United States Senate election in Arizona, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

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U.S. Senate, Arizona
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Democratic primary
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Election details
Filing deadline: April 1, 2024
Primary: July 30, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
Pre-election incumbent:
Kyrsten Sinema (independent)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Arizona
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic
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A Democratic Party primary took place on July 30, 2024, in Arizona to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.

Ruben Gallego advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona.

Thirty-four of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate were up for election in 2024, including one special election. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 51-49 majority.[1] Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats held 19, Republicans held 11, and independents held four. As of May 2024, eight members of the U.S. Senate had announced they were not running for re-election.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
April 1, 2024
July 30, 2024
November 5, 2024


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Kyrsten Sinema (independent), who was first elected in 2018.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arizona utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may choose which party's primary they will vote in, but voters registered with a party can only vote in that party's primary.[2][3][4]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Arizona's United States Senate Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona

Ruben Gallego advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ruben Gallego
Ruben Gallego
 
100.0
 
498,927

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 498,927
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Ruben Gallego

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Biography:  Gallego obtained a bachelor's degree from Harvard University. After serving four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, Gallego worked as a public affairs consultant before entering elected politics.


Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

Gallego said he was running "because Arizona is at a crossroads. Protecting abortion access, housing affordability, our water supply — there is so much at stake."

Gallego said Lake believed abortion was wrong and that she had supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Gallego said he supported increasing funding for Border Patrol hiring and equipment to stop illegal crossings as well as expansion of existing border crossings to handle more traffic. Gallego said he would "tell Washington politicians to stop coming to Arizona for your BS political stunts."

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Sources: Ruben Gallego 2024 campaign website, "Home page," accessed August 26, 2024; Ruben Gallego 2024 campaign website, "On the Issues," accessed August 26, 2024, YouTube, "Gallego for Arizona: Kari Lake's 'Great Law' on August 13, 2024," accessed August 26, 2024; YouTube, "Gallego for Arizona: Fail to Plan on August 16, 2024," accessed August 26, 2024; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "GALLEGO, Ruben," accessed August 26, 2024; Ruben Gallego 2024 campaign website, "Home page," accessed August 26, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Arizona in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Arizona

Election information in Arizona: July 30, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: July 1, 2024
  • By mail: Received by July 1, 2024
  • Online: July 1, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: July 19, 2024
  • By mail: Received by July 19, 2024
  • Online: July 19, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: July 30, 2024
  • By mail: Received by July 30, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

July 3, 2024 to July 26, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (MST)


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Ruben Gallego Democratic Party $64,657,200 $65,722,622 $211,153 As of December 31, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Arizona in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Arizona, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Arizona U.S. Senate Democratic 6,556 N/A 4/1/2024 Source
Arizona U.S. Senate Republican 7,072 N/A 4/1/2024 Source
Arizona U.S. Senate Libertarian 3,607 N/A 4/1/2024 Source
Arizona U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 42,303 N/A 4/1/2024 Source

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.


See also: Presidential voting trends in Arizona and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Arizona, 2024
District Incumbent Party PVI
Arizona's 1st David Schweikert Ends.png Republican R+2
Arizona's 2nd Eli Crane Ends.png Republican R+6
Arizona's 3rd Ruben Gallego Electiondot.png Democratic D+24
Arizona's 4th Greg Stanton Electiondot.png Democratic D+2
Arizona's 5th Andy Biggs Ends.png Republican R+11
Arizona's 6th Juan Ciscomani Ends.png Republican R+3
Arizona's 7th Raul Grijalva Electiondot.png Democratic D+15
Arizona's 8th Debbie Lesko Ends.png Republican R+10
Arizona's 9th Paul Gosar Ends.png Republican R+16


2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Arizona[5]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Arizona's 1st 50.1% 48.6%
Arizona's 2nd 45.3% 53.2%
Arizona's 3rd 74.5% 23.9%
Arizona's 4th 54.2% 43.9%
Arizona's 5th 41.0% 57.4%
Arizona's 6th 49.3% 49.2%
Arizona's 7th 65.6% 32.9%
Arizona's 8th 42.5% 56.1%
Arizona's 9th 36.4% 62.2%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 61.8% of Arizonans lived in Maricopa County, the state's one New Democratic county, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in 2020 after voting for the Republican in the preceding two cycles, and 20.0% lived in one of 10 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Arizona was New Democratic, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Arizona following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Arizona presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 9 Democratic wins
  • 19 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party N/A N/A N/A D D R R R D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R D R R R R R D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Arizona

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Arizona.

U.S. Senate election results in Arizona
Race Winner Runner up
2022 51.4%Democratic Party 46.5%Republican Party
2020 51.2%Democratic Party 48.8%Republican Party
2018 50.0%Democratic Party 47.6%Republican Party
2016 53.7%Republican Party 40.8%Democratic Party
2012 49.2%Republican Party 46.1%Democratic Party
Average 52.7 43.6

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Arizona

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Arizona.

Gubernatorial election results in Arizona
Race Winner Runner up
2022 50.3%Democratic Party 49.6%Republican Party
2018 56.0%Republican Party 41.8%Democratic Party
2014 53.4%Democratic Party 41.6%Republican Party
2010 54.3%Republican Party 42.4%Democratic Party
2006 62.6%Democratic Party 35.4%Republican Party
Average 54.5 41.3
See also: Party control of Arizona state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Arizona's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Arizona
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 2 4
Republican 0 6 6
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 1 1
Total 2 9 11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Arizona's top three state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Arizona, May 2024
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Katie Hobbs
Secretary of State Democratic Party Adrian Fontes
Attorney General Democratic Party Kris Mayes

State legislature

Arizona State Senate

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 14
     Republican Party 16
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 30

Arizona House of Representatives

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 28
     Republican Party 31
     Other 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 60

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Arizona Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D
Senate D R R R R R R R R S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

The table below details demographic data in Arizona and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for Arizona
Arizona United States
Population 7,151,502 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 113,654 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 66.7% 65.9%
Black/African American 4.6% 12.5%
Asian 3.4% 5.8%
Native American 4.1% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Other (single race) 7.7% 6%
Multiple 13.4% 8.8%
Hispanic/Latino 32% 18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.7% 89.1%
College graduation rate 31.8% 34.3%
Income
Median household income $72,581 $75,149
Persons below poverty level 9.2% 8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**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.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Two Independents caucused with the Democratic Party. Another independent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, counted toward the Democratic majority for committee purposes.
  2. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 19, 2024
  3. ↑ Citizens Clean Elections Commission, "Primary Election," accessed July 19, 2024
  4. ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Arizona Revised Statutes 16-467," accessed July 19 2024
  5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023


Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Ruben Gallego (D)
Mark Kelly (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Eli Crane (R)
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
Vacant
District 8
District 9
Republican Party (6)
Democratic Party (4)
Vacancies (1)


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