2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
December 15, 2023
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts, including the newly created 9th district following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with other federal and state elections, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election. Primary elections were held on August 28, 2012.[1]
2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Arizona was one of five states (along with Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina) where the party that won the most seats did not win the most votes in the state.
The table shows the number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost, by each political party in the 2012 elections for the United States House of Representatives in Arizona.[2]
Due to population gains reflected in the 2010 United States census, Arizona's congressional delegation increased from eight members to nine in 2012. In accordance with the Arizona Constitution, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission produced new congressional district maps for use in the 2012 and subsequent elections. In October, 2011, the commission released a draft map and by November 5 that year had completed a round of public hearings for input on the draft map.[3] The map became final after being cleared for compliance with the Voting Rights Act by the United States Department of Justice, and established the official district boundaries for the 2012 elections.
On November 1, 2011, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, with the approval of the Arizona Senate, removed Colleen Mathis, the commission's chair, charging Mathis was guilty of "failure to apply the Arizona Constitution's redistricting provisions in an honest, independent and impartial fashion."[4] On November 17, the Arizona Supreme Court overturned Brewer's decision and reinstated Mathis.[5] On November 21, Brewer asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision and to temporarily reverse Mathis' reinstatement.[6] The Supreme Court refused.[7] The map was pre-cleared by the U.S. Department of Justice on April 9, 2012, and was effect for the 2012 elections.
District 1edit
2012 Arizona's 1st congressional district election
Based upon the new map, the 1st district is slightly friendlier to Democrats than its predecessor.[8] Incumbent RepublicanPaul Gosar, first elected in 2010, ran for election in the more conservative 4th district.[9]
After redistricting, most of 2nd district was composed of land previously located in the 8th district and was thus more favorable to Democrats.[8] Democrat Gabby Giffords, who had represented the 8th district since 2007, was seriously wounded in a mass shooting in January 2011 and resigned her congressional seat in January 2012.[40] A special election was held in June 2012 under the boundaries of the then current 8th district, with a primary election held in April 2012; in November 2012 another election took place under the new boundaries of the 2nd district, with a primary scheduled for August 2012.[41]
In the October 2011 redistricting, most of the 7th district became the 3rd district and was more favorable to Democrats.[8] Incumbent Democrat Raúl M. Grijalva, first elected in 2002, said in February 2011 that he had no plans to run for the U.S. Senate.[60]
The new 4th congressional district encompasses most of the rural areas in the old 2nd district, as well as significant portions of the old 1st, 5th, and 6th districts, according to the final maps 2012-10-12 at the Wayback Machine of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The district is heavily-Republican.[8]
Paul Gosar, who had represented the 1st district since 2011 moved to Prescott in order to run in this district.
Republican primaryedit
Campaignedit
Babeu dropped his congressional bid on May 11, 2012, instead seeking re-election as sheriff.[73] This came after he was accused of being lovers with an undocumented immigrant who he threatened with deportation to guarantee his silence. The Arizona solicitor general would later exonerate Babeu after an investigation.[74]
Candidatesedit
Nomineeedit
Paul Gosar, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 1st District
With the October 2011 redistricting, most of the 6th district became the 5th district and continued to favor Republicans.[8] Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake, who had represented this district since 2001, sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.[75]
Republican primaryedit
Candidatesedit
Nomineeedit
Matt Salmon, former U.S. Representative and nominee for governor in 2002
After redistricting, the bulk of David Schweikert's 5th district became the 9th district,[81] while his home in Fountain Hills was drawn into the newly created 4th district.[82] However, as soon as the maps were released, Schweikert announced he would run in the 6th district. That district had previously been the 3rd, represented by fellow Republican freshman Ben Quayle. However, in a statement announcing his re-election plans, Schweikert pointed out that he'd grown up in Scottsdale—most of which had been drawn into the 6th as well—had represented it in both the state house and in Congress, and owned a second home there.[8] A revised map, however, placed Schweikert's home in Fountain Hills into the reconfigured 6th.[83][84] Quayle, whose home in Phoenix had been drawn into the 9th but was just outside the boundaries of the 6th, opted to seek re-election in the 6th as well.
