001, did not run for reelection.^[47]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Andy Biggs, president of the Arizona Senate^[48]

Eliminated in primary

• Christine Jones, former executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for GoDaddy, and candidate in the 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election^[49]
• Justin Olson, state representative^[50]
• Don Stapley, former Maricopa County Supervisor^[51]

Withdrawn

• Bryan Martyn, former Pinal County Supervisor and state parks director^{[52] [53]}

Declined

• Matt Salmon, incumbent U.S. Representative

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Andy Biggs	Christine Jones	Justin Olson	Don Stapley	Undecided
OH Predictive Insights^[54]	July 19, 2016	408	± 4.84%	19%	align=center	26%	9%	15%	align=center	31%
OH Predictive Insights^[55]	June 2, 2016	462	± 4.56%	align=center	21%	7%	5%	10%	align=center	57%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Talia Fuentes, applied biologist^[56]

Eliminated in primary

• Kinsey Remaklus, real estate investor^[44]

Results

Independent

Candidates

• Randall Sand, small business owner^{[57] [58]}
• Randall Sand is/was a fake political persona created by Jake Hoffman of Rally Forge. The fake politician persona was Randall Sand, who described himself on his campaign website as an Independent Candidate for Arizona's Fifth Congressional District. His Twitter Page similarly lists him as a "Former Independent Congressional write-in candidate." Sand's Facebook presence used a photo of film director Derrick Acosta, and posted a doctored image of a Derrick Acosta interview. The Page also shared several doctored images of news story headlines purporting to be from local press featuring Randall Sand; however, the articles do not appear to exist on the newspaper sites.^{[59] [60]}

General election

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2016 Arizona's 6th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:David Schweikert official portrait 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	David Schweikert
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	201,578
Percentage1:	62.1%
Nominee2:	W. John Williamson
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	122,866
Percentage2:	37.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	David Schweikert
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	David Schweikert
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Arizona's 6th congressional district. Incumbent Republican David Schweikert, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 65% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Schweikert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Russ Wittenberg

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• W. John Williamson, candidate for this seat in 2012 and nominee in 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Sinuk

Results

General election

Results

District 7

Election Name:	2016 Arizona's 7th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 7
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 7
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Ruben Gallego, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Ruben Gallego
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	119,465
Percentage1:	75.3%
Nominee2:	Eve Nunez
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	39,286
Percentage2:	24.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Ruben Gallego
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Ruben Gallego
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 7th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ruben Gallego, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was first elected to this district in 2014 with 75% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ruben Gallego, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eve Nunez

Results

General election

Results

District 8

Election Name:	2016 Arizona's 8th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election
Next Year:	2018 (special)
Image1:	File:Trent Franks, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Trent Franks
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	204,942
Percentage1:	68.5%
Nominee2:	Mark Salazar
Party2:	Green Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	93,954
Percentage2:	31.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Trent Franks
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Trent Franks
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 8th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Trent Franks, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 75% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Trent Franks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Clair Van Steenwyk

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joe DeVivo (write-in)

DeVivo did not receive enough write-in votes to qualify for nomination.

Results

Green Primary

Candidates

• Mark Salazar (write-in)

Salazar qualified by receiving enough write-in votes.

General election

Results

District 9

Election Name:	2016 Arizona's 9th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 9
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 9
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Rep Kyrsten Sinema, official portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Kyrsten Sinema
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	169,055
Percentage1:	60.9%
Nominee2:	Dave Giles
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	108,350
Percentage2:	39.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Kyrsten Sinema
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Kyrsten Sinema
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 9th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kyrsten Sinema, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

John Agra was favored to win the Republican nomination.^[61]

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Giles, engineer and business consultant^[62]

Eliminated in primary

• John Agra, attorney^[63]

Withdrawn

• Ross Groen, retired marine. Withdrew to run for Arizona House of Representatives district 25.^[63]

