David Livingston recall, Arizona House of Representatives (2025)

David Livingston recall
	Officeholders
	David Livingston (R)
	Recall status
	Did not go to a vote
	Signature requirement
	26,342 signatures
See also
	Recall overview; Political recall efforts, 2025; Recalls in Arizona; Arizona recall laws; State legislative recalls; Recall reports

The effort to recall David Livingston (R) from the District 28 seat in the Arizona House of Representatives began on April 22, 2025. Supporters of the recall had 120 days—or no later than August 20, 2025—to collect 26,342 signatures to require a recall election.^[1] The Arizona Secretary of State's office confirmed on August 22 that no signatures were submitted for the recall effort by the deadline.

Proponents of the recall effort criticized Livingston over delays in funding for the Division of Developmental Disabilities.^[2]

Livingston was first elected to the chamber in 2022 and was re-elected in 2024.

Recall supporters

Reclaim Our Arizona Representation initiated the recall effort. The recall petition listed the following reasons for recall:^[1]

“

Representative David Livingston failed to represent the best interest of his constituents for which he was elected by the people of District 28 in the State of Arizona. Following are the Grounds for this recall petition: Rep. Livingston supported harmful legislation and refused to fund DDD, putting vital services at risk. Rep. Livingston ignored his district's pleas for dialogue, leaving families in crisis. Leaders must serve everyone. This recall demands accountability and compassion. Representative David Livingston has failed District 28.^[3]

”

Recall opponents

As of April 24, 2025, Livingston had not issued a response to the recall effort.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona

A recall can be filed against any public officer on any grounds. The recall may not be filed until after the elected official has been in office in his or her first term for at least six months. This six-month limit does not apply to state legislators. In the case of state legislators, a recall petition may commence five days after the start of their first legislative session after their election. In the case of other elected officials, there is no six-month limit for subsequent terms in office.^[4]

A recall petition must be filed at the office in which the officer being recalled files for nomination. The petition must contain a general statement explaining the recall, not exceeding 200 words. This petition must be signed by the sponsors who swear an oath that all signatures collected will be valid signatures.

The number of signatures required to qualify for a recall attempt for the ballot is 25% of the number of votes cast in the last election for that office. Recall supporters have 120 days to collect signatures.

If enough signatures are gathered, a recall election will be held. All qualified candidates can run against the incumbent. Whoever gets the most votes wins the office. If the incumbent wins he/she remains in office and no other recall can occur during that term unless the proponents pay the cost of the prior recall election.

Recall supporters had until August 20, 2025, to turn in 26,342 signatures to require a recall election.^[1]

Historical state legislative recalls

Ballotpedia tracked 186 recall efforts against 168 state lawmakers from 1913 to 2024. During that time, 40 recalls made the ballot and 22 state legislators were successfully recalled.^[5] A breakdown of the state legislative recall efforts by year is displayed in the chart below:

Michigan state legislators drew more recall petitions than any other from 1913 to 2024. Three of those 60 recall efforts have been successful. Wisconsin and California followed with 32 and 25 recall efforts, respectively. Wisconsin led all states with six legislators recalled, while California had five. The most recent successful recall effort against a state lawmaker was in 2018 with California state Senator Josh Newman (D). A breakdown of the various recall efforts is displayed in the chart below:

Recall context

See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report

Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.

The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.

Election history

2024

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)

Incumbent Beverly Pingerelli and incumbent David Livingston defeated Barbara Fike in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Beverly Pingerelli (R)	37.8	79,618
✔	David Livingston (R)	37.6	79,333
	Barbara Fike (D)	24.6	51,780

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 210,731
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)

Barbara Fike advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Fike	100.0	18,880

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,880
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)

Incumbent David Livingston and incumbent Beverly Pingerelli defeated Susan Black in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on July 30, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Livingston	37.0	26,914
✔	Beverly Pingerelli	36.7	26,707
	Susan Black	26.3	19,170

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,791
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