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The2018 Arizona Secretary of State election took place in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 6, 2018, to elect theSecretary of State of Arizona, concurrently with theelection of Arizona'sClass I U.S. Senate seat, as well asother elections to the United States Senate in other states andelections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variousstate and local elections.
IncumbentMichele Reagan was first elected in 2014 and ran for re-election. She was defeated in the Republican primary by Steve Gaynor.State senatorKatie Hobbs defeated Gaynor in the general election by a small margin, becoming the first Democratic Secretary of State sinceRichard Mahoney was elected in 1990.
The race was rated "Likely Republican" by Governing.com,[2] but this did not come to fruition as Katie Hobbs pulled off anupset win which, alongside Democrats' victory in theconcurrent Senate election, establishedArizona's role as a key battleground state.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Gaynor | 414,332 | 66.69% | |
| Republican | Michele Reagan (incumbent) | 206,988 | 33.31% | |
| Total votes | 621,320 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Katie Hobbs | 465,668 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 465,668 | 100.0% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Governing[17] | Lean R | October 11, 2018 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Gaynor (R) | Katie Hobbs (D) | Other | Undecided |
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| Data Orbital (R)[18] | October 1–3, 2018 | 550 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 41% | 31% | 3% | 24% |
| OH Predictive Insights[19] | October 1–2, 2018 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 50% | 36% | – | 14% |
| Gravis Marketing[20] | September 5–7, 2018 | 882 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 45% | 40% | – | 15% |
| OH Predictive Insights[21] | September 5–6, 2018 | 597 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 42% | 39% | – | 19% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Katie Hobbs | 1,176,384 | 50.43% | +2.65% | |
| Republican | Steve Gaynor | 1,156,132 | 49.56% | −2.66% | |
| Write-in | 169 | 0.01% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 2,332,685 | 100.0% | |||
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| County[1] | Katie Hobbs Democratic | Steve Gaynor Republican | Others | Margin | Total | ||||
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| Apache | 17,029 | 68.33 | 7,889 | 31.65 | 4 | 0.02 | 9,140 | 36.68 | 24,922 |
| Cochise | 18,721 | 41.66 | 26,204 | 58.31 | 17 | 0.04 | -7,483 | -16.65 | 44,942 |
| Coconino | 34,120 | 63.21 | 19,851 | 36.78 | 8 | 0.01 | 14,269 | 26.43 | 53,979 |
| Gila | 7,524 | 37.01 | 12,804 | 62.98 | 2 | 0.01 | -5,280 | -25.97 | 20,330 |
| Graham | 3,476 | 32.99 | 7,061 | 67.01 | 0 | 0.00 | -3,585 | -34.02 | 10,537 |
| Greenlee | 1,084 | 43.00 | 1,437 | 57.00 | 0 | 0.00 | -353 | -14.00 | 2,531 |
| La Paz | 1,608 | 32.06 | 3,408 | 67.94 | 0 | 0.00 | -1,800 | -35.88 | 5,016 |
| Maricopa | 713,045 | 50.72 | 692,690 | 49.27 | 85 | 0.01 | 20,355 | 1.45 | 1,405,735 |
| Mohave | 18,775 | 26.56 | 51,900 | 73.43 | 5 | 0.01 | -33,125 | -46.87 | 70,675 |
| Navajo | 16,930 | 47.06 | 19,040 | 52.93 | 3 | 0.01 | -2,110 | -5.87 | 35,970 |
| Pima | 226,034 | 59.24 | 155,501 | 40.75 | 23 | 0.01 | 70,533 | 18.49 | 381,535 |
| Pinal | 49,756 | 42.90 | 66,211 | 57.09 | 7 | 0.01 | -16,455 | -14.19 | 115,967 |
| Santa Cruz | 9,497 | 71.81 | 3,729 | 28.19 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,768 | 43.62 | 13,226 |
| Yavapai | 38,259 | 36.66 | 66,088 | 63.33 | 13 | 0.01 | -27,829 | -26.67 | 104,347 |
| Yuma | 20,526 | 47.91 | 22,319 | 52.09 | 2 | 0.00 | -1,793 | -4.18 | 42,845 |
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