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Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
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Republicans kept their majority following the 2020 elections for Arizona House of Representatives. All 60 seats in the Arizona House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Heading into the election, Republicans controlled 31 seats to Democrats' 29. Following the 2020 elections the Republican majority did not change, remaining at 31-29. In the 2018 elections, Republicans maintained their majority despite losing seats for the Arizona House of Representatives, winning 31 seats to Democrats' 29.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified eight of the races as battlegrounds, four of which were Democrat-held districts, three of which were Republican-held districts, and one district which was split between Republicans and Democrats. These battlegrounds were District 6, District 7, District 10, District 17, District 18, District 20, District 23, and District 28.
Heading into the election, Arizona had been under a Republican trifecta since 2009, when Gov. Jan Brewer (R) was sworn into office. Brewer's accession to the governorship ended a period of divided government that began when Republicans lost their majority in the state Senate during the 2000 legislative elections. Republicans regained their Senate majority in the 2002 elections, during which Janet Napolitano (D) was elected governor. Heading into the 2018 election, Republicans had maintained control of the state House since the 1966 elections. Had the Democratic Party taken the state House, it would have broken the Republican trifecta.
Democrats needed to win 11 of the 16 battleground seats to take control of the state House, while Republicans needed to win seven of the 16 battleground seats to keep control of the state House.
The Arizona House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.
Arizona is one of only six states where independent commissions are responsible for both congressional and state legislative redistricting. The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines.
Click here for more information on redistricting procedures in Arizona after the 2020 census.
Heading into the 2020 general election, Republicans controlled 59 out of 99 state legislative chambers in the U.S., while Democrats controlled 39 chambers. The Alaska House was the sole chamber in which there was a power-sharing agreement between the parties. Republicans also had trifectas in 21 states. A party has a trifecta when it controls the governorship and majorities in both state legislative chambers.
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.
Party control
| Arizona House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 29 | 29 | |
| Republican Party | 31 | 31 | |
| Total | 60 | 60 | |
Districts
- See also: Arizona state legislative districts
Use the interactive map below to find your district.
Candidates
General election
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate ConnectionPrimary election
The candidate list below is based on candidate filing lists provided by the Arizona Secretary of State on April 6, 2020. (I) denotes an incumbent.[1][2]
Campaign finance
The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts and elections are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
2020 battleground chamber
The Arizona House of Representatives was among 24 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2020 cycle. Click here for more information on state legislative battlegrounds.
What was at stake?
- Democrats needed to gain two seats to take control of the chamber in 2020.
- If Democrats had flipped or split control of the chamber, they would have broken the Republican trifecta. If Republicans had maintained their majorities in the state House and Senate, they would have preserved their trifecta.
Why was it a battleground?
- Seats needed to flip: Democrats would have needed to flip two of the 60 seats up for election (3% of the chamber) in order to win a majority.
- Seats decided by less than 10% in 2018: In the 2018 elections, 30 of the 60 seats up (50% of the chamber) were decided by a margin of 10% or smaller.
- More flips in 2018 than needed to change control in 2020: More seats flipped in the 2018 election (four) than needed to flip to change control of the chamber in 2020 (two).
- Race ratings: The Cook Political Report rated the Arizona House of Representatives a toss-up in 2020, meaning both parties had a good chance of winning control of the chamber.[3]
Battleground races
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Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified eight battleground races in the Arizona House of Representatives 2020 elections, four of which were Democrat-held districts, three of which were Republican-held districts, and one district which was split between Republicans and Democrats. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
To determine state legislative battleground races in 2020, Ballotpedia looked for races that fit one or more of the five factors listed below:
- Two candidates from different parties won the district in the last state legislative election.
- A losing candidate came within five percentage points of a winning candidate from the opposite party in the last state legislative election.
- The presidential candidate who won the district in 2016 is of a different party than at least one of the most recent state legislative election winners in the district, and the most recent state legislative election had a margin of less than 10 percentage points between the bottom-placed winning candidate and the top-placed losing candidate.
- The presidential candidate who won the district in 2016 is of a different party than at least one of the most recent state legislative election winners in the district, and at least one incumbent will not be on the ballot this year.
- The presidential candidate who won the district in 2016 is of a different party than at least one of the most recent state legislative election winners in the district, and that presidential candidate won the district by a margin of 20 percentage points or more.
