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Benjamin Wirtz
Benjamin Wirtz (independent) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 12. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Contreras and incumbent Anastasia Travers defeated Lawrence Hudson, Marc Johnston, and Benjamin Wirtz in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Contreras (D) | 36.4 | 65,931 |
| ✔ |  | Anastasia Travers (D) | 36.0 | 65,115 |
 | Lawrence Hudson (R)  | 27.6 | 49,932 | |
| Marc Johnston (L) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 89 | ||
 | Benjamin Wirtz (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 35 | |
| Total votes: 181,102 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Contreras and incumbent Anastasia Travers advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Contreras | 51.7 | 18,996 |
| ✔ | | Anastasia Travers | 48.3 | 17,734 |
| Total votes: 36,730 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Lawrence Hudson advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence Hudson | 100.0 | 16,793 |
| Total votes: 16,793 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wirtz in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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