Republican primaryedit
Campaignedit
During the bitter primary campaign, Schweikert was widely criticised for a mailer that accused Quayle of "going both ways", suggesting that he was bisexual. On the reverse, the mailer listed issues on which it claimed Quayle had taken both liberal and conservative positions. Senator Jon Kyl said that "such campaign tactics insult the voters, degrade politics and expose those who stoop to them as unworthy of high office" and Senator John McCain said the mailer was one of the "worst that I have seen" and that it "crosses the boundary of decent political dialogue and discourse". Quayle's spokeswoman called the mailer "utterly false" and "a sleazy smear tactic". Schweikert's spokesman responded that people "should get their minds out of the gutter" because the mailer was "obviously" referring to "'both ways' – as in liberal and conservative". The Arizona Republic asked two political scientists to review the mailer, who both said that they had "never seen anybody accuse someone of flip-flopping [on political issues] that way" and said that it was "difficult to believe" that the sexual suggestion was unintentional.[85][86][87][88]
Candidatesedit
Nomineeedit
David Schweikert, incumbent U.S. Representative from the 5th District
Eliminated in primaryedit
Ben Quayle, incumbent U.S. Representative from the 3rd District
Primary resultsedit
Although the 6th contained almost two-thirds of Quayle's constituents, Schweikert defeated Quayle in the Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district—by 51.5 percent to Quayle's 48.5 percent.[89]
In accordance with the redrawn boundaries, most of the 4th district became the 7th district and remained the most Democratic district in Arizona.[8] Incumbent Democrat Ed Pastor considered a run for the U.S. Senate but decided against it.[93]
State senatorKyrsten Sinema, who considered a bid for Congress and lived in the former 4th district, opted to run in the 9th district.
With the new map, most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd district was renumbered as the 8th district and made more favorable to Republicans.[8] Incumbent Republican Trent Franks, who had considered running for the U.S. Senate, instead ran for re-election.[99]
With the new map, most of the old 5th District became the 9th District.[100] It now encompassed portions of southern Phoenix, as well as all of Tempe and parts of Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler and Paradise Valley. It was not considered safe for either party.[8]
^. Office of the Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
^"State Of Arizona Official Canvass" (PDF). azsos.gov. Arizona Secretary of State. December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
^(PDF). Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
^Pitzl, Mary Jo (November 3, 2011). "Brewer, GOP blasted over Arizona redistrict panel ouster". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
^Pitzl, Mary Jo (November 18, 2011). "Court orders reinstatement of redistricting official". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
^Pitzl, Mary Jo (November 22, 2011). "Arizona redistricting reinstatement delay requested by Brewer". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
^Pitzl, Mary Jo (April 20, 2012). "Arizona map-panel ruling unanimous". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
^ abcdefghijTaylor, Jessica (October 5, 2011). . National Journal. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
^ abNowicki, Dan; Hansen, Ronald J. (January 7, 2012). "Gosar to run for Congress in new district". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^Smith, Dylan (January 25, 2012). "Paton to seek CD1 seat in Congress". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
^ abcBodfield, Rhonda (February 12, 2012). "Political notebook: Local tea party leaders pass on advocacy torch". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
^Cole, Cyndy (March 30, 2011). "Kirkpatrick to run again". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
^ ab"Baldenegro seeks to become first Native American woman elected to Congress". Maricopa Monitor. February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
^Hansen, Ronald J. (March 15, 2012). "Miguel Olivas enters race for District 1". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^. paton2012.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ abcd. gopyoungguns.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ abcdefgh(PDF). National Right to Life. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
^. teapartyexpress.org. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
^ abcdef. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
^ abc. azstarnet.com. Arizona Daily Star. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^. kirkpatrickforarizona.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ abcde"Election 2012: Boilermakers recommend candidates". boilermakers.org. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ abcd"NALC-ENDORSED CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES" (PDF). NALC. pp. 3–4. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
^ ab. DCCC. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ ab. emilyslist.org. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^ ab. feministmajority.org. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^ abcde(PDF). Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
^ abc. prochoiceamerica.org. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ abc. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^ abcde. Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^. azdailysun.com. Arizona Daily Sun. November 4, 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ abc"The Tucson Weekly 2012 Endorsements". tucsonweekly.com. The Tucson Weekly. October 11, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^"The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
^ abc"House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
^ abc"House Ratings". The Hill. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
^Somashekhar, Sandhya; Kane, Paul (January 22, 2011). "Rep. Gabrielle Giffords retiring from Congress". The Washington Post.
