2010 Arizona House of Representatives election ← 2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02 ) 2012 →
Arizona House Results: Democratic hold Republican hold Republican gain
The2010Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 24, 2010.[ 1] [ 2] Arizona voters elected all 60 members of theArizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.[ 3]
The election coincided withUnited States national elections andArizona state elections , includingU.S. Senate ,U.S. House ,Arizona Governor , andArizona Senate .[ 4] [ 5]
Following theprevious election in 2008 ,Republicans held a 35-to-25-seat majority overDemocrats .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Republicans expanded their majority in 2010, winning 40 seats. At 20 members,Democrats experienced a net loss of five seats.[ 1] [ 4] [ 5]
Retiring Incumbents [ edit ] District 2:Christopher Clark Deschene [ a] District 5:Jack A. Brown District 13:Martha Garcia District 14:Robert Meza (term-limited) [ 1] [ b] District 15:Kyrsten Sinema [ c] District 15:David Lujan [ d] District 16:Ben Miranda (term-limited) [ 1] District 17:David Schapira [ e] District 27:Phil Lopes (term-limited) [ 1] District 27:Olivia Cajero Bedford (term-limited) [ 1] [ f] District 28:David Bradley (term-limited) [ 1] [ g] District 1:Lucy Mason (term-limited) [ 1] District 4:Tom Boone (term-limited) [ 1] District 5:Bill Konopnicki (term-limited) [ 1] [ h] District 7:Ray Barnes (term-limited) [ 1] [ i] District 7:Nancy Barto [ j] District 8:Michele Reagan (term-limited) [ 1] [ k] District 9:Richard A. "Rick" Murphy [ l] District 11:Adam Driggs [ m] District 19:Rich Crandall [ n] District 20:John McComish [ o] District 21:Warde V. Nichols (term-limited) [ 1] District 21:Steve Yarbrough (term-limited) [ 1] [ p] District 22:Andy Biggs (term-limited) [ 1] [ q] Incumbents Defeated in Primary Election [ edit ] District 16:Cloves Campbell Jr. District 22:Laurin Hendrix Incumbents Defeated in General Election [ edit ] District 20:Rae Waters District 23:Barbara McGuire District 25:Patricia "Pat" Fleming District 26:Nancy Young Wright The newly elected members served in the50th Arizona State Legislature , during which RepublicanKirk Adams was originally re-elected as Speaker of the Arizona House on January 10, 2011.[ r] [ 11] Andy Tobin was elected to fill the Speaker vacancy the same day.[ 12]
Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party;bold text denotes a gain for a party.[ 1] [ 4] [ 5]
Sources for election results:[ 1] [ 4] [ 5]
Primary Election Results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Primary ResultsRepublican Amanda Reeve (incumbent )[ t] 7,596 Republican Carl Seel (incumbent )7,298 Republican David E. Fitzgerald III 7,261 Republican Steve Kaiser 4,628 Republican John Adam Kowalski 4,355 Republican Rick Robinson 2,158 Republican Clint Van Wuffen 2,035 Total votes 35,331 100.00% Democratic Party Primary ResultsDemocratic Teri Conrad 6,934 Total votes 6,934 100.00% Libertarian Party Primary ResultsLibertarian William Barker[ ab] [ ac] 4 Total votes 4 100.00% Green Party Primary ResultsGreen Deborah ODowd[ ab] 1 Total votes 1 100.00%
Primary Election Results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Primary ResultsRepublican David Smith 8,389 Republican Heather Carter 6,665 Republican Kristen Burroughs 5,845 Republican Craig Barton 5,297 Republican Michael Edward Farrar 4,222 Republican Howard Lee Sprague 3,152 Republican Michael Coskun 2,632 Total votes 36,202 100.00% Democratic Party Primary ResultsDemocratic Don Chilton 4,903 Democratic Peter Royers 4,660 Total votes 9,563 100.00% Libertarian Party Primary ResultsLibertarian Jim Iannuzo 87 Total votes 87 100.00%
Primary Election Results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Party Primary ResultsDemocratic Sally Ann Gonzales 4,126 Democratic Macario Saldate 3,504 Democratic Bob Gilby 3,054 Democratic John Kromko 2,946 Democratic Dustin Cox 2,935 Democratic Eric Carbajal Bustamante 2,817 Democratic Sami Hamed 2,345 Democratic John Bernal 2,277 Total votes 24,004 100.00% Republican Party Primary ResultsRepublican Robert I. Compton 6,221 Total votes 6,221 100.00% Green Party Primary ResultsGreen Kent Solberg 120 Total votes 120 100.00%