District 6
What party controlled the seats heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where a losing candidate came within five percentage points of a winning candidate from the opposite party in the last state legislative election. Walter Blackman (R) was first elected in 2018, where he received 26.5 percent of the vote alongside Bob Thorpe (R) who received 25.9 percent of the vote. They defeated their Democratic challengers, Felicia French and Bobby Tyler, who had 25.6 percent of the vote and 22.0 percent of the vote respectively. District 6 was one of 16 Arizona Legislative districts that Republican Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. Trump carried District 6 by 10.4 percentage points. Mitt Romney (R) won the district in the 2012 presidential election by 13.4 percentage points. |
Campaign finance
District 7
What party controlled the seats heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where a losing candidate came within five percentage points of a winning candidate from the opposite party in the last state legislative election. Myron Tsosie (D) was first elected in 2018, where he received 41.2 percent of the vote alongside Arlando Teller (D) who received 25.9 percent of the vote. They defeated their Republican challenger, Doyel Shamley, who had 26.9 percent of the vote. District 7 was one of 14 Arizona Legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 7 by 25.7 percentage points. Barack Obama (D) won the district in the 2012 presidential election by 27.9 percentage points. |
Campaign finance
District 10
What party controlled the seats heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where a losing candidate came within five percentage points of a winning candidate from the opposite party in the last state legislative election. Domingo DeGrazia (D) was first elected in 2018, where he received 30.8 percent of the vote alongside then-incumbent Kirsten Engel (D) who received 35.5 percent of the vote. They defeated then-incumbent Todd Clodfelter (R) and Joshua Reilly (G), who had 27.9 percent of the vote and 5.7 percent of the vote respectively. District 10 was one of 14 Arizona Legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 10 by 11.4 percentage points. Barack Obama (D) won the district in the 2012 presidential election by 5.4 percentage points. |
Campaign finance
District 17
What party controlled the seats heading into the election?
| Split |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where two candidates from different parties won the district in the last state legislative election. Jennifer Pawlik (D) was first elected in 2018, where she received 34.3 percent of the vote alongside incumbent Jeff Weninger (R) who received 34 percent of the vote. Nora Ellen (R) lost with 31.7 percent of the vote. District 17 was one of 16 Arizona Senate districts that Republican Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. Trump carried District 17 by 4.1 percentage points. Mitt Romney (R) won the district in the 2012 presidential election by 14.2 percentage points. |
Campaign finance
District 18
What party controlled the seats heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where a losing candidate came within five percentage points of a winning candidate from the opposite party in the last state legislative election. Denise Epstein (D) was first elected in 2016 and then reelected in 2018, where she received 28.3 percent of the vote alongside Jennifer Jermaine (D) who received 26.9 percent of the vote. They defeated their Republican challengers, then-incumbent Jill Norgaard and Greg Patterson, who had 23.7 percent of the vote and 21.2 percent of the vote respectively. District 18 was one of 14 Arizona Legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 18 by 10.4 percentage points. Mitt Romney (R) won the district in the 2012 presidential election by 1.9 percentage points. |
Campaign finance
District 20
What party controlled the seats heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where a losing candidate came within five percentage points of a winning candidate from the opposite party in the last state legislative election. Anthony Kern (R) was first elected in 2014 and has won re-election most recently in 2018 where he received 26.2 percent of the vote alongside Shawnna Bolick (R) who received 25.9 percent of the vote. They defeated their Democratic challengers, Hazel Chandler and Christopher Gilfillan, who had 24.4 percent of the vote and 23.6 percent of the vote respectively. District 20 was one of 16 Arizona Senate districts that Republican Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. Trump carried District 20 by 8.0 percentage points. Mitt Romney (R) won the district in the 2012 presidential election by 12.9 percentage points |
Campaign finance
District 23
What party controlled the seats heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where a losing candidate came within five percentage points of a winning candidate from the opposite party in the last state legislative election. John Kavanagh (R) was first elected in 2018, where he received 36.6percent of the vote alongside Jay Lawrence who received 33.2 percent of the vote. They defeated their Democratic challenger, Eric Kurland, who had 30.2 percent of the vote. District 23 was one of 16 Arizona Legislative districts that Republican Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. Trump carried District 23 by 13.3 percentage points. Mitt Romney (R) won the district in the 2012 presidential election by 26.9 percentage points. |
Campaign finance
District 28
What party controlled the seats heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where a losing candidate came within five percentage points of a winning candidate from the opposite party in the last state legislative election. Kelli Butler (D) was first elected in 2016, and re-elected in 2018 where she received 27.9 percent of the vote alongside Aaron Lieberman (D) who received 25.1 percent of the vote. They defeated their Republican challengers, then-incumbent Maria Syms and Kathy Petsas, who had 23.7 percent of the vote and 23.3 percent of the vote respectively. District 28 was one of 14 Arizona Senate districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 28 by 5.3 percentage points. Mitt Romney (R) won the district in the 2012 presidential election by 9.0 percentage points. |
Campaign finance
Battleground races map
Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in the general election
Two incumbents lost in the Nov. 3 general election. Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Geraldine Peten |  Democratic |
House District 4 |
| Anthony Kern |  Republican |
House District 20 |
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
One incumbent lost in the Aug. 4 primaries. That incumbent was:
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Jay Lawrence | Republican |
House District 23 |
Retiring incumbents
There were 12 open seats where the incumbent legislator did not file for re-election in 2020.[4] Those incumbents were:
The 12 seats left open in 2020 represented the lowest number of open seats within the preceding decade. The table below shows the number of open seats in each election held between 2010 and 2020.