^Lederman, Josh (February 12, 2012). "Arizona lawmaker who replaced Giffords in state Senate to run for her House seat". The Hill. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
^Celock, John (March 19, 2012). "Ron Barber, Gabrielle Giffords Aide, Announces Run for Full Term". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^Lederman, Josh (March 30, 2012). "Field clearing for Ron Barber for full term in Giffords seat". The Hill. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^McCombs, Brady (February 14, 2012). "Konst, civil discourse group founder, joins congressional race". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
^Hess, Bill (February 15, 2012). . San Pedro Valley News-Sun. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
^McCombs, Brady (January 27, 2012). "Antenori to seek Giffords' seat". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
^McCombs, Brady (February 3, 2012). "Jesse Kelly third Republican to join CD8 race". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
^McCombs, Brady (February 8, 2012). "Army vet becomes 4th candidate to join House GOP primary race". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
^McCombs, Brady (February 27, 2012). "Six file to run for Giffords' former seat". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
^Libertarian Party Candidates 2012 2012-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, Libertarian Party
^ abc. livableworld.org. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^. actblue.com. DCCC. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ abc. lcv.org. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
^. ronbarberforcongress.com. October 27, 2012. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^Jim Nintzel (November 1, 2012). "Barber Lands Veterans' Endorsement, Spars With Team McSally Over Spending Cuts". tucsonweekly.com. The Tucson Weekly. from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^. mcsallyforcongress.com. September 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ ab. maggieslist.org. Maggie's List. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^ abcdef. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
^Miller, Sean J. (February 15, 2011). . The Hill. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
^Nintzel, Jim (February 14, 2012). "Tucson Physician Announces Plan To Challenge Grijalva". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
^González, Daniel (May 10, 2012). "Raul Grijalva challenger David Crowe Robles drops out". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
^. amandaaguirreforcongressd3.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^Classen, Carolyn (February 26, 2011). . Tucson Citizen. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
^Pallack, Becky (February 14, 2012). "Democrat Arreguin to run against Grijalva in CD3". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
^ ab. azaflcio.org. Arizona AFL-CIO. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^. standwithraul.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^. democracyforamerica.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ ab. jstreetpac.org. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
^. boldprogressives.org. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^. pdamerica.org. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
^. saucedomercer.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^Sheriff Babeu Abandons Race for Arizona Congressional Seat. Fox News Latino. May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
^Sanders, Rebekah L.; Collum, Lindsey (August 31, 2012). "Pinal Sheriff Paul Babeu exonerated". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
^Camia, Catalina (February 14, 2011). "GOP Rep. Jeff Flake kicks off Senate bid in Arizona". USA Today. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
^ abTrygstad, Kyle (April 28, 2011). "Kyl Endorses Kirk Adams in Arizona Race to Succeed Flake". Roll Call. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
^Small, Jim (February 18, 2011). "Gray announces run for Flake's House seat". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
^Lee Myers, Amanda (December 27, 2011). "Chuck Gray pulls out of congressional race". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^"Travis Grantham Announces Campaign for Congress in CD-6". Tucson Citizen. June 21, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
^Nowicki, Dan (April 25, 2012). "Democrat, 26, to seek congressional seat in District 5". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
^Sunnucks, Mike (August 6, 2012). "Kyl faults Schweikert after mailer says Quayle 'goes both ways'". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
^Nowicki, Dan (August 3, 2012). "District 6 race: David Schweikert says 'I like the fight' in D.C." AZ Central. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
^"McCain endorses Quayle, scolds Schweikert for mailer". AZ Central. August 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
^Trujillo, Mario (August 16, 2012). "McCain blasts Arizona Republican who accused Quayle of 'going both ways'". The Hill. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
^Zapler, Mike; Isenstadt, Alex (August 29, 2012). "Arizona House primary results: Ben Quayle booted from Congress". Politico.
