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Municipal elections in Pima County, Arizona (2018)
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| 2018 Pima County elections |
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| 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, superior court judges, constables, justices of the peace, special districts |
| Total seats up: 23 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2018 |
Elections
Clerk of the Superior Court
General election candidates
- Toni Hellon (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Gary Harrison (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Toni Hellon (Incumbent) ✔
Constables
Precinct 2
General election candidates
- Esther Gonzalez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
- Esther Gonzalez (Incumbent) ✔
Precinct 3
General election candidates
- Jose Gonzalez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Precinct 5
General election candidates
- Marge Cummings (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Republican primary candidates
- Marge Cummings (Incumbent) ✔
Judicial
Superior Court
Pima County Superior Court 2018 Retention election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Division 2 |
 Charles Harrington (i) |
| Division 4 |
Janet Calkins Bostwick (i) |
| Division 6 |
Danelle B. Liwski (i) |
| Division 10 |
James Erik Marner (i) |
| Division 13 |
Peter Hochuli (i) |
| Division 15 |
Javier Chon-Lopez (i) |
| Division 17 |
Catherine Woods (i) |
| Division 19 |
Kathleen Ann Quigley (i) |
| Division 21 |
Cynthia Kuhn (i) |
| Division 22 |
Jeffrey Bergin (i) |
| Division 27 |
Christopher Browning (i) |
Justice of the Peace
Pima County Justice of the Peace 2018 General election |
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Anne Segal (Independent) |
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| Precinct 8 |
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Pima County Justice of the Peace 2018 Primary election |
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Republican |
Other |
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| Precinct 5 |
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Special districts
Pima Community College District
District 3
General election candidates
- Maria Garcia (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Sherryn Marshall (Nonpartisan)
District 5
General election candidates
- Debi Chess Mabie (Nonpartisan)
- Luis Gonzales (Nonpartisan) ✔
Pima County JTED board
District 2
General election
The general election was canceled. Cindy Rankin (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
District 3
General election
The general election was canceled. Alex Jácome (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Arizona elections, 2018
About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Pima County, Arizona | ||
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| Pima County | Arizona | |
| Population | 980,263 | 6,392,017 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 9,188 | 113,652 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 76% | 77.2% |
| Black/African American | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Native American | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 8.6% | 6.5% |
| Multiple | 4.9% | 3.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 37.2% | 31.3% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.4% | 87.1% |
| College graduation rate | 32.4% | 29.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $53,379 | $58,945 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.8% | 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.[1][2]
| 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 | |||||||
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| 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
| Pima County, Arizona | Arizona | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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