Arizona 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Arizona.

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Arizona State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Arizona State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Arizona State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Arizona State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	9	13
	Republican Party	21	17
Total		30	30

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 30 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Adam Driggs
2. Al Melvin
3. Andy Biggs
4. Don Shooter
5. Frank Antenori
6. Gail Griffin
7. Jack C. Jackson, Jr.
8. Jerry Lewis, Arizona Senator
9. John McComish
10. Judy Burges
11. Leah Landrum-Taylor
12. Linda Lopez, Arizona Senator
13. Michele Reagan
14. Nancy K. Barto
15. Olivia Cajero Bedford
16. Rich Crandall
17. Rick Murphy
18. Robert Meza
19. Steve Gallardo
20. Steve Pierce
21. Steven B. Yarbrough

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Frank Antenori	Republican	Arizona State Senate District 30
Jerry Lewis, Arizona Senator	Republican	Arizona State Senate District 18

Primary election

No candidates have this category yet.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
David Bradley	Democratic	Arizona State Senate District 10
Ed Ableser	Democratic	Arizona State Senate District 26

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Arizona State Senate:

Democratic

1. Anna Tovar
2. Barbara McGuire
3. David Bradley
4. Ed Ableser
5. Katie Hobbs
6. Lynne Pancrazi
7. Steve Farley

Republican

1. Bob Worsley
2. Chester Crandell
3. Kelli Ward
4. Kimberly Yee

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Anna Tovar
2. Barbara McGuire
3. Katie Hobbs
4. Lynne Pancrazi
5. Steve Farley

Republican

1. Bob Worsley
2. Chester Crandell
3. Kelli Ward
4. Kimberly Yee

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Arizona State Senate:

Democratic

1. Anna Tovar
2. Barbara McGuire
3. David Bradley
4. Ed Ableser
5. Jack C. Jackson, Jr.
6. Katie Hobbs
7. Leah Landrum-Taylor
8. Linda Lopez, Arizona Senator
9. Lynne Pancrazi
10. Olivia Cajero Bedford
11. Robert Meza
12. Steve Farley
13. Steve Gallardo

Republican

1. Adam Driggs
2. Al Melvin
3. Andy Biggs
4. Bob Worsley
5. Chester Crandell
6. Don Shooter
7. Gail Griffin
8. John McComish
9. Judy Burges
10. Kelli Ward
11. Kimberly Yee
12. Michele Reagan
13. Nancy K. Barto
14. Rich Crandall
15. Rick Murphy
16. Steve Pierce
17. Steven B. Yarbrough

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Anna Tovar
2. Jack C. Jackson, Jr.
3. Linda Lopez, Arizona Senator
4. Lynne Pancrazi
5. Olivia Cajero Bedford
6. Robert Meza
7. Steve Gallardo

Republican

1. Andy Biggs
2. Judy Burges
3. Michele Reagan
4. Nancy K. Barto
5. Steve Pierce

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Damian Trabel
2. Dennis Grenier
3. Tom Rawles

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Arizona State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Arizona House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Arizona House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	19	24
	Republican Party	40	36
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		60	60

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 60 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Albert Hale
2. Amanda Reeve
3. Andy Tobin
4. Bob Robson
5. Brenda Barton
6. Bruce Wheeler
7. Carl Seel
8. Catherine Miranda
9. Chad Campbell
10. David Gowan
11. David Stevens
12. Debbie Lesko
13. Debbie McCune-Davis
14. Doris Goodale
15. Eddie Farnsworth
16. Eric Meyer
17. Frank Pratt
18. Heather Carter
19. J.D. Mesnard
20. Jeff Dial
21. John Kavanagh
22. Justin Olson
23. Justin Pierce
24. Karen Fann
25. Kate Brophy McGee
26. Lela Alston
27. Macario Saldate
28. Martin Quezada
29. Michelle Ugenti
30. Phil Lovas
31. Rick Gray
32. Ruben Gallego
33. Sally Ann Gonzales
34. Steve B. Montenegro
35. Ted Vogt
36. Tom Forese

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Amanda Reeve	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 6
Ted Vogt	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 30

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
David Smith (Arizona)	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 7
Russell Jones	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 24

