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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofArizona on November 6, 2018. All of Arizona's executive offices were up for election as well as aUnited States Senate seat and all of Arizona's nine seats in theUnited States House of Representatives. TheRepublican Party won the majority of statewide offices, albeit by much narrower margins than in previous elections (except for the governorship, which they won easily), while theDemocratic Party picked up three statewide offices.
Incumbent RepublicanJeff Flake was eligible to run for re-election to a second term. As a strong critic of PresidentDonald Trump and remaining unpopular in the state, Flake announced in October 2017 that he would not seek reelection.[1]
President Trump and Republicans backedMartha McSally to succeed Flake.Kelli Ward, former state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in2016 also ran for the Republican nomination for the open seat.[2][3]
On the evening of Monday, November 12, 2018, McSally posted on her Twitter that she had spoken with Sinema and conceded. Sinema celebrated with supporters later that evening.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema | 1,191,100 | 50.0 | |
| Republican | Martha McSally | 1,135,200 | 47.6 | |
| Green | Angela Green | 57,442 | 2.4 | |
| Write-in | 566 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 2,384,308 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
Seven of nine incumbents in the United States House of Representatives ran for re-election in 2018, and all won. Theprimary elections took place on August 28, 2018. The general elections took place on November 6, 2018, and the open 2nd district flipped from Republican to Democratic.
| CD | Dem. | Rep. | Grn. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom O'Halleran (incumbent) | Wendy Rogers | |
| 2 | Ann Kirkpatrick | Lea Marquez-Peterson | |
| 3 | Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) | Nicolas Pierson | |
| 4 | David Brill | Paul Gosar (incumbent) | Haryaksha Gregor Knauer |
| 5 | Joan Greene | Andy Biggs (incumbent) | |
| 6 | Anita Malik | David Schweikert (incumbent) | |
| 7 | Ruben Gallego (incumbent) | (write-in) | Gary Swing |
| 8 | Hiral Tipirneni | Debbie Lesko (incumbent) | |
| 9 | Greg Stanton | Steve Ferrara |
Winners are in Bold[5]
IncumbentRepublican governorDoug Ducey won re-election to a second term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Doug Ducey (incumbent) | 1,330,863 | 56.0 | |
| Democratic | David Garcia | 994,341 | 41.8 | |
| Green | Angel Torres | 50,962 | 2.2 | |
| Write-in | 275 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 2,376,441 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent Republicansecretary of stateMichele Reagan lost the nomination for a second term to Steve Gaynor, who lost the general election to Democratic state senator Katie Hobbs.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Katie Hobbs | 1,176,384 | 50.4 | |
| Republican | Steve Gaynor | 1,156,132 | 49.6 | |
| Write-in | 169 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 2,332,685 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
Incumbent Republicanattorney generalMark Brnovich won re-election to a second term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Brnovich (incumbent) | 561,370 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 561,370 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | January Contreras | 464,510 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 464,510 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Michael Kielsky (write-in) | 2,156 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 2,144 | 100.0 | ||
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Organizations
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Brnovich (R) | January Contreras (D) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH Predictive Insights[11] | September 5–6, 2018 | 597 | ± 4.0% | 48% | 36% | 16% |
| Data Orbital[12] | October 1–3, 2018 | 550 | ± 4.2% | 46% | 33% | 19% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Brnovich (incumbent) | 1,201,398 | 51.7 | |
| Democratic | January Contreras | 1,120,726 | 48.3 | |
| Write-in | 346 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 2,322,470 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent Republicanstate treasurerJeff DeWit announced on April 6, 2016, that he would not run for re-election to a second term as state treasurer.[13] RepublicanKimberly Yee won the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kimberly Yee | 1,249,120 | 54.3 | |
| Democratic | Mark Manoil | 1,052,197 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 2,301,317 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanSuperintendent of Public InstructionDiane Douglas ran for re-election to a second term and lost to Frank Riggs in a close five-way primary. Riggs lost to Democratic teacherKathy Hoffman in the general election.
Federal officials
State and local officials
Individuals
Individuals[24]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Riggs | 124,872 | 21.82 | |
| Republican | Bob Branch | 124,623 | 21.78 | |
| Republican | Diane Douglas (incumbent) | 121,452 | 21.22 | |
| Republican | Tracy Livingston | 115,778 | 20.23 | |
| Republican | Jonathan Gelbart | 85,511 | 14.94 | |
| Total votes | 572,236 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Hoffman | 254,566 | 52.3 | |
| Democratic | David Schapira | 232,419 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 484,748 | 100.0 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Frank Riggs (R) | Kathy Hoffman (D) | Undecided |
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| OH Predictive Insights[11] | September 5–6, 2018 | 597 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 39% | 20% |

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Hoffman | 1,185,457 | 51.6 | |
| Republican | Frank Riggs | 1,113,781 | 48.4 | |
| Write-in | 89 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 2,299,327 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanMine InspectorJoe Hart won re-election to a fourth term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Hart (incumbent) | 546,189 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 546,189 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William "Bill" Pierce | 447,924 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 447,924 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Libertarian | Kim Ruff (write-in) | 2,106 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 2,144 | 100.0 | ||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Hart | 1,168,798 | 51.7 | |
| Democratic | William Pierce | 1,090,346 | 48.3 | |
| Total votes | 2,259,144 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
"Corporation Commissioners must only satisfy the standard requirements for all Arizona state officers, who must be at least 18 years old, a citizen of the United States and able to speak English."[27] Two of the seats on theArizona Corporation Commission are up for election, elected byplurality block voting.
Individuals
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Olson (incumbent) | 240,825 | 25.2 | |
| Republican | Rodney Glassman | 218,130 | 22.8 | |
| Republican | James "Jim" O'Connor | 206,929 | 21.7 | |
| Republican | Tom Forese (incumbent) | 152,395 | 15.9 | |
| Republican | Eric Sloan | 138,051 | 14.4 | |
| Total votes | 956,330 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sandra Kennedy | 351,561 | 45.1 | |
| Democratic | Kiana Sears | 219,011 | 28.1 | |
| Democratic | William "Bill" Mundell | 208,941 | 26.8 | |
| Total votes | 779,513 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sandra Kennedy | 1,076,800 | 25.7 | |
| Republican | Justin Olson (incumbent) | 1,053,862 | 25.2 | |
| Republican | Rodney Glassman | 1,049,394 | 25.1 | |
| Democratic | Kiana Sears | 1,006,654 | 24.0 | |
| Write-in | 232 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 4,186,942 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
All 30 members of theArizona State Senate and all 60 members of theArizona House of Representatives were up for election.


Ballot measures
Election results
Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Official Attorney General campaign websites
Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites
Official Mine Inspector campaign websites
Official Corporation Commission campaign websites