| Open Seats in Arizona House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2020 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2020 | 60 | 12 (20 percent) | 48 (80 percent) |
| 2018 | 60 | 19 (32 percent) | 41 (68 percent) |
| 2016 | 60 | 18 (30 percent) | 42 (70 percent) |
| 2014 | 60 | 18 (30 percent) | 42 (70 percent) |
| 2012 | 60 | 23 (38 percent) | 37 (62 percent) |
| 2010 | 60 | 24 (40 percent) | 36 (60 percent) |
Redistricting in Arizona
- See also: Redistricting in Arizona
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. The commission is composed of five members. Of these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointments. These 25 nominees comprise 10 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 5 unaffiliated citizens. The four commission members appointed by legislative leaders then select the fifth member to round out the commission. The fifth member of the commission must belong to a different political party than the other commissioners. The governor, with a two-thirds vote in the Arizona State Senate, may remove a commissioner "for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, or inability to discharge the duties of office." The Arizona State Legislature may make recommendations to the commission, but ultimate authority is vested with the commission.[5][6][7]
The Arizona Constitution requires that both congressional and state legislative districts be "contiguous, geographically compact, and respect communities of interest–all to the extent practicable." The state constitution further mandates that district lines "should [follow] visible geographic features, city, town, and county boundaries, and undivided census tracts." In addition, the constitution requires that "competitive districts be favored where doing so would not significantly detract from the goals above."[7]
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 16, Chapter 3 of the Arizona Revised Statutes
Candidates in Arizona can access the ballot as political party candidates, independent candidates, or write-in candidates. Candidates must file a statement of interest, nomination paper, financial disclosure statement, and nomination petitions.[8] Candidates file in-person or online, though the Candidate Portal, depending on the document in question.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
Political party candidates
Political party candidates are nominated in primary elections. If no candidate is nominated at the primary election for a specific office, no candidate for that office can appear on the general election ballot for that political party.[9][10]
A political party candidate must file his or her nomination documents during the candidate filing period, which begins 120 days before the primary and ends 90 days before the primary. At the time of filing, a candidate must be a qualified voter residing in the geographic area represented by the office being sought. The following documents must be filed in order to gain ballot access:Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
- a financial disclosure statement
- an affidavit affirming that the candidate will be eligible to hold office if elected
- a nomination paper including the following information:
- candidate’s residence address
- name of the party with which the candidate is affiliated
- office the candidate seeks, with district or precinct, if applicable
- the candidate’s name as the candidate wishes it to appear on the ballot
- date of the primary and corresponding general election
- a nomination petition
Nomination petitions must be signed by qualified electors who are eligible to vote for the office the candidate is seeking. A qualified signer may be a "registered member of the party from which the candidate is seeking nomination," a "registered member of a political party that is not entitled to continued representation on the ballot," or an independent. To calculate the number of petition signatures needed, the voter registration totals as of the year of the election must be used. Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought. See the table below for further details.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
| Formulas for determining signature requirements for political party candidates | ||
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| Office sought | Minimum signatures required | Maximum signatures allowed |
| United States Senator or state executive office | At least one-fourth of 1 percent of the total number of qualified signers** | No more than 10 percent of the total number of qualified signers |
| United States Representative | At least one-half of 1 percent of the total number of qualified signers in the district the candidate seeks to represent | No more than 10 percent of the total number of qualified signers in the district the candidate seeks to represent |
| State legislative office | At least one-half of 1 percent of the total number of qualified signers in the district the candidate seeks to represent | No more than 3 percent of the total number of qualified signers in the district the candidate seeks to represent |
Newly qualified political party candidates
A candidate of a newly qualified political party must file the same documents at the same time as other political party candidates. Petition signature requirements are different for newly qualified political party candidates. A candidate of a new political party must file signatures equal to at least one-tenth of 1 percent of the total votes cast for the winning presidential or gubernatorial candidate at the last general election in the district the candidate seeks to represent.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
Independent candidates
A candidate may not run as an independent if he or she is representing a party that failed to qualify for the primary election. Additionally, a candidate cannot run as an independent if he or she tried and failed to qualify as a political party candidate in the primary.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
An independent candidate must be nominated by petition to run in the general election. The nomination petition must be filed with the financial disclosure statement during the candidate filing period, which begins 120 days before the primary election and ends 90 days before the primary election.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
An independent candidate's nomination petition must be signed by registered voters eligible to vote for the office the candidate is seeking. The number of signatures required on the petition is equal to at least 3 percent of all registered voters who are not affiliated with a recognized political party in the district the candidate seeks to represent. Signature requirement figures should be calculated using voter registration data from the year of the election. Though the number of signatures required to gain ballot access as an independent is related to the number of registered voters who are not affiliated with recognized political parties, the affiliation of those signing the petitions does not matter as long as they have not already signed a political party candidate's petition.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
Write-in candidates
A candidate may not file as a write-in if any of the following are true:Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
- The candidate ran in the primary election and failed to get elected.
