Arizona 2018 Election Results — MultiState Elections

Arizona held its general election on November 6, 2018, deciding 90 legislative seats across 60 districts and 7 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.

Highlights

Republicans kept the governorship and both chambers, but Democrats came within two seats of a House majority, and Republican candidates came up short in several statewide races even as the governor won re-election easily.
Every House seat that changed hands went from Republican to Democrat, so Democrats would need to peel off only one Republican vote to kill a bill. The Senate split did not move; Sen. Kate Brophy McGee (R) held Senate District 28 over Christine Marsh (D) by fewer than 300 votes. Each House pickup came in a two-member district:
- Domingo DeGrazia (D) beat Rep. Todd Clodfelter (R) in House District 10.
- Jennifer Jermaine (D) beat Rep. Jill Norgaard (R) in District 18.
- Aaron Lieberman (D) beat Rep. Maria Syms (R) in District 28.
- Jennifer Pawlik (D) took the second District 17 seat alongside Jeff Weninger (R).
Doug Ducey (R) beat David Garcia (D) by about 14 points, but the ticket below him split:
- Katie Hobbs (D) edged Steve Gaynor (R) for secretary of state by about 20,000 votes, and Gaynor conceded once the count settled. The win put a Democrat first in line to succeed the governor.
- Kathy Hoffman (D), a special education teacher and political novice who ran in the wake of the #RedForEd teacher protests, beat former congressman Frank Riggs (R) for superintendent of public instruction by about 3 points, taking the office from Republicans. Riggs had beaten sitting Superintendent Diane Douglas in the GOP primary.
- Two Corporation Commission seats were up in a four-way race. Sandra Kennedy (D) finished first, and Justin Olson (R) kept the second seat by about 4,500 votes over Rodney Glassman (R).
- Republicans held the rest: Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) and Mine Inspector Joe Hart (R) won new terms by about 3 points, and Kimberly Yee (R) won the treasurer's race by about 9.
Including the secretary of state's office, the superintendent's office, and a Corporation Commission seat, every office that changed party went from Republican to Democrat. Beyond the flips, 6 races finished inside two points, including Republican holds in Senate District 6, Senate District 17, House District 6, and House District 20.
Voters approved 3 of the 5 statewide measures. They rejected Proposition 305, a citizen referendum on a 2017 law that would have made all 1.1 million students eligible for Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (vouchers). They also rejected Proposition 127, a 50% renewable-energy mandate that utility-allied groups spent more than $30 million to defeat. Proposition 126 (barring new taxes on services), Proposition 125 (pension-plan adjustments), and Proposition 306 (Clean Elections Commission rules) passed.

Legislature

House (60 seats): 25 D, 35 R before the election, 29 D, 31 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Senate (30 seats): 13 D, 17 R before the election, 13 D, 17 R after; control stayed with Republicans.

Statewide races

Race	Winner	Others	Notes
Governor	Doug Ducey (R) 56%	David Garcia (D) 41.84%, Angel Torres (G) 2.14%
Attorney General	Mark Brnovich (R) 51.7%	January Contreras (D) 48.3%
Corporation Commissioner	Sandra Kennedy (D) 25.72%, Justin Olson (R) 25.17%	Rodney Glassman (R) 25.06%, Kiana Sears (D) 24.04%
Secretary of State	Katie Hobbs (D) 50.4%	Steve Gaynor (R) 49.6%	Flipped R to D
State Mine Inspector	Joe Hart (R) 51.74%	William "Bill" Pierce (D) 48.26%
Superintendent of Public Instruction	Kathy Hoffman (D) 51.6%	Frank Riggs (R) 48.4%	Flipped R to D
Treasurer	Kimberly Yee (R) 54.3%	Mark Manoil (D) 45.7%

