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Sheila Bilyeu
Sheila Bilyeu (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. She was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on July 30, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)
Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Abraham Hamadeh defeated Gregory Whitten in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Abraham Hamadeh (R) | 56.5 | 208,269 |
 | Gregory Whitten (D)  | 43.5 | 160,344 | |
| Total votes: 368,613 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeremy Spreitzer (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Gregory Whitten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Whitten | 100.0 | 47,406 |
| Total votes: 47,406 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abraham Hamadeh | 29.9 | 30,686 |
 | Blake Masters | 25.7 | 26,422 | |
 | Ben Toma | 21.0 | 21,549 | |
 | Trent Franks | 16.3 | 16,714 | |
 | Anthony Kern | 4.8 | 4,922 | |
 | Patrick Briody | 2.3 | 2,336 | |
 | Isiah Gallegos (Write-in) | 0.0 | 35 | |
| Total votes: 102,664 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Debbie Lesko (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bilyeu in this election.
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.
2018
Robert Kay (Republican), Sheila Bilyeu (Democrat), Barry Hess (Libertarian), Edward Davida (ATP), Michael DeCarlo (None), Jeff Pearce (Independent), and Jonathan Ringham (TOR) ran as write-in candidates.
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Arizona
Kyrsten Sinema defeated Martha McSally and Angela Green in the general election for U.S. Senate Arizona on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kyrsten Sinema (D) | 50.0 | 1,191,100 |
| Martha McSally (R) | 47.6 | 1,135,200 | |
 | Angela Green (G) | 2.4 | 57,442 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 566 | ||
| Total votes: 2,384,308 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona
Kyrsten Sinema defeated Deedra Abboud in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyrsten Sinema | 79.3 | 404,170 |
 | Deedra Abboud | 20.7 | 105,800 | |
| Total votes: 509,970 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Ruben (D)
- Bob Bishop (D)
- Cheryl Fowler (D)
- Richard Sherzan (D)
- Chris Russell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona
Martha McSally defeated Kelli Ward and Joe Arpaio in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martha McSally | 54.6 | 357,626 |
 | Kelli Ward | 27.6 | 180,926 | |
 | Joe Arpaio | 17.8 | 116,555 | |
| Total votes: 655,107 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Brittain (R)
- Nicholas Tutora (R)
- Christian Diegel (R)
- Michelle Griffin (R)
Green primary election
No Green candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian primary election
No Libertarian candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Doug Marks (L)
2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  John McCain Incumbent |
53.7% | 1,359,267 | |
| Democratic | Ann Kirkpatrick | 40.7% | 1,031,245 | |
| Green | Gary Swing | 5.5% | 138,634 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 1,584 | |
| Total Votes | 2,530,730 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John McCain Incumbent |
51.2% | 302,532 | ||
| Kelli Ward | 39.9% | 235,988 | ||
| Alex Meluskey | 5.3% | 31,159 | ||
| Clair Van Steenwyk | 3.6% | 21,476 | ||
| Total Votes | 591,155 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
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2012
Bilyeu ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Arizona. She ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Libertarian primary but did not appear on the list of general election candidates.[1]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sheila Bilyeu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sheila Bilyeu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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