Paul Burton
Paul Burton (Republican Party) (also known as PT) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 1st Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on July 30, 2024.
Burton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Paul Burton was born in Columbus, Ohio. Burton's professional experience includes working as a small business owner. He earned a degree from Wilmington College in 1996. Burton has been affiliated with Kairos Prison Ministries.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)
Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 1
Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Amish Shah in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Schweikert (R) | 51.9 | 225,538 |
 | Amish Shah (D) | 48.1 | 208,966 | |
| Total votes: 434,504 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sarah Wharton (Independent)
- Bryce Beckstrom (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amish Shah | 23.5 | 17,214 |
 | Andrei Cherny | 21.3 | 15,596 | |
 | Marlene Galán-Woods | 21.2 | 15,490 | |
 | Conor O'Callaghan | 18.5 | 13,539 | |
 | Andrew Horne | 12.3 | 8,991 | |
 | Kurt Kroemer | 3.2 | 2,356 | |
| Total votes: 73,186 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cody Newman (D)
- Melissa Lamore (D)
- John Williamson (D)
- Robert Glasgow (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1
Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Kimberly George and Robert Backie in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Schweikert | 62.7 | 62,811 |
 | Kimberly George | 27.5 | 27,587 | |
 | Robert Backie | 9.8 | 9,854 | |
| Total votes: 100,252 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Burton (R)
- Reina Patocs (R)
Libertarian primary election
No Libertarian candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michelle Martin (L)
2020
See also: United States Senate special election in Arizona, 2020
United States Senate election in Arizona, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Arizona, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate Arizona
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Senate Arizona on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Kelly (D) | 51.2 | 1,716,467 |
 | Martha McSally (R) | 48.8 | 1,637,661 | |
| Matthew Dorchester (L) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 379 | ||
 | Nicholas Glenn (Independent Republican Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 152 | |
| Debbie Simmons (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 98 | ||
 | John Schiess (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 92 | |
| Christopher Beckett (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 69 | ||
 | Joshua Rodriguez (Unity Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 69 | |
 | Mohammad Arif (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 68 | |
 | Perry Kapadia (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 58 | |
| Mathew Haupt (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 37 | ||
| Patrick Thomas (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 29 | ||
 | Edward Davida (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 28 | |
| Jim Stevens (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 23 | ||
| Buzz Stewart (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | ||
| William Decker (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 | ||
| Adam Chilton (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 19 | ||
| Benjamin Rodriguez (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 17 | ||
| Frank Saenz (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 3,355,317 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona
Mark Kelly defeated Bo Garcia in the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Kelly | 99.9 | 665,620 |
| Bo Garcia (Write-in) | 0.1 | 451 | ||
| Total votes: 666,071 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mohammad Arif (D)
- Sheila Bilyeu (D)
- Juan Angel Vasquez (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona
Incumbent Martha McSally defeated Daniel McCarthy and Sean Lyons in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martha McSally | 75.2 | 551,119 |
 | Daniel McCarthy | 24.8 | 181,511 | |
| Sean Lyons (Write-in) | 0.0 | 210 | ||
| Total votes: 732,840 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josue Larose (R)
- Craig Brittain (R)
- Paul Burton (R)
- Floyd Getchell (R)
- Mark Cavener (R)
Libertarian primary election
Barry Hess and Alan White ran as write-in candidates in the race. Hess received 329 votes and White received 101 votes. Libertarian write-in candidates were required to receive at least 3,335 votes to make the general election ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Burton in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paul Burton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Citizen Representative over Career Politicians
- Leadership is about serving, being the Hands & Feet of God to our neighbors.
- The unelected do not make laws and therefore must be stopped. DOJ/FBI/EPA/IRS name your Agency!!
Control of Agencies
Oversight of Agencies
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (all 5 books of the trilogy) - lets fine our 42
1. Former Congressman Chris Cannon UT 4
2. Chuck Smith, US Senate Candidate Virginia
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2020
Paul Burton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 5, 2023