^Sunnucks, Mike (March 19, 2012). "Vernon Parker running for Congress; Scottsdale's Lisa Borowsky deciding soon". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
^Sunnucks, Mike (May 7, 2012). "Lisa Borowsky joins House race, Schapira picks up union endorsement". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
^Hurtado, Allison (March 31, 2012). "Former CIA operations officer joins race for CD 9". EastValley.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
^"Grantham announces run for Congress". KPHO-TV. January 11, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
^Hendley, Matthew (March 5, 2012). "Wendy Rogers Becomes Seventh Person to Announce Run for Congress in CD9". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
^Geiger, Kim (August 28, 2012). "Arizona primary: Three important races to watch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
^Myers, Amanda Lee (August 12, 2012). "Wide field in Arizona's toss-up 9th Congressional District race". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
^Rough, Ginger; Lee, Michelle Ye Hee (March 13, 2012). "Maricopa County Supervisor Stapley withdraws Congressional bid". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^Hurtado, Allison (May 3, 2012). "DiCiccio endorses Martin Sepulveda for Congress". Ahwatukee Foothills News. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
^ abDuda, Jeremy (March 19, 2012). "Parker poised to enter CD9 race". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^Small, Jim (December 21, 2011). "Ex-Tempe mayor Giuliano decides against congressional run". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
^Sanders, Rebekah L. (January 4, 2012). "Sinema to resign seat for shot at 9th District". USA Today. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
^Mike Sunnucks (March 22, 2012). "Kyrsten Sinema picks up AFL-CIO support in 9th District race". bizjournals.com. Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^. victoryfund.org. Gay & Lesbian Political Victory Fund. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
^Livingston, Abby (November 12, 2012). "Arizona: Kyrsten Sinema Declared Winner in 9th District". Roll Call. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
^Hendley, Matthew (November 12, 2012). "Kyrsten Sinema Called Winner in CD-9, Defeating Vernon Parker". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
External linksedit
at the Arizona Secretary of State
United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2012 at Ballotpedia
Arizona U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Arizona at OpenSecrets
2012, united, states, house, representatives, elections, arizona, were, held, tuesday, november, 2012, elect, nine, representatives, from, state, from, each, state, nine, congressional, districts, including, newly, created, district, following, 2010, united, s. The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on Tuesday November 6 2012 to elect the nine U S representatives from the state one from each of the state s nine congressional districts including the newly created 9th district following the 2010 United States census The elections coincided with other federal and state elections including a quadrennial presidential election and a U S Senate election Primary elections were held on August 28 2012 1 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona 2010 November 6 2012 2012 11 06 2014 All 9 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic RepublicanLast election 3 5Seats won 5 4Seat change 2 1Popular vote 946 994 1 131 663Percentage 43 57 52 07 Swing 1 7 1 0 Democratic 40 50 50 60 80 90 Republican 60 70 Arizona was one of five states along with Wisconsin Michigan Pennsylvania and North Carolina where the party that won the most seats did not win the most votes in the state Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Statewide 1 2 By district 2 Redistricting 3 District 1 3 1 Republican primary 