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Arizona elections, 2012
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Arizona's 2012 elections U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Other executive offices • State Senate • State House • State ballot measures • Candidate ballot access |
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| Contents |
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| 1 2012 Elections |
| 2 Eligibility to Vote |
| 2.1 Primary election |
| 2.2 General election |
| 3 Voting absentee |
| 3.1 Eligibility |
| 3.2 Deadlines |
| 3.3 Military and overseas voting |
| 4 Voting early |
| 5 See also |
| 6 References |
The state of Arizona held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:
- Signature filing deadline: May 30, 2012 & July 5 (Measures only)
- Primary date: August 28, 2012.
- General election date: November 6, 2012
| On the 2012 ballot | Click here for all November 6, 2012 Election Results | ||
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| U.S. Senate (1 seat) | 
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| U.S. House (9 seats) |
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| State Executives (3 down-ballot seats) |
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| State Senate (30 seats) |
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| State House (60 seats) |
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| Ballot measures (9 measures) |
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2012 Elections
For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page
Elections by type
U.S. Senate
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jeff Flake |
49.2% | 1,104,457 | |
| Democratic | Richard Carmona | 46.2% | 1,036,542 | |
| Libertarian | Marc Victor | 4.6% | 102,109 | |
| Independent | Steven Watts (Write-in) | 0% | 290 | |
| Independent | Don Manspeaker (Write-in) | 0% | 24 | |
| Total Votes | 2,243,422 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
U.S. House
Arizona received an additional seat from redistricting.
| Members of the U.S. House from Arizona -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 5 | |
| Republican Party | 5 | 4 | |
| Total | 8 | 9 | |
| District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| 1st |  Ann Kirkpatrick Jonathan Paton Kim Allen |
Paul Gosar | Ann Kirkpatrick |
Yes |
| 2nd | Ron Barber Martha McSally Anthony Powell (Write-in) |
Trent Franks | Ron Barber |
Yes |
| 3rd | Raul Grijalva Gabriela Saucedo Mercer Blanca Guerra |
Benjamin Quayle | Raul Grijalva |
Yes |
| 4th | Johnnie Robinson Paul Gosar Joe Pamelia Richard Grayson |
Ed Pastor | Paul Gosar |
Yes |
| 5th | Morgan Spencer Matt Salmon |
David Schweikert | Matt Salmon |
No |
| 6th | Matt Jette David Schweikert Jack Anderson Mark Salazar |
Jeff Flake | David Schweikert |
No |
| 7th | Ed Pastor Joe Cobb |
Raul Grijalva | Ed Pastor |
No |
| 8th | Gene Scharer Trent Franks Stephen Dolgos |
Ron Barber | Trent Franks |
Yes |
| 9th | Kyrsten Sinema Vernon Parker Powell Gammill |
N/A | Kyrsten Sinema |
N/A |
State Executives
There were three state executive positions up for election in 2012.
| Arizona Corporation Commission General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Newman Incumbent | 15.5% | 868,726 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Kennedy Incumbent | 15.4% | 862,876 | |
| Democratic | Marcia Busching | 13.8% | 776,472 | |
| Republican | Bob Stump Incumbent |
17.5% | 979,034 | |
| Republican | Robert Burns |
16.8% | 943,157 | |
| Republican | Susan Bitter Smith |
16.7% | 935,575 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Gohl | 2% | 112,490 | |
| Green | Daniel Pout | 1% | 58,607 | |
| Green | Thomas Meadows | 1.2% | 67,950 | |
| Write-in | Various | 0.1% | 3,784 | |
| Total Votes | 5,608,671 | |||
| Election results via Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
State Senate
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012
Heading into the election, Republicans maintained partisan control in the state senate.
| Arizona State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 9 | 13 | |
| Republican Party | 21 | 17 | |
| Total | 30 | 30 | |
State House
Heading into the election, Republicans maintained partisan control in the state house.
| 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 | |
Ballot measures
- See also: Arizona 2012 ballot measures
November 6, 2012
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Proposition 114 | Crime victims | Prohibit felony crime victims from having to pay damages |
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1,664,473 (80%) |
417,431 (20%) |
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| Proposition 115 | Age limits; Public information; Judiciary; Ethics | Increase term lengths and the retirement age for justices and judges and require superior courts to publish decisions online |
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553,132 (28%) |
1,446,970 (72%) |
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| Proposition 116 | Taxes | Establish the tax exemption amount for business equipment to be equal to the combined earnings of 50 workers |
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852,981 (44%) |
1,089,294 (56%) |
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| Proposition 117 | Taxes; Property | Set a 5% annual cap on increases in property values used to determine property taxes and establish a single limited property value as the basis for calculating all property taxes on real property |
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1,132,766 (57%) |
866,249 (43%) |
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| Proposition 118 | Budgets | Adjust the distribution formula for the State Land Trust Permanent Endowment Fund |
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950,938 (51%) |
931,238 (49%) |
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| Proposition 119 | Defense funding; Property | Authorize the exchange of state trust lands for protecting military facilitates or improving land management |
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1,194,594 (62%) |
733,907 (38%) |
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| Proposition 120 | Federal issues; Public land | Declare Arizona's sovereignty over public lands and all natural resources within its boundaries |
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623,461 (32%) |
1,308,299 (68%) |
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| Proposition 121 | Primary elections | Establish a top-two system for primary elections |
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662,366 (33%) |
1,340,286 (67%) |
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| Proposition 204 | Taxes | Permanently increasing the state sales tax by one cent per dollar |
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768,422 (36%) |
1,353,212 (64%) |
Local measures
Ballotpedia tracked local ballot elections in 11 states. Those states included: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin.
For the state of Arizona, below is a glimpse of some of the local measures that appeared or were scheduled to appear on ballots in 2012.
- Flagstaff City Bond Questions, 2 (November 2012)
- Williams Unified School District Budget Increase Question (November 2012)
- Sedona-Oak Creek Joint Unified School District Budget Increase Question (November 2012)
- Page Unified School District Budget Increase Question (November 2012)
- Tanque Verde Unified School District Operations Budget and Tax Proposition 414 (November 2012)
- Altar Valley Elementary School District Operations Budget and Tax Proposition 413 (November 2012)
- Sunnyside Unified School District Operations Budget and Tax Question, Proposition 412 (November 2012)
- Avra Valley Fire District Bond Proposition 411 (November 2012)
- Tucson City Road Bond Proposition 409 (November 2012)
- Glendale City Sales Tax Increase Measure (November 2012)
...click here for all 2012 Arizona local measures.
Eligibility to Vote
Primary election
- See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections
Arizona was one of 21 states to use a strictly closed primary system. Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by July 30, 2012, which was 29 days before the primary took place.[1] (Information about registering to vote)
General election
- See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections
The deadline to register to vote was 29 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 8. The official deadline was posted as October 9, 2012 at midnight.[2]
- Voter ID info
- Residency requirements: Resident[3]
- Same-day registration: None
Voting absentee
- See also: 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.[4][5]
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
Arizona is one of 33 states that has early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting began 33 days prior an election and ends at 5 p.m. on the Friday prior to election day.[6] The average number of days prior to an election that voters can cast an early ballot is 21 days in states with a definitive starting date.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Important Dates," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Important Dates 2012" accessed May 7, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Voter Registration" accessed May 7, 2012
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, “Arizona Revised Statutes 16-541,” accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, “Arizona Revised Statutes 16-547,” accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Long Distance Voter, "Early Voting Rules: Arizona," accessed December 18, 2013
