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Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 15
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 7
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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| Arizona Corporation Commission |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 6, 2020 |
| Primary: August 4, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Robert Burns (R) Boyd Dunn (R) Lea Marquez Peterson (R) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Arizona |
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Arizona held an election for three of five seats on the corporation commission on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline was April 6, 2020.
Anna Tovar, incumbent Lea Marquez Peterson, and James O'Connor won election in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Arizona modified its voter registration procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Voter registration: Voters had until 5:00 p.m. on October 15, 2020, to register to vote.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
General election candidates
- Lea Marquez Peterson (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- William Mundell (Democratic Party)
- Shea Stanfield (Democratic Party)
- Anna Tovar (Democratic Party) ✔
- James O'Connor (Republican Party) ✔
- Eric Sloan (Republican Party)
- Patrick Finerd (Republican Party) (Write-in)
- Christina Gibson (Independent) (Write-in)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Lea Marquez Peterson (Incumbent) ✔
- Eric Sloan ✔
- James O'Connor (Write-in) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
- Boyd Dunn (Incumbent)
- Avery Block
- Neil DeSanti
- David Farnsworth
- Nick Myers
- Kim Owens
- Patrick Tucker
- Roger Pencek (Write-in)
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Campaign finance
The tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Past elections
2018
General election
General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)
Sandra D. Kennedy and incumbent Justin Olson defeated Rodney Glassman and Kiana Sears in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sandra D. Kennedy (D) | 25.7 | 1,076,800 |
| ✔ |  | Justin Olson (R) | 25.2 | 1,053,862 |
 | Rodney Glassman (R) | 25.1 | 1,049,394 | |
 | Kiana Sears (D) | 24.0 | 1,006,654 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 232 | ||
| Total votes: 4,186,942 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)
Sandra D. Kennedy and Kiana Sears defeated William Mundell in the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandra D. Kennedy | 45.1 | 351,561 |
| ✔ | | Kiana Sears | 28.1 | 219,011 |
 | William Mundell | 26.8 | 208,941 | |
| Total votes: 779,513 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)
Incumbent Justin Olson and Rodney Glassman defeated James O'Connor, incumbent Tom Forese, and Eric Sloan in the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Olson | 25.2 | 240,825 |
| ✔ | | Rodney Glassman | 22.8 | 218,130 |
 | James O'Connor | 21.6 | 206,929 | |
 | Tom Forese | 15.9 | 152,395 | |
| Eric Sloan | 14.4 | 138,051 | ||
| Total votes: 956,330 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016The general election for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Robert Burns, incumbent Andy Tobin, and Boyd Dunn defeated William Mundell and Tom Chabin in the Arizona corporation commission election.
2014
2012Incumbents Paul Newman (D), Sandra Kennedy (D) and Bob Stump (R) all ran for re-election. Stump won re-election, and Republican candidates Robert Burns and Susan Bitter Smith edged out Newman and Kennedy for their seats in the general election on November 6, 2012.
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See also
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