Carmen Casillas
Carmen Casillas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 8. Casillas lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Casillas was an unsuccessful 2016 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the Arizona House of Representatives. Casillas also unsuccessfully ran for the same seat in 2014.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)
Incumbent David Cook and incumbent Thomas Shope defeated Carmen Casillas and Linda Gross in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Cook (R) | 29.2 | 28,421 |
| ✔ |  | Thomas Shope (R) | 28.9 | 28,150 |
 | Carmen Casillas (D) | 21.8 | 21,171 | |
 | Linda Gross (D)  | 20.1 | 19,530 | |
| Total votes: 97,272 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)
Carmen Casillas and Linda Gross defeated Pablo Correa in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carmen Casillas | 39.6 | 6,916 |
| ✔ | | Linda Gross | 30.6 | 5,343 |
| Pablo Correa | 29.9 | 5,222 | ||
| Total votes: 17,481 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)
Incumbent Thomas Shope and incumbent David Cook advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Shope | 50.9 | 10,432 |
| ✔ | | David Cook | 49.1 | 10,062 |
| Total votes: 20,494 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.[1] Incumbent Frank Pratt (R) did not seek re-election.
David Cook and incumbent Thomas Shope, Jr. defeated Carmen Casillas in the Arizona House of Representatives District 8 general election.[2][3]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  David Cook |
35.82% | 31,565 | |
| Republican | Thomas Shope, Jr. Incumbent |
34.52% | 30,416 | |
| Democratic | Carmen Casillas | 29.66% | 26,138 | |
| Total Votes | 88,119 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Carmen Casillas ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 8 Democratic Primary.[4]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Carmen Casillas (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Thomas Shope, Jr. and David Cook were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 8 Republican Primary.[5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Thomas Shope, Jr. Incumbent | |
| Republican | David Cook | |
2014
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Carmen Casillas was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Frank Pratt and T.J. Shope defeated Wayne Bachmann and Darla Dawald in the Republican primary. Pratt and Shope defeated Casillas in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Pratt Incumbent |
36.4% | 19,458 | |
| Republican | Thomas "TJ" Shope Incumbent |
35.9% | 19,198 | |
| Democratic | Carmen Casillas | 27.7% | 14,847 | |
| Total Votes | 53,503 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Frank Pratt Incumbent |
32.2% | 5,992 |
| T.J. Shope Incumbent |
29.9% | 5,556 |
| Darla Dawald | 21.9% | 4,081 |
| Wayne Bachmann | 16% | 2,974 |
| Total Votes | 18,603 | |
Campaign themes
2014
Casillas' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]
- Excerpt: "Carmen advocates for Education, Jobs and the Economy. In addition, she is a strong advocate for Public Safety. She works toward bettering the lives of our youth, elderly and disabled and is a strong advocate on making our homes and streets safe."
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Arizona House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Carmen Casillas for House, "Biography of Carmen Casillas," accessed October 16, 2014