Results

General election

Results

External links

• U.S. House elections in Arizona, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. News: Kirkpatrick to Challenge McCain in Arizona. Roll Call. Cahn. Emily. May 26, 2015. May 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526171835/http://atr.rollcall.com/ann-kirkpatrick-to-challenge-john-mccain-in-arizona-senate/. May 26, 2015. dead.
2. News: Tom O'Halleran running for Congress as Democrat. The Arizona Republic. Sanders. Rebekah L.. August 4, 2015. August 4, 2015.
3. News: Poll finds Hassan, Ayotte neck and neck. Politico. Meyer. Theodoric. October 6, 2015.
4. News: Show Low brewer running as Dem for Congress in CD1. Arizona City Independent. Reagan. Kevin. December 31, 2015. January 16, 2016.
5. Web site: Babeu, Gowan to run for Congress. Mohave Daily News. October 6, 2015. October 6, 2015.
6. Web site: Kirkpatrick's Senate run leaves 1st District wide open. The Arizona Republic. Sanders. Rebekah L.. May 26, 2015. June 13, 2015.
7. Web site: House Democrats Are Losing Prized Incumbents to Senate Races. National Journal. Fitzpatrick. Jack. May 26, 2015. June 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150615014533/http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/house-democrats-are-losing-prized-incumbents-to-senate-races-20150526. June 15, 2015. dead.
8. Web site: State Sen. McGuire considers congressional run. Arizona Daily Star. Ferguson. Joe. June 29, 2015. July 13, 2015.
9. Web site: Republican Gary Kiehne will run again in 2016 for CD1. Southern Arizona News-Examiner. Harry. Alexander. February 18, 2015. February 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150218223901/http://soaznewsx.com/The-Territory/ID/6873/Republican-Gary-Kiehne-will-run-again-in-2016-for-CD1. dead.
10. News: Pinal Sheriff Paul Babeu exonerated. The Arizona Republic. August 31, 2012. Sanders. Rebekah L.. Collum. Lindsey. January 25, 2015.
11. Web site: Babeu launches federal PAC, silent on run for Congress. AZCentral.com. December 5, 2014. December 9, 2014.
12. Web site: Arizona sheriff launches bid for Congress . . Wong . Scott . October 5, 2015 . October 5, 2015.
13. Web site: Bennett to run for Congress in 1st District. The Arizona Republic. Pitzl. Mary Jo. July 13, 2015. July 13, 2015.
14. News: Sanders. Rebekah. January 13, 2016. Wendy Rogers launches third bid for Congress. Arizona Republic. January 23, 2016.
15. Web site: Arizona Navajo Republican Carlyle Begay will run for Congress. Sanders. Rebekah L.. March 7, 2016. The Arizona Republic.
16. Web site: State Sen. Carlyle Begay drops out of GOP primary race for Congress, throws support to Babeu . Azcentral.com . 2016-06-27 . 2016-11-11.
17. Web site: TEGNA . Arizona House speaker quits congressional race . 12NEWS.com . 2016-08-11 . 2016-11-11 . 2016-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018094050/http://www.12news.com/news/politics/arizona-house-speaker-quits-congressional-race/295217426 . dead .
18. Web site: Former supervisor Tenney: He's not entering CD1 race. White Mountain Independent. August 28, 2015. September 22, 2015.
19. Web site: Tobin won't run again in CD1. Arizona Daily Star. Ferguson. Joe. July 12, 2015. July 13, 2015.
20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRYbgvwXmMM YouTube
21. https://www.c-span.org/video/?416296-1/arizona-1st-congressional-district-debate C-SPAN
22. https://www.scribd.com/document/325637421/AZ-01-GSG-for-the-DCCC-Sept-2016 Global Strategy Group (D−DCCC)
23. Web site: 2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016 . House: Race Ratings . . November 12, 2016.
24. Web site: Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016 . . November 7, 2016.
25. Web site: 2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016) . House Ratings . . November 3, 2016.
26. Web site: 2016 House . . November 7, 2016 . November 7, 2016.
27. Web site: Battle for the House 2016 . . October 31, 2016.
28. . McSally Shows Strong Early Support . McSally for Congress . April 11, 2015 . January 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160216131034/https://mcsallyforcongress.com/mcsally-shows-strong-early-support/ . February 16, 2016 . dead .
29. 560897388462628865. maryjpitzl. First to dip a toe in the pool: @BruceWheelerAZ files exploratory committee for #CD2 . 31 January 2015. 29 January 2015.
30. Web site: State Lawmaker Wheeler Dropping Out of CD2 Race Following Eye Trouble. Tucson Weekly. Nintzel. Jim. June 9, 2015. June 11, 2015.
31. News: Democrat Matt Heinz joins race for Congress against Martha McSally. The Arizona Republic. Sanders. Rebekah L.. July 31, 2015. July 31, 2015.
32. Web site: Vulnerable Republican McSally Draws Democratic Challenger. Roll Call. Yokley. Eli. July 7, 2015. July 8, 2015. July 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150709212716/http://atr.rollcall.com/vulnerable-republican-mcsally-draws-democratic-challenger/. dead.
33. News: Sources: Ron Barber looking at rematch with Martha McSally. Smith. Dylan. Tucson Sentinel. April 10, 2015. April 11, 2015.
34. News: Ron Barber: "We Won't Launch Another Campaign in 2016". Nintzel. Jim. Tucson Weekly. April 12, 2015. April 12, 2015.
35. News: Gosar won't challenge McCain. Sanders. Rebekah L.. The Arizona Republic. March 21, 2015. April 11, 2015.
36. Web site: State Rep. Friese: Not Running for CD2. Tucson Weekly. Nintzel. Jim. June 12, 2015. June 12, 2015.
37. News: Kozachik says he won't run in CD 2. Smith. Dylan. Tucson Sentinel. April 14, 2015. April 15, 2015.
38. Web site: State Lawmaker Steele Now Exploring CD2 Run. Tucson Weekly. Nintzel. Jim. June 9, 2015. June 11, 2015.
39. Web site: Walden not running for CD2. Arizona Capitol Times. Stephenson. Hank. July 20, 2015. October 19, 2015.
40. News: McSally prevails over Barber in recount. Sanders. Rebekah L.. The Arizona Republic. December 17, 2014. April 11, 2015.
41. https://tucson.com/news/government-and-politics/poll-mcsally-has-double-digit-lead-over-heinz-in-cd/article_122dff38-8430-11e6-b2e0-076cd1ba260c.html Wilson Perkins Allen Research
42. News: Rocket scientist explores US House run against Grijalva. Arizona Daily Star. Ferguson. Joe. January 24, 2016. January 25, 2016.
43. News: Tucson artist explores run against Grijalva. Arizona Daily Star. Pallack. Becky. June 22, 2015. October 19, 2015.
44. Web site: Arizona Secretary of State 2016 Election Information . Apps.azsos.gov . 2016-08-30 . 2016-11-11.
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50. Web site: State Rep. Justin Olson to run for Congress against fellow state lawmaker. The Arizona Republic. Sanders. Rebekah L.. March 9, 2016. May 19, 2016.
51. Web site: He tangled with Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Now Don Stapley is running for Congress. The Arizona Republic. Sanders. Rebekah L.. April 5, 2016. May 19, 2016.
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