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Arizona state executive official elections, 2020
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| Arizona state executive official elections |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 6, 2020 |
| Primary: August 4, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Arizona |
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Three state executive offices were up for election in Arizona in 2020:
Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Candidates and election results
Corporation Commission
General election
General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anna Tovar (D) | 17.5 | 1,450,194 |
| ✔ |  | Lea Marquez Peterson (R)  | 17.5 | 1,449,963 |
| ✔ |  | James O'Connor (R) | 17.3 | 1,434,236 |
| Eric Sloan (R) | 16.7 | 1,379,804 | ||
 | William Mundell (D) | 15.7 | 1,295,836 | |
 | Shea Stanfield (D) | 15.3 | 1,264,909 | |
| Christina Gibson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 411 | ||
 | Patrick Finerd (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 232 | |
| Total votes: 8,275,585 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Anna Tovar, William Mundell, and Shea Stanfield advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Tovar | 39.3 | 531,400 |
| ✔ | | William Mundell | 30.7 | 416,099 |
| ✔ | | Shea Stanfield | 30.0 | 406,044 |
| Total votes: 1,353,543 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bridget Bellavigna (D)
- Paul Newman (D)
- John Dougherty III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Eric Sloan, incumbent Lea Marquez Peterson, and James O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Sloan | 50.7 | 516,786 | |
| ✔ | | Lea Marquez Peterson | 44.8 | 456,065 |
| ✔ | | James O'Connor (Write-in) | 4.5 | 45,544 |
| Total votes: 1,018,395 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Farnsworth (R)
- Kim Owens (R)
- Neil DeSanti (R)
- Nick Myers (R)
- Avery Block (R)
- Patrick Tucker (R)
- Boyd Dunn (R)
- Roger Pencek (R)
Campaign finance
The tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Arizona Corporation Commission
Context of the 2020 elections
Party control in Arizona
Arizona Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
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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.[1]
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. Anyone in line when the polls close must be allowed to vote.[2][3]
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 the county listed on the person's registration. 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[4]
To be eligible to vote in an election, one must register at least 29 days before the election.[5] Individuals can register online, in person at the county recorder's office, or by mail.[6]
Automatic registration
- See also: Automatic voter registration
Arizona does not practice automatic voter registration.[7]
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
- See also: Same-day voter registration
Arizona does not allow same-day voter registration.[8]
Residency requirements
Arizona law requires 29 days of residency in the state before a person may vote.[9]
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)."[4] Accepted proof of citizenship include:[4]
- 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.
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.[10] 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. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. 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.[11][12]
The following were accepted forms of identification as of November 2025: Click here for the Arizona Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.
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When you arrive to vote at the polls on Election Day you will announce your name and place of residence to the election official and present one form of identification from List #1 or two different forms of identification from List #2 or 3 ... Valid identification is also required prior to receiving a ballot at any in-person early voting location or emergency vote center or from a special election board. #1: Sufficient Photo ID including name and address (One Required)
Please note: Members of federally-recognized tribes are not required to have an address or photo on their tribal identification in order to cast a provisional ballot. List #2 - Sufficient ID without a photograph that bears the name and address (Two Required)
List #3 - Mix & Match from Lists #1 & #2 (Two Required)
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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 before the election.[14] A returned absentee ballot must then be received by elections officials by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.[15][16]
Past elections
2018
The following elections took place in 2018:
- Arizona gubernatorial election, 2018
- Arizona Attorney General election, 2018
- Arizona Secretary of State election, 2018
- Arizona Treasurer election, 2018
- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018
- Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2018
- Arizona state executive official elections, 2018
- Arizona gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 28 Republican primary)
- Arizona Attorney General election, 2018 (August 28 Republican primary)
- Arizona Secretary of State election, 2018 (August 28 Republican primary)
- Arizona gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 28 Democratic primary)
- Arizona Attorney General election, 2018 (August 28 Democratic primary)
- Arizona Secretary of State election, 2018 (August 28 Democratic primary)
- Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2018
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Legislature, "Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-467," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Legislature, "Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-565," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Arizona Secretary of State, "Voters," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Arizona Voter Registration Instructions," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Automatic Voter Registration," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Same-Day Voter Registration," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Voter Registration Procedures," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Election Day Voting," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Legislature, "Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-579," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Ballot-by-mail & Active Early Voting List Request Form," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Legislature, "Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-541," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Legislature, "Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-547," accessed November 25, 2025
