Chris Sylvester (Arizona)

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Christopher Sylvester

Republican Party

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Last election

August 28, 2018

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Christopher Sylvester (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the special Republican primary on February 27, 2018.

Sylvester also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 28, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District special election, 2018

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Incumbent Debbie Lesko defeated Hiral Tipirneni in the special general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on April 24, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Lesko (R)	52.4	96,012
		Hiral Tipirneni (D)	47.6	87,331

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 183,343
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Augie Beyer (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Hiral Tipirneni defeated Brianna Westbrook in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on February 27, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hiral Tipirneni	60.2	23,175
		Brianna Westbrook	39.7	15,288
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	22

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,485
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on February 27, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Lesko	35.4	27,047
		Phil Lovas	24.3	18,562
		Steve Montenegro	23.7	18,106
		Bob Stump	5.3	4,032
		Clair Van Steenwyk	2.3	1,787
		Christopher Sylvester	1.9	1,490
		David Lien	1.8	1,341
		Richard Mack	1.6	1,191
		Mark Yates	1.1	871
	Submit photo	Chad Allen	1.1	824
		Brenden Dilley	1.1	823
	Submit photo	Stephen Dolgos	0.5	377
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,459
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Cavanaugh (R)

See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Arizona's 8th Congressional District special election, 2018
• Arizona's 8th Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ruben Gallego (D)

Mark Kelly (D)

Representatives

District 1

David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Eli Crane (R)

District 3

Yassamin Ansari (D)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)

District 5

Andy Biggs (R)

District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R)

District 7

Vacant

District 8

Abraham Hamadeh (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (4)

Vacancies (1)