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Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 4th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Paul Gosar (R) defeated Mikel Weisser (D), Robert Hixon (D write-in), and Jeffery Daniels (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Gosar defeated Ray Strauss in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[4][5][6]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arizona utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may choose which party's primary they will vote in, but voters registered with a party can only vote in that party's primary.[7][8][9]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Paul Gosar (R), who was first elected in 2010.
The 4th District covers the entire western portion of Arizona. All of La Paz County and portions of Gila, Maricopa, Mohave, Pinal, Yavapai, and Yuma counties are included in the district.[10]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Paul Gosar Incumbent |
71.5% | 203,487 | |
| Democratic | Mikel Weisser | 28.5% | 81,296 | |
| Total Votes | 284,783 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Paul Gosar Incumbent |
71.4% | 64,947 | ||
| Ray Strauss | 28.6% | 25,991 | ||
| Total Votes | 90,938 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Paul Gosar   Mikel Weisser Robert Hixon (Write-in) Jeffery Daniels (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[11] |
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Democratic Robert Hixon (Write-in)[4] |
Republican Ray Strauss[4] |
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Withdrew: Dale Poole (R)[12][4] |
District history
2014
The 4th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Paul Gosar (R) defeated Mikel Weisser (D) and Chris Rike (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Paul Gosar Incumbent |
70% | 122,560 | |
| Democratic | Mikel Weisser | 25.8% | 45,179 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Rike | 4.2% | 7,440 | |
| Total Votes | 175,179 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 4th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Ed Pastor decided to run for the 7th District in 2012, and Paul Gosar (R) won the 4th District seat in the 2012 general election.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Paul Gosar Incumbent |
66.8% | 162,907 | |
| Democratic | Johnnie Robinson | 28.4% | 69,154 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Pamelia | 3.8% | 9,306 | |
| Independent | Richard Grayson | 1% | 2,393 | |
| Total Votes | 243,760 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Arizona elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Arizona in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| September 24, 2015 | Ballot access | First day to file new party petitions for the presidential preference primary | |
| October 24, 2015 | Ballot access | Last day to file new party petitions for the presidential preference primary | |
| November 13, 2015 | Ballot access | First day to file as a candidate for the presidential preference primary | |
| December 14, 2015 | Ballot access | Last day to file as a candidate for the presidential preference primary | |
| January 1 to February 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | January 31 report due (covering November 25, 2014, to December 31, 2015) | |
| March 3, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing new party petitions for the general election | |
| March 22, 2016 | Election date | Presidential preference primary | |
| May 2, 2016 | Ballot access | First day for filing candidate nomination petitions | |
| June 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Last day for filing candidate nomination petitions | |
| June 1 to June 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | June 30 report due (covering January 1 to May 31, 2016) | |
| July 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing as a write-in candidate for the primary election | |
| August 19 to August 26, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-primary report due (covering June 1 to August 18, 2016) | |
| August 30, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| September 29, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing as a write-in candidate for the general election | |
| September 20 to September 29, 2016 | Campaign finance | Post-primary report due (covering August 19 to September 19, 2016) | |
| October 28 to November 4, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-general report due (covering September 20 to October 27, 2016) | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| November 29 to December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | Post-general report due (covering October 28 to November 28, 2016) | |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed June 5, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, " Arizona House Primaries Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Citizens Clean Elections Commission, "Primary Election," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Arizona Revised Statutes 16-467," accessed July 19 2024
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Facebook, "Dale Poole," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Arizona," November 7, 2012
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