3 1 1 Candidates 3 1 1 1 Nominee 3 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 3 1 1 3 Withdrawn 3 1 1 4 Declined 3 1 2 Primary results 3 2 Democratic primary 3 2 1 Candidates 3 2 1 1 Nominee 3 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 3 2 1 3 Withdrawn 3 2 2 Endorsements 3 2 3 Primary results 3 3 Libertarian primary 3 3 1 Candidates 3 3 1 1 Nominee 3 3 2 Primary results 3 4 General election 3 4 1 Endorsements 3 4 2 Polling 3 4 3 Predictions 3 4 4 Results 4 District 2 4 1 Democratic primary 4 1 1 Candidates 4 1 1 1 Nominee 4 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 4 1 1 3 Withdrawn 4 1 2 Primary results 4 2 Republican primary 4 2 1 Candidates 4 2 1 1 Nominee 4 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 4 2 1 3 Withdrawn 4 2 1 4 Declined 4 2 2 Primary results 4 3 Libertarian primary 4 3 1 Candidates 4 3 1 1 Nominee 4 4 General election 4 4 1 Endorsements 4 4 2 Polling 4 4 3 Predictions 4 4 4 Results 5 District 3 5 1 Democratic primary 5 1 1 Candidates 5 1 1 1 Nominee 5 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 5 1 1 3 Withdrawn 5 1 2 Endorsements 5 1 3 Primary results 5 2 Republican primary 5 2 1 Candidates 5 2 1 1 Nominee 5 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 5 2 1 3 Declined 5 2 2 Primary results 5 3 Libertarian primary 5 3 1 Candidates 5 3 1 1 Nominee 5 3 2 Primary results 5 4 General election 5 4 1 Endorsements 5 4 2 Results 6 District 4 6 1 Republican primary 6 1 1 Campaign 6 1 2 Candidates 6 1 2 1 Nominee 6 1 2 2 Eliminated in primary 6 1 2 3 Withdrawn 6 1 3 Primary results 6 2 Democratic primary 6 2 1 Candidates 6 2 1 1 Nominee 6 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 6 2 2 Primary results 6 3 Libertarian primary 6 3 1 Candidates 6 3 1 1 Nominee 6 3 2 Primary results 6 4 Americans Elect primary 6 4 1 Candidates 6 4 1 1 Nominee 6 4 2 Primary results 6 5 General election 6 5 1 Endorsements 6 5 2 Results 7 District 5 7 1 Republican primary 7 1 1 Candidates 7 1 1 1 Nominee 7 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 7 1 1 3 Withdrawn 7 1 1 4 Declined 7 1 2 Primary results 7 2 Democratic primary 7 2 1 Candidates 7 2 1 1 Nominee 7 2 2 Primary results 7 3 General election 7 3 1 Endorsements 7 3 2 Results 8 District 6 8 1 Republican primary 8 1 1 Campaign 8 1 2 Candidates 8 1 2 1 Nominee 8 1 2 2 Eliminated in primary 8 1 3 Primary results 8 2 Democratic primary 8 2 1 Candidates 8 2 1 1 Nominee 8 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 8 2 2 Primary results 8 3 Libertarian primary 8 3 1 Candidates 8 3 1 1 Nominee 8 3 2 Primary results 8 4 Green primary 8 4 1 Candidates 8 4 1 1 Nominee 8 4 2 Primary results 8 5 General election 8 5 1 Endorsements 8 5 2 Results 9 District 7 9 1 Democratic primary 9 1 1 Candidates 9 1 1 1 Nominee 9 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 9 1 1 3 Declined 9 1 2 Primary results 9 2 Republican primary 9 2 1 Candidates 9 2 1 1 Eliminated in primary 9 2 1 2 Declined 9 2 2 Primary results 9 3 Libertarian primary 9 3 1 Candidates 9 3 1 1 Nominee 9 3 2 Primary results 9 4 General election 9 4 1 Endorsements 9 4 2 Results 10 District 8 10 1 Republican primary 10 1 1 Candidates 10 1 1 1 Nominee 10 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 10 1 2 Primary results 10 2 Democratic primary 10 2 1 Candidates 10 2 1 1 Nominee 10 2 2 Primary results 10 3 Americans Elect primary 10 3 1 Candidates 10 3 1 1 Nominee 10 3 2 Primary results 10 4 General election 10 4 1 Endorsements 10 4 2 Results 11 District 9 11 1 Republican primary 11 1 1 Candidates 11 1 1 1 Nominee 11 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 11 1 1 3 Withdrawn 11 1 1 4 Declined 11 1 2 Primary results 11 2 Democratic primary 11 2 1 Candidates 11 2 1 1 Nominee 11 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 11 2 1 3 Declined 11 2 2 Endorsements 11 2 3 Primary results 11 3 Libertarian primary 11 3 1 Primary results 11 4 General election 11 4 1 Endorsements 