Warde Nichols

This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.

Warde Nichols

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 4, 2020

Warde Nichols (Republican Party) ran for election for the San Tan Precinct judge of the Maricopa County Justice Court in Arizona. Nichols lost in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.

Nichols is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 21st District from 2003 to 2011.

Biography

Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography.

Nichols' professional experience includes owning a pool service and repair business. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Never Again Foundation and a merit badge counselor/volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America.

Committee assignments

• Government Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
• Rules Committee, Arizona House of Representatives (Chair)

Issues

Sponsored legislation

Nichols' sponsored bills include:

• HB 2073 - state equalization property tax repeal.
• HB 2106 - prohibit photo radar; state highways
• HB 2400 - partial-birth abortions; definition
• HB 2426 - enhanced driver licenses; prohibition

For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2020)

General election

General election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace San Tan Precinct

Incumbent Samuel Goodman won election in the general election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace San Tan Precinct on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Samuel Goodman (R)	98.3	101,487
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	1,720

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,207
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace San Tan Precinct

Incumbent Samuel Goodman defeated Warde Nichols in the Republican primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace San Tan Precinct on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Samuel Goodman	74.5	22,615
	Submit photo	Warde Nichols	25.5	7,753

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,368
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

Nichols was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the Arizona House of Representatives.

2008

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Nichols and Steven B. Yarbrough were elected to the 21st District Seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, defeating opponent Phil Hettmansperger (D).

Nichols raised $73,262 for the campaign, Yarbrough raised $74,489, and Hettmansperger raised $33,385.

Arizona State House, District 21 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Warde Nichols (R)		46,478
Steve Yarbrough (R)		56,980
Phil Hettmansperger (D)		44,943

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Warde Nichols did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Ballotpedia currently provides campaign finance data for all federal- and state-level candidates from 2020 and later. We are continuously working to expand our data to include prior elections. That information will be published here as we acquire it. If you would like to help us provide this data, please consider donating to Ballotpedia.

See also

2020 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. President U.S. Congress U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

Coronavirus Weekly Updates Documenting America's Path to Recovery The Heart of the Primaries The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station

External links

Suggest a link

• Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Warde Nichols
• Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Arizona State House 21 2003–2011	Succeeded by J.D. Mesnard