- The candidate did not file enough signatures to be allowed ballot access when previously filing for primary ballot access.
- The candidate filed nomination petitions to run in the general election but did not submit enough valid signatures to gain ballot access.
Write-in votes will not be counted unless the write-in candidate files a nomination paper and financial disclosure form no later than 5 p.m. on the 40th day before the election in which the candidate intends to run. The nomination paper must include the following information:Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
- the candidate's name and signature
- the candidate's residence address or description of place of residence and post office address
- the candidate's age
- the length of time the candidate has been a resident of the state
- the candidate's date of birth
2020 ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for Arizona House of Representatives candidates in the 2020 election cycle.
| Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020 | |||||
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| Chamber name | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Arizona House of Representatives | Qualified party | 0.5% of total qualified signers residing in the district | N/A | 4/6/2020 | Source |
| Arizona House of Representatives | Unaffiliated | 3% of total registered voters in the district who are not members of a qualified party | N/A | 4/6/2020 | Source |
Qualifications
Article 4, Part 2, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution states: "No person shall be a member of the Legislature unless he shall be a citizen of the United States at the time of his election, nor unless he shall be at least twenty-five years of age, and shall have been a resident of Arizona at least three years and of the county from which he is elected at least one year before his election."
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[11] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $24,000/year | For legislators residing within Maricopa County: $35/day. For legislators residing outside of Maricopa County: $251.66. |
When sworn in
Arizona legislators assume office on the first day of the session after they are elected. Each regular session begins on the second Monday in January.[12]
2020 battleground chamber
The Arizona House of Representatives was among 24 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2020 cycle. Click here for more information on state legislative battlegrounds.
What was at stake?
- Democrats needed to gain two seats to take control of the chamber in 2020.
- If Democrats had flipped or split control of the chamber, they would have broken the Republican trifecta. If Republicans had maintained their majorities in the state House and Senate, they would have preserved their trifecta.
Why was it a battleground?
- Seats needed to flip: Democrats would have needed to flip two of the 60 seats up for election (3% of the chamber) in order to win a majority.
- Seats decided by less than 10% in 2018: In the 2018 elections, 30 of the 60 seats up (50% of the chamber) were decided by a margin of 10% or smaller.
- More flips in 2018 than needed to change control in 2020: More seats flipped in the 2018 election (four) than needed to flip to change control of the chamber in 2020 (two).
- Race ratings: The Cook Political Report rated the Arizona House of Representatives a toss-up in 2020, meaning both parties had a good chance of winning control of the chamber.[13]
Arizona political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Arizona Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Presidential politics in Arizona
2016 Presidential election results
| U.S. presidential election, Arizona, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 45.1% | 1,161,167 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
48.7% | 1,252,401 | 11 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 4.1% | 106,327 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 1.3% | 34,345 | 0 | |
| Other | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 18,925 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 2,573,165 | 11 | |||
| Election results via: Arizona Secretary of State | |||||
Voter information
How the primary works
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.[14][15][16]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Poll times
In Arizona, all polling places are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[17][18]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
To vote in Arizona, one must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of an Arizona county. A voter must be 18 years or older on or before Election Day. Arizona also requires voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship to vote for state and local elections[19]
To be eligible to vote in an election one must register at least 29 days prior to the election. Individuals can register online, in person at the county recorder's office, or by mail.[20]
Automatic registration
Arizona does not practice automatic voter registration.
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Arizona has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
Arizona does not allow same-day voter registration.
Residency requirements
Arizona law requires 29 days of residency in the state before a person may vote.