Legislative races

Race	Winner	Others	Notes
House 1	Noel Campbell (R) 35.1%, David Stringer (R) 33.5%	Jan Manolis (D) 16.4%, Ed Gogek (D) 15%
House 2	Daniel Hernandez Jr. (D) 29.3%, Rosanna Gabaldón (D) 29.2%	John Christopher Ackerley (R) 21%, Anthony Sizer (R) 20.6%
House 3	Alma Hernández (D) 46.3%, Andres Cano (D) 42.2%	Beryl Baker (G) 11.5%
House 4	Charlene Fernandez (D) 48.9%, Geraldine Peten (D) 35.7%	Sara Mae Williams (G) 15.4%
House 5	Regina Cobb (R) 44.78%, Leo Biasiucci (R) 37.46%	Mark Robinson (D) 17.71%
House 6	Walt Blackman (R) 26.5%, Bob Thorpe (R) 25.9%	Felicia French (D) 25.6%, Bobby Tyler (D) 22%
House 7	Myron Tsosie (D) 41.2%, Arlando Teller (D) 31.8%	Doyel Shamley (R) 26.9%
House 8	David Cook (R) 29.2%, T.J. Shope (R) 28.9%	Carmen Casillas (D) 21.8%, Linda Gross (D) 20.1%
House 9	Randall Friese (D) 36.8%, Pamela Powers Hannley (D) 36.2%	Ana Henderson (R) 27%
House 10	Kirsten Engel (D) 35.5%, Domingo DeGrazia (D) 30.85%	Todd Clodfelter (R) 27.95%, Joshua Reilly (G) 5.7%	Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated
House 11	Bret Roberts (R) 28.2%, Mark Finchem (R) 28.1%	Hollace Lyon (D) 22%, Marcela Quiroz (D) 21.6%
House 12	Warren Petersen (R) 30.2%, Travis Grantham (R) 30.1%	Lynsey Robinson (D) 20.4%, Joe Bisaccia (D) 19.2%
House 13	Tim Dunn (R) 39.2%, Joanne Osborne (R) 36.8%	Thomas Tzitzura (D) 24%
House 14	Gail Griffin (R) 32.7%, Becky Nutt (R) 32.2%	Shelley Renne-Leon (D) 17.9%, Bob Karp (D) 17.1%
House 15	Nancy Barto (R) 29.1%, John Allen (R) 27.9%	Jennifer Samuels (D) 21.9%, Julie Gunnigle (D) 21.1%
House 16	Kelly Townsend (R) 35.6%, John Fillmore (R) 33%	Sharon Stinard (D) 23%, Richard Grayson (G) 8.4%
House 17	Jennifer Pawlik (D) 34.3%, Jeff Weninger (R) 34%	Nora Ellen (R) 31.7%	Flipped R to D
House 18	Denise Epstein (D) 28.3%, Jennifer Jermaine (D) 26.9%	Jill Norgaard (R) 23.7%, Greg Patterson (R) 21.2%	Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated
House 19	Diego Espinoza (D) 53.1%, Lorenzo Sierra (D) 46.9%	Unopposed
House 20	Anthony Kern (R) 26.2%, Shawnna Bolick (R) 25.9%	Hazel Chandler (D) 24.4%, Christopher Gilfillan (D) 23.6%
House 21	Kevin Payne (R) 28.86%, Tony Rivero (R) 27.29%	Gilbert Romero (D) 22.07%, Bradley Hughes (D) 21.78%
House 22	Ben Toma (R) 31.6%, Frank Carroll (R) 31.3%	Teri Sarmiento (D) 18.8%, Valerie Harris (D) 18.3%
House 23	John Kavanagh (R) 36.6%, Jay Lawrence (R) 33.2%	Eric Kurland (D) 30.2%
House 24	Jennifer Longdon (D) 41%, Amish Shah (D) 39.9%	David Alger Sr. (R) 19.1%
House 25	Michelle Udall (R) 39.8%, Russell Bowers (R) 36%	John Martin (D) 24.1%
House 26	Athena Salman (D) 39.8%, Isela Blanc (D) 37.8%	Raymond D. Speakman (R) 22.5%
House 27	Diego Rodriguez (D) 51.77%, Reginald Bolding (D) 46.58%	Unopposed
House 28	Kelli Butler (D) 27.9%, Aaron Lieberman (D) 25.1%	Maria Syms (R) 23.7%, Kathy Petsas (R) 23.3%	Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated
