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United States Senate special election in Arizona, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
- Primary date: Aug. 4
- Primary type: Semi-closed
- Registration deadline(s): July 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Early voting starts: July 8
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Aug. 4 (received)
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 6, 2020 |
| Primary: August 4, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Martha McSally (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Arizona |
| Race ratings |
Inside Elections: Tilt Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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| See also |
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A Democratic Party primary took place on August 4, 2020, in Arizona to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the special election on November 3, 2020.
Mark Kelly advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona.
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Heading into the election, the incumbent was Martha McSally (Republican), who was first appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2018 by Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to replace former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl (R).[1] Kyl was named to McCain's seat and held it until the end of 2018. The special election was called to fill the rest of the 2017-2022 term that John McCain (R) was elected to in 2016. McCain died of cancer on August 25, 2018.[2]
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.[3][4][5]
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:
- United States Senate special election in Arizona, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
- United States Senate special election in Arizona, 2020
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona
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)
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[6] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[7] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Bo Garcia | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $101,106,584 | $99,704,060 | $1,402,523 | As of December 31, 2020 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. 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." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[8]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[9][10][11]
| Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Arizona, 2020 | |||||||||
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| The Cook Political Report | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season. | |||||||||
See also
- United States Senate special election in Arizona, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
- United States Senate special election in Arizona, 2020
- United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2020
- United States Senate elections, 2020
- U.S. Senate battlegrounds, 2020
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ AZCentral, "Martha McSally will be appointed to John McCain's Senate seat," December 18, 2018
- ↑ Arizona Central, "Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl will be John McCain's successor in the U.S. Senate," September 4, 2018
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Citizens Clean Elections Commission, "Primary Election," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Arizona Revised Statutes 16-467," accessed July 19 2024
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