Verification of citizenship
Arizona requires voters to submit proof of citizenship with their voter registration application to vote in state and local elections. According to the Arizona Secretary of State's website: "A registrant who attests to being a citizen but fails to provide proof of citizenship and whose citizenship is not otherwise verified will be eligible to vote only in federal elections (known as being a 'federal only' voter)."[19] Accepted proof of citizenship include:[19]
- An Arizona Driver's License/Identification Number
- Indian Census Number, Bureau of Indian Affairs Card Number, Tribal Treaty Card Number, or Tribal Enrollment Number
- A photocopy of U.S. naturalization documents
- A photocopy of a birth certificate and supporting legal documentation (i.e., marriage certificate) if the name on the birth certificate is not the same as your current legal name.
- A photocopy of a U.S. passport.
- A photocopy of a Tribal Certificate of Indian Blood or Bureau of Indian Affairs Affidavit of Birth.
On August 22, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order partially granting the Republican National Committee and Arizona Republicans' request to enforce a 2022 law related to proof of citizenship requirements. The court allowed the enforcement of the provision requiring the state to reject state voter registration forms submitted without proof of citizenship. Previously, a person who submitted a state voter registration form without proof of citizenship could still be a federal only voter. After the court's ruling, a person unable to provide proof of citizenship would need to submit a federal voter registration form in order to vote in federal elections.[21][22][23][24] Read more about legal challenges to this law here.
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[25] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The Arizona Voter Information Portal, run by the Arizona Secretary of State's office, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.
Voter ID requirements
Arizona requires voters to present photo identification or two forms of non-photo identification while voting.[26][27]
The following were accepted forms of identification as of July 2024: Click here for the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.
Voters can present one of the following forms of ID that contain the voter’s photograph, name, and address:
- Arizona driver’s license
- U.S. federal, state, or local government-issued ID, issued with printed name and address
- Arizona ID card
- Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal ID
If a voter does not have one of the above forms of ID, the voter can present two of the following forms of ID that contain the voter’s name and address:
- Utility bill in the voter's name
- Bank or credit union statement that is dated within 90 days of the date of the election
- Valid Arizona vehicle registration
- Arizona vehicle insurance card
- Indian census card
- Property tax statement
- Recorder's certificate or voter registration card
- Tribal enrollment card or other tribal ID
- Valid U.S. federal, state, or local government-issued ID with a printed name and address or
- Any mailing in the voter's name that is labeled "official election material"
Additionally, if a voter presents photo ID that does not list an address within the precinct in which he or she wants to cast a vote, that person may present the photo ID with one non-photo identification material from the second list above. The identification material should include the voter’s address.
Early voting
Arizona permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
All voters are eligible to vote absentee/by-mail in Arizona. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee/by-mail.
To vote absentee/by-mail, an absentee/mail-in ballot application must be received by elections officials by 5:00 p.m. 11 days prior to the election. A returned absentee ballot must then be received by elections officials by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.[28][29]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2020 Primary Election," accessed April 9, 2020
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2020 General Election," accessed April 9, 2020
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "July Update: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races," July 22, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, "Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al. - Appellant's Jurisdictional Statement," accessed March 6, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, "Home page," accessed March 6, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 All About Redistricting, "Arizona," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Running for Statewide Office," accessed July 23, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Revised Statutes, "Title 16, Chapter 3, Section 301," accessed July 23, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Revised Statutes, "Title 16, Chapter 3, Section 302," accessed July 23, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Arizona Revised Statutes, "41-1101, Section B," accessed November 22, 2016
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "July Update: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races," July 22, 2020
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Arizona Revised Statutes, "Title 16, Section 565," accessed July 18, 2024
- ↑ Arizona generally observes Mountain Standard Time; however, the Navajo Nation observes daylight saving time. Because of this, Mountain Daylight Time is sometimes observed in Arizona.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Arizona Secretary of State, "Voters," accessed July 18, 2024
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Arizona Voter Registration Instructions," accessed July 18, 2024
- ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, "No. 24A164," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Supreme Court allows Arizona voter-registration law requiring proof of citizenship," August 22, 2024
- ↑ Bloomberg Law, "Supreme Court Partly Restores Voter Proof-of-Citizenship Law ," August 22, 2024
- ↑ Reuters, "US Supreme Court partly revives Arizona's proof of citizenship voter law," August 22, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ ArizonaElections.gov, "What ID Do I Need to Vote Quiz," accessed March 14, 2023
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, “Arizona Revised Statutes 16-579,” accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, “Arizona Revised Statutes 16-541,” accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, “Arizona Revised Statutes 16-547,” accessed July 19, 2024