House 29	Cesar Chavez (D) 55.1%, Richard Andrade (D) 44.9%	Unopposed
House 30	Raquel Terán (D) 39.3%, Robert Meza (D) 37.4%	Gary Spears (R) 23.3%
Senate 1	Karen Fann (R) 69.6%	Jo Craycraft (D) 30.4%
Senate 2	Andrea Dalessandro (D) 59.7%	Shelley Kais (R) 40.3%
Senate 3	Sally Ann Gonzales (D) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 4	Lisa Otondo (D) 99.5%	Unopposed
Senate 5	Sonny Borrelli (R) 75.3%	J'aime Morgaine (D) 24.7%
Senate 6	Sylvia Allen (R) 50.9%	Wade Carlisle (D) 49.1%
Senate 7	Jamescita Peshlakai (D) 67.2%	J.L. Mealer (R) 32.8%
Senate 8	Frank Pratt (R) 56.1%	Sharon Girard (D) 43.9%
Senate 9	Victoria Steele (D) 62.8%	Randy Fleenor (R) 37.2%
Senate 10	David Bradley (D) 58.5%	Marilyn Wiles (R) 41.5%
Senate 11	Vince Leach (R) 54.6%	Ralph Atchue (D) 44.3%, Mohammad Arif (G) 1.1%
Senate 12	Eddie Farnsworth (R) 57.8%	Liz Brown (D) 42.2%
Senate 13	Sine Kerr (R) 62.5%	Michelle Harris (D) 37.5%
Senate 14	David Gowan (R) 60.5%	Jaime Alvarez (D) 39.5%
Senate 15	Heather Carter (R) 60.1%	Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko (D) 39.9%
Senate 16	Dave Farnsworth (R) 61.4%	Benjamin Carmitchel (D) 38.6%
Senate 17	Javan Daniel Mesnard (R) 50.9%	Steve Weichert (D) 49.1%
Senate 18	Sean Bowie (D) 56.8%	Frank Schmuck (R) 43.2%
Senate 19	Lupe Contreras (D) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 20	Paul Boyer (R) 48.3%	Douglas Ervin (D) 44.5%, Doug 'Q' Quelland (I) 7.2%
Senate 21	Rick Gray (R) 52.23%	Kathy Knecht (I) 47.77%
Senate 22	David Livingston (R) 63.3%	Wendy Garcia (D) 36.7%
Senate 23	Michelle Ugenti-Rita (R) 57.1%	Daria Lohman (D) 38.2%, Christopher Leone (I) 4.7%
Senate 24	Lela Alston (D) 72%	Vicki Alger (R) 28%
Senate 25	Tyler Pace (R) 61.8%	Kathy Mohr-Almeida (D) 38.2%
Senate 26	Juan Mendez (D) 65.8%	Rebecca Speakman (R) 34.2%
Senate 27	Rebecca Rios (D) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 28	Kate Brophy McGee (R) 50.1%	Christine Marsh (D) 49.9%
Senate 29	Martin Quezada (D) 99.6%	Unopposed
Senate 30	Tony Navarrete (D) 100%	Unopposed

Ballot measures

Measure	Description	Result
Proposition 125	Allow for adjustments to the Elected Officials’ Retirement Plan and Corrections Officer Retirement Plan	Passed (51.72% yes)
Proposition 126	Prohibits the government from increasing taxes on services in the future	Passed (64.09% yes)
Proposition 127	Requires 50 percent of energy to come from renewable resources by 2030	Failed (31.4% yes)
Proposition 305	Upholds SB 1431, expanding Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program	Failed (35.17% yes)
Proposition 306	Designates unlawful contributions from clean election accounts and removes commission exemption from rulemaking requirements	Passed (56.19% yes)

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