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Bob Thorpe	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 6
Darin Mitchell	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 13
David Livingston	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 22
Jamescita Peshlakai	Democratic	Arizona House of Representatives District 7
John Allen	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 15
Jonathan Larkin	Democratic	Arizona House of Representatives District 30
Lydia Hernandez	Democratic	Arizona House of Representatives District 29
Paul Boyer	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 20
Sonny Borrelli	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 5
Stefanie Mach	Democratic	Arizona House of Representatives District 10
T.J. Shope	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 8
Warren Petersen	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 12

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Arizona House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Andrea Dalessandro
2. Andrew Sherwood
3. Jamescita Peshlakai
4. Jonathan Larkin
5. Juan Carlos Escamilla
6. Juan Mendez
7. Lisa Otondo
8. Lupe Contreras
9. Lydia Hernandez
10. Mark Cardenas
11. Rosanna Gabaldon
12. Stefanie Mach
13. Victoria Steele

Republican

1. Adam Kwasman
2. Bob Thorpe
3. Darin Mitchell
4. David Livingston
5. Doug Coleman
6. Ethan Orr
7. John Allen
8. Kelly Townsend
9. Paul Boyer
10. Sonny Borrelli
11. Steve Smith (Arizona)
12. T.J. Shope
13. Warren Petersen

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Andrea Dalessandro
2. Andrew Sherwood
3. Juan Carlos Escamilla
4. Juan Mendez
5. Lisa Otondo
6. Lupe Contreras
7. Mark Cardenas
8. Rosanna Gabaldon
9. Victoria Steele

Republican

1. Adam Kwasman
2. Doug Coleman
3. Ethan Orr
4. Kelly Townsend
5. Steve Smith (Arizona)

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Albert Hale
2. Andrea Dalessandro
3. Andrew Sherwood
4. Bruce Wheeler
5. Catherine Miranda
6. Chad Campbell
7. Debbie McCune-Davis
8. Eric Meyer
9. Jamescita Peshlakai
10. Jonathan Larkin
11. Juan Carlos Escamilla
12. Juan Mendez
13. Lela Alston
14. Lisa Otondo
15. Lupe Contreras
16. Lydia Hernandez
17. Macario Saldate
18. Mark Cardenas
19. Martin Quezada
20. Rosanna Gabaldon
21. Ruben Gallego
22. Sally Ann Gonzales
23. Stefanie Mach
24. Victoria Steele

Republican

1. Adam Kwasman
2. Andy Tobin
3. Bob Robson
4. Bob Thorpe
5. Brenda Barton
6. Carl Seel
7. Darin Mitchell
8. David Gowan
9. David Livingston
10. David Stevens
11. Debbie Lesko
12. Doris Goodale
13. Doug Coleman
14. Eddie Farnsworth
15. Ethan Orr
16. Frank Pratt
17. Heather Carter
18. J.D. Mesnard
19. Jeff Dial
20. John Allen
21. John Kavanagh
22. Justin Olson
23. Justin Pierce
24. Karen Fann
25. Kate Brophy McGee
26. Kelly Townsend
27. Michelle Ugenti
28. Paul Boyer
29. Phil Lovas
30. Rick Gray
31. Sonny Borrelli
32. Steve B. Montenegro
33. Steve Smith (Arizona)
34. T.J. Shope
35. Tom Forese
36. Warren Petersen

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Albert Hale
2. Debbie McCune-Davis
3. Jamescita Peshlakai
4. Jonathan Larkin
5. Juan Carlos Escamilla
6. Lisa Otondo
7. Lupe Contreras
8. Macario Saldate
9. Mark Cardenas
10. Sally Ann Gonzales

Republican

1. Andy Tobin
2. Cheryl Brown (Arizona)
3. Darin Mitchell
4. David Livingston
5. Eddie Farnsworth
6. John Kavanagh
7. John Minore
8. Karen Fann
9. Michelle Ugenti
10. Phil Lovas
11. Robert Garcia
12. Russell Jones
13. Steve B. Montenegro
14. Warren Petersen

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Angel Torres
2. Bill Maher
3. Brent Fine
4. Chris A.H. Will
5. Dean Dill
6. Gerard Davis
7. Gregor Knauer
8. Helmuth Hack
9. Pat White

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1