11 4 2 Debates 11 4 3 Polling 11 4 4 Predictions 11 4 5 Results 12 References 13 External linksOverview editThe table shows the number and percentage of votes as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the 2012 elections for the United States House of Representatives in Arizona 2 Statewide edit Party Candidates Votes SeatsNo No Republican 8 1 131 663 52 07 4 nbsp 1 44 44Democratic 9 946 994 43 57 5 nbsp 2 55 56Libertarian 7 82 282 3 79 0 nbsp 0 0Americans Elect 2 6 740 0 31 0 nbsp 0 0Green 1 5 637 0 26 0 nbsp 0 0Write in 1 1 0 00 0 nbsp 0 0Total 28 2 173 317 100 0 9 nbsp 1 100 0Popular voteRepublican 52 07 Democratic 43 57 Libertarian 3 79 Americans Elect 0 31 Green 0 26 Other 0 00 House seatsDemocratic 55 56 Republican 44 44 By district edit Results of the 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district District Republican Democratic Others Total ResultVotes Votes Votes Votes District 1 113 594 45 15 122 774 48 80 15 227 6 05 251 595 100 0 Democratic gainDistrict 2 144 884 49 57 147 338 50 41 57 0 02 292 279 100 0 Democratic holdDistrict 3 62 663 37 15 98 468 58 37 7 567 4 49 168 698 100 0 Democratic holdDistrict 4 162 907 66 83 69 154 28 37 11 699 4 80 243 760 100 0 Republican winDistrict 5 183 470 67 19 89 589 32 81 0 0 00 273 059 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 6 179 706 61 30 97 666 33 31 15 805 5 39 293 177 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 7 0 0 00 104 489 81 74 23 338 18 26 127 827 100 0 Democratic holdDistrict 8 172 809 63 35 95 635 35 06 4 347 1 59 272 791 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 9 111 630 44 63 121 881 48 73 16 620 6 64 250 131 100 0 Democratic gainTotal 1 131 663 52 07 946 994 43 57 94 660 4 36 2 173 317 100 0 Redistricting editFurther information Redistricting in Arizona Due to population gains reflected in the 2010 United States census Arizona s congressional delegation increased from eight members to nine in 2012 In accordance with the Arizona Constitution the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission produced new congressional district maps for use in the 2012 and subsequent elections In October 2011 the commission released a draft map and by November 5 that year had completed a round of public hearings for input on the draft map 3 The map became final after being cleared for compliance with the Voting Rights Act by the United States Department of Justice and established the official district boundaries for the 2012 elections On November 1 2011 Arizona Governor Jan Brewer with the approval of the Arizona Senate removed Colleen Mathis the commission s chair charging Mathis was guilty of failure to apply the Arizona Constitution s redistricting provisions in an honest independent and impartial fashion 4 On November 17 the Arizona Supreme Court overturned Brewer s decision and reinstated Mathis 5 On November 21 Brewer asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision and to temporarily reverse Mathis reinstatement 6 The Supreme Court refused 7 The map was pre cleared by the U S Department of Justice on April 9 2012 and was effect for the 2012 elections District 1 edit2012 Arizona s 1st congressional district election nbsp 20102014 nbsp nbsp nbsp Nominee Ann Kirkpatrick Jonathan Paton Kim AllenParty Democratic Republican LibertarianPopular vote 122 774 113 594 15 227Percentage 48 8 45 2 6 1 nbsp County resultsPaton 40 50 50 60 Kirkpatrick 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S Representative before electionPaul GosarRepublican Elected U S Representative Ann KirkpatrickDemocraticSee also Arizona s 1st congressional district Based upon the new map the 1st district is slightly friendlier to Democrats than its predecessor 8 Incumbent Republican Paul Gosar first elected in 2010 ran for election in the more conservative 4th district 9 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Jonathan Paton state senator and candidate for the 8th