Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2018)

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2018 Maricopa County elections
Election dates
Filing deadline: May 30, 2018
Primary election: August 28, 2018 General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: Clerk of the superior court, Constables, Justices of the peace
Total seats up: 46
Election type: Partisan
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Maricopa County, Arizona, held general elections for clerk of the superior court, constables, and justices of the peace on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on August 28, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was May 30, 2018.

Clerk of the Superior Court

General election

General election candidates

• Roberta Neil Miller  (Democratic Party)
• Jeff Fine  (Republican Party) ✔

Primary election

Primary candidates

• Roberta Neil Miller  (Democratic Party) ✔
• Chris DeRose  (Republican Party)
• Jeff Fine  (Republican Party) ✔

Judicial

Superior Court retention election

Maricopa County Superior Court Retention election
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Maricopa County Superior Court	This general election was canceled.
Alison Bachus' seat	Alison Bachus (i)
Arthur Anderson's seat	Arthur Anderson (i)
Bradley Astrowsky's seat	Bradley Astrowsky (i)
Cynthia Bailey's seat	Cynthia Bailey (i)
Daniel Martin's seat	Daniel Martin (i)
Danielle J. Viola's seat	Danielle J. Viola (i)
David O. Cunanan's seat	David O. Cunanan (i)
Dawn Bergin's seat	Dawn Bergin (i)
Dean M. Fink's seat	Dean M. Fink (i)
Dewain Fox's seat	Dewain Fox (i)
Erin O'Brien Otis' seat	Erin O'Brien Otis (i)
Frank Moskowitz's seat	Frank Moskowitz (i)
Geoffrey Fish's seat	Geoffrey Fish (i)
George H. Foster's seat	George H. Foster (i)
Greg Como's seat	Greg Como (i)
Howard Sukenic's seat	Howard Sukenic (i)
James Smith's seat	James Smith (i)
Janet Barton's seat	Janet Barton (i)
Janice K. Crawford's seat	Janice K. Crawford (i)
Jay Polk's seat	Jay Polk (i)
Jeffrey Rueter's seat	Jeffrey Rueter (i)
Jennifer Green's seat	Jennifer Green (i)
Jennifer Ryan-Touhill's seat	Jennifer Ryan-Touhill (i)
Joan Sinclair's seat	Joan Sinclair (i)
John Rea's seat	John Rea (i)
Joseph C. Welty's seat	Joseph C. Welty (i)
Joseph Kreamer's seat	Joseph Kreamer (i)
Joshua Rogers' seat	Joshua Rogers (i)
Karen L. O'Connor's seat	Karen L. O'Connor (i)
Katherine Cooper's seat	Katherine Cooper (i)
Kerstin LeMaire's seat	Kerstin LeMaire (i)
Kristin Culbertson's seat	Kristin Culbertson (i)
Laura Reckart's seat	Laura Reckart (i)
Mark H. Brain's seat	Mark H. Brain (i)
Michael Blair's seat	Michael Blair (i)
Michael J. Herrod's seat	Michael J. Herrod (i)
Pamela Svoboda's seat	Pamela Svoboda (i)
Randall Warner's seat	Randall Warner (i)
Roger Brodman's seat	Roger Brodman (i)
Ronee Korbin Steiner's seat	Ronee Korbin Steiner (i)
Rosa Mroz's seat	Rosa Mroz (i)
Roy Whitehead's seat	Roy Whitehead (i)
Sally Duncan's seat	Sally Duncan (i)
Sam Myers' seat	Sam Myers (i)
Stephen Hopkins' seat	Stephen Hopkins (i)
Susanna Pineda's seat	Susanna Pineda (i)
Theodore Campagnolo's seat	Theodore Campagnolo (i)
Warren J. Granville's seat	Warren J. Granville (i)

Justices of the Peace

General election

Write-in candidates

• Thane Eichenauer (MOR), Encanto Precinct
• Murray Kuzek (D), McDowell Mountain Precinct
• Tamara Floyd (D), White Tank District

Constable

General election

Note: Three write-in candidates filed to run in the race for the Agua Fria District. Find the candidates below the general election list.

Write-in candidates

• Doug Clark (D), Agua Fria District (814 votes)
• Eddie Cruz (D), Agua Fria District (49 votes)
• Aaron Herrera (D), Agua Fria District (107 votes)

Primary election

Note: No candidates filed to run in the race for the Agua Fria District.