^ Ran forArizona Secretary of State , but was defeated in the general election by RepublicanKen Bennett . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Ran forArizona Attorney General , but was defeated in the Democratic primary byFelecia Rotellini . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Ran forArizona Corporation Commission , but was defeated in the general election by RepublicansBrenda Burns andGary Pierce . ^ Ran for theArizona State Senate , but was defeated in the Republican primary by incumbentSylvia Tenney Allen . ^ Ran for theArizona State Senate , but was defeated in the Republican primary byNancy Barto . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Elected to theArizona State Senate . ^ Kirk Adams was re-elected by acclamation as Speaker for the 50th legislature.[ 10] ^a b c Republican RepresentativeJudy M. Burges resigned on January 23, 2012 and was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to fill the Senate vacancy in Legislative District 4.[ 13] [ 14] Phil Lovas (R) was appointed on February 21, 2012 by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to fill the House vacancy in Legislative District 4.[ 15] ^a b c Republican RepresentativeSam Crump resigned February 1, 2010 to campaign for a seat in the United States Congress.[ 16] [ 17] Amanda Reeve (R) was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to fill Mr. Crump's unexpired term as Representative of District 6 on February 17, 2010.[ 18] ^a b c Republican RepresentativeD. R. Quelland was removed from office on May 27, 2010.[ 16] [ 19] Kimberly Yee (R) was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on August 2, 2010 to fill Mr. Quelland's unexpired term.[ 20] ^a b c Democratic RepresentativeSteve Gallardo won re-election in 2008; however, he did not take the Oath of Office at the beginning of the next term in 2009.[ 21] [ 22] Anna Tovar (D) was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to fill Mr. Gallardo's unexpired term as Representative of District 13 on February 2, 2009 and was sworn in on February 3, 2009.[ 23] ^a b c Democratic RepresentativeRichard Miranda resigned on February 20, 2012 from the House.[ 24] [ 25] Martín J. Quezada (D) was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on March 2, 2012 to fill the House vacancy in Legislative District 13.[ 26] ^a b c Democratic RepresentativeP. Ben Arredondo resigned from the House on October 5, 2012.[ 27] [ 28] [ 29] ^a b c Republican Representative and SpeakerKirk Adams resigned on April 28, 2011 from the House to campaign for a seat in Congress.[ 30] [ 31] Justin Pierce (R) was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on May 23, 2011 and sworn in as a Member of the House of Representatives on May 25, 2011 to fill the House vacancy in Legislative District 19.[ 32] ^a b c Re-elected in 2010 as a Democrat, RepresentativeDaniel Patterson switched political party affiliation toIndependent on April 2, 2012.[ 33] [ 34] [ 35] [ 36] ^a b c Republican RepresentativeFrank R. Antenori was appointed by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to fillMr. Jonathan Paton's unexpired Senate term on March 2, 2010.[ 16] [ 37] Ted Vogt (R) was appointed by the Pima County Board of Supervisors on March 16, 2010 to fill Mr. Antenori's unexpired term.[ 38] ^a b c d e f g h i j The candidate ran awrite-in campaign in this election. ^ Despite coming in first place in the Libertarian primary as awrite-in candidate, William Barker did not advance to the general election. ^a b c d e f The candidate withdrew from the election late, after ballots were already finalized.[ 39] ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010" .Ballotpedia . RetrievedJuly 29, 2024 .^ "2010 CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY DATES AND CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES FOR BALLOT ACCESS" (PDF) .Federal Election Commission ^ "MEMBER ROSTER" .Arizona State Legislature ^a b c d "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2010 Primary Election - August 24, 2010" (PDF) .Arizona Secretary of State ^a b c d "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2010 General Election - November 2, 2010" (PDF) .Arizona Secretary of State ^ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2008 Primary Election - September 2, 2008" (PDF) .Arizona Secretary of State ^ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2008 General Election - November 4, 2008" (PDF) .Arizona Secretary of State ^ "Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2008" .Ballotpedia . RetrievedJuly 24, 2024 .^ Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010)."Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats" .Governing . Archived fromthe original on December 5, 2010. RetrievedJuly 14, 2024 . ^ "2011, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fiftieth Legislature, 1st Regular Session" . Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 4.^ "Adams resigns from Legislature to run for Congress" .East Valley Tribune . RetrievedJuly 29, 2024 .^ King, James (April 28, 2011)."Arizona Representative Andy Tobin New Speaker of Arizona House of Representatives" .Phoenix New Times . RetrievedJuly 29, 2024 . ^ "2012, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fiftieth Legislature, 2nd Regular Session" .Arizona State Library ^ Del Puerto, Luige (February 2, 2012)."LD4 Republicans pick 3 to replace Burges; Bundgaard ally selected" .Arizona Capitol Times . RetrievedJuly 29, 2024 . ^ Wyloge, Evan (February 22, 2010)."Lovas to replace Burges in the House" .Arizona Capitol Times . RetrievedJuly 29, 2024 . ^a b c "2010, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Ninth Legislature, 2nd Regular Session" .Arizona State Library ^ Small, Jim (February 1, 2010)."Crump says he'll resign today" .Arizona Capitol Times . RetrievedJuly 26, 2024 . ^ Simons, Ted (February 17, 2010)."Legislative Update" .KAET . RetrievedJuly 26, 2024 . ^ Fenske, Sarah (May 15, 2009)."Doug Quelland Out: Clean Elections Removes Legislator Over Violation" .Phoenix New Times . RetrievedJuly 26, 2024 . ^ Del Puerto, Luige (August 10, 2010)."Yee takes oath as newest House member" .Arizona Capitol Times . RetrievedJuly 26, 2024 . ^ "2009, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Ninth Legislature, 1st Regular Session" .Arizona State Library ^ "Rep. Gallardo, re-elected Dist. 13 Dem, opts to resign" .Arizona Daily Star . RetrievedJuly 26, 2024 .^ Stern, Ray (February 2, 2009)."Tolleson Vice Mayor Anna Tovar to Replace Quitter Phoenix Lawmaker Steve Gallardo" .Phoenix New Times . RetrievedJuly 26, 2024 . ^ "2012, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fiftieth Legislature, 2nd Regular Session" .Arizona State Library ^ Brodie, Mark (February 16, 2012)."State Rep. Richard Miranda to resign" .KJZZ . RetrievedJuly 29, 2024 . ^ Duda, Jeremy (March 2, 2012)."Quezada appointed to replace Miranda" .Arizona Capitol Times . RetrievedJuly 29, 2024 . ^ "2012, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fiftieth Legislature, 2nd Regular Session" .Arizona State Library ^ Hendley, Matthew (October 9, 2012)."Ben Arredondo Resigns From State House" .Phoenix New Times . RetrievedJuly 29, 2024 . ^ Grado, Gary (November 26, 2012)."Supervisors decide not to replace Arredondo" .Arizona Capitol Times . RetrievedJuly 29, 2024 . ^ "2011, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fiftieth Legislature, 1st Regular Session" .Arizona State Library ^ Stern, Ray (April 26, 2011)."Kirk Adams Stepping Down as State House Speaker on Thursday; Run for Congress Likely" .Phoenix New Times . RetrievedAugust 5, 2024 . ^ King, James (May 23, 2011)."Attorney Justin Pierce to Fill Kirk Adams Seat in Arizona House" .Phoenix New Times . RetrievedAugust 5, 2024 . ^ Smith, Dylan (April 2, 2012)."Daniel Patterson leaves Democratic Party" .Tucson Sentinel . RetrievedAugust 9, 2024 . ^ "2012, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fiftieth Legislature, 2nd Regular Session" .Arizona State Library ^ Fischer, Howard (April 11, 2012)."Facing likely expulsion from house, state legislator Patterson resigns" .East Valley Tribune . RetrievedAugust 9, 2024 . ^ Macias, Al (April 23, 2012)."Pima County Supervisors select legislative replacement for Patterson" .KJZZ . RetrievedAugust 9, 2024 . ^ "Antenori is appointed to fill Paton's seat in state Senate" .Arizona Daily Star . RetrievedJuly 26, 2024 .^ Smith, Dylan (July 5, 2018)."Ted Vogt out as Corp Comm director over conflict of interest" .Tucson Sentinel . RetrievedJuly 26, 2024 . ^ "2010 Primary Election: Withdrawn or Removed Candidates" .Arizona Secretary of State
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