Special districts

Central Arizona Water Conservation District (Five seats)

General election candidates

• Lisa Atkins  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Terry Goddard  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Heather Macre  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Frank Lee Archer  (Nonpartisan)
• Jim Ballinger  (Nonpartisan)
• Alan Dulaney  (Nonpartisan)
• Kerry Giangobbe  (Nonpartisan)
• Jim Iannuzo  (Nonpartisan)
• Jennifer Martin  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• April Pinger-Tornquist  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Daniel Schweiker  (Nonpartisan)
• Ronald Sereny  (Nonpartisan)
• Rory Vanpoucke  (Nonpartisan)
• Chris Will  (Nonpartisan)

Maricopa Integrated Health System

District 3

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

• Susan Gerard  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

District 4

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

• Woody Thomas  (Nonpartisan) ✔

Maricopa County Community College District

At-large

General election candidates

• Roc Arnett  (Nonpartisan)
• Kathleen Winn  (Nonpartisan) ✔

District 3

General election candidates

• Sherman Elliott  (Nonpartisan)
• Marie Sullivan  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Debi Vandenboom  (Nonpartisan)

District 4

General election candidates

• Jean McGrath  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Stan Arterberry  (Nonpartisan)

District 5

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

• Tom Nerini  (Nonpartisan) ✔

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Arizona elections, 2018

About the county

See also: Maricopa County, Arizona

The county government of Maricopa County is located in Phoenix, Arizona. The county was first established in 1871.

County government

See also: Government of Maricopa County, Arizona

Maricopa County is overseen by a five-member board of supervisors. Each supervisor is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a county assessor, county attorney, county recorder, clerk of the superior court, county sheriff, county treasurer, constables, and justices of the peace.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Maricopa County, Arizona
	Maricopa County	Arizona
Population	3,817,117	6,392,017
Land area (sq mi)	9,201	113,652
Race and ethnicity**
White	77.6%	77.2%
Black/African American	5.6%	4.5%
Asian	4.2%	3.3%
Native American	2%	4.5%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Other (single race)	6.7%	6.5%
Multiple	3.7%	3.7%
Hispanic/Latino	31%	31.3%
Education
High school graduation rate	87.7%	87.1%
College graduation rate	32.7%	29.5%
Income
Median household income	$64,468	$58,945
Persons below poverty level	13.8%	15.1%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Arizona are Pivot Counties.

Donald Trump (R) defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election. Trump won 48.7 percent of the vote, while Clinton won 45.1 percent. Arizona was one of 12 key battleground states in 2016. Of the 30 states won by Trump in 2016, Arizona had the fifth closest margin. From when it became a state in 1912 to 2016, Arizona voted Republican in 66.7 percent of presidential elections. It voted Republican in all presidential elections from 2000 to 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Arizona. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 12 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 25 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 14 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 27.5 points. Clinton won two districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 18 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 22.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 16 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 21.5 points.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	30.1%	68.2%	R+38.2	28.6%	66.9%	R+38.3	R
2	57.2%	41.6%	D+15.7	59.4%	36.1%	D+23.2	D
3	70.0%	28.1%	D+41.9	70.2%	24.4%	D+45.8	D
4	54.3%	44.2%	D+10.2	56.8%	38.2%	D+18.7	D
5	28.1%	70.0%	R+41.9	22.2%	73.5%	R+51.3	R
6	42.2%	55.6%	R+13.4	41.7%	52.1%	R+10.4	R
7	63.2%	35.4%	D+27.8	59.8%	34.1%	D+25.7	D
8	44.7%	53.5%	R+8.8	40.2%	54.6%	R+14.4	R
9	53.4%	44.9%	D+8.4	56.8%	37.9%	D+18.9	D
10	51.8%	46.5%	D+5.4	52.9%	41.6%	D+11.4	D
11	39.7%	59.0%	R+19.3	40.6%	54.5%	R+13.9	R
12	32.5%	65.9%	R+33.4	34.8%	59.3%	R+24.5	R
13	33.5%	65.1%	R+31.6	34.1%	61.1%	R+27	R
14	35.7%	62.5%	R+26.8	33.6%	59.9%	R+26.2	R
15	36.4%	61.9%	R+25.4	39.1%	55.7%	R+16.6	R
16	35.0%	63.1%	R+28.1	32.9%	61.3%	R+28.4	R
17	42.1%	56.2%	R+14.2	45.1%	49.2%	R+4.1	R
18	48.1%	50.0%	R+1.9	51.9%	41.5%	D+10.4	R
19	66.4%	32.1%	D+34.3	67.4%	27.2%	D+40.3	D
20	42.4%	55.3%	R+12.9	42.7%	50.7%	R+8	R
21	40.6%	58.0%	R+17.4	39.8%	55.0%	R+15.2	R
22	33.4%	65.4%	R+31.9	33.7%	62.1%	R+28.4	R
23	35.9%	62.9%	R+26.9	41.2%	54.6%	R+13.3	R
24	63.2%	34.4%	D+28.8	65.9%	27.7%	D+38.3	D
25	33.1%	65.1%	R+31.9	35.1%	58.7%	R+23.6	R
26	58.3%	38.5%	D+19.8	59.4%	31.9%	D+27.5	D
27	75.2%	23.2%	D+52	74.1%	20.6%	D+53.5	D
28	44.6%	53.6%	R+9	49.9%	44.6%	D+5.3	R
29	64.7%	33.6%	D+31.1	65.0%	29.3%	D+35.7	D
30	61.3%	36.7%	D+24.7	62.2%	31.7%	D+30.5	D
Total	44.6%	53.7%	R+9.1	45.5%	49.0%	R+3.6	-
Source: Daily Kos

See also

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