district in 2010 10 Eliminated in primary edit Patrick Gatti Gaither Martin former State Department official Douglas Wade contractorWithdrawn edit Doug McKee contractorDeclined edit Paul Gosar incumbent U S Representative running in the 4th Bill Konopnicki former state representative 9 Gary Pierce member of the Arizona Corporation Commission 11 Primary results edit Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Jonathan Paton 28 644 60 9Republican Gaither Martin 8 958 19 0Republican Douglas Wade 6 758 14 4Republican Patrick Gatti 2 707 5 7Total votes 47 067 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Ann Kirkpatrick former U S representative 12 Eliminated in primary edit Wenona Benally Baldenegro attorney and member of the Navajo Nation 13 Withdrawn edit Miguel Olivas government consultant and former staffer for former U S Representative Rick Renzi 14 Endorsements edit Wenona BenallyLabor unionsUnited SteelworkersOrganizationsProgressive Democrats of America Primary results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 33 831 63 7Democratic Wenona Benally Baldenegro 19 247 36 3Total votes 53 078 100 0Baldenegro would have been the first Native American woman to serve in Congress had she had won the seat 13 Libertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Kim AllenPrimary results edit Libertarian primary results Party Candidate Votes Libertarian Kim Allen write in 97 100 0Total votes 97 100 0General election edit Endorsements edit Jonathan Paton R U S SenatorsJon Kyl U S Senator 1995 present 15 U S RepresentativesPaul Gosar U S representative from Arizona s 1st congressional district 2011 present Trent Franks U S representative from Arizona s 2nd congressional district 2003 present David Schweikert U S representative from Arizona s 5th congressional district 2011 present Ben Quayle U S representative from Arizona s 3rd congressional district 2011 present Jim Kolbe U S representative from Arizona s 8th congressional district 1985 2007 Statewide officialsJan Brewer Governor of Arizona 2009 present Doug Ducey State Treasurer of Arizona 2011 present John Huppenthal Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction 2011 present State legislatorsSteve Pierce President of the Arizona Senate Andy Tobin Speaker of the Arizona House of RepresentativesOrganizationsGun Owners of America National Federation of Independent Business National Republican Congressional Committee Young Guns Program 16 National Right to Life Committee 17 Tea Party Express 18 United States Chamber of Commerce 19 NewspapersArizona Daily Star 20 Arizona Republic Ann Kirkpatrick D U S RepresentativesRon Barber U S representative from Arizona s 8th congressional district 2012 present 21 State legislatorsPete Hershberger R state representative 2001 2008 Labor unionsAFL CIO American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees American Nurses Association Fraternal Order of Police International Brotherhood of Boilermakers 22 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers National Association of Letter Carriers 23 Service Employees International Union United Transportation UnionOrganizationsDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee Red to Blue Program 24 EMILY s List 25 Feminist Majority 26 Human Rights Campaign 27 NARAL Pro Choice America 28 National Organization for Women 29 Planned Parenthood Action Fund 30 NewspapersArizona Daily Sun 31 White Mountain Independent Did not endorseNewspapersTucson Weekly 32 Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin of error JonathanPaton R AnnKirkpatrick D UndecidedNRCC R October 4 2012 501 5 6 50 45 5 North Star Opinion Research R July 25 26 2012 400 4 9 43 46 11 Predictions edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 33 Tossup November 5 2012Rothenberg 34 Tossup November 2 2012Roll Call 35 Tossup November 4 2012Sabato s Crystal Ball 36 Lean R November 5 2012NY Times 37 Tossup November 4 2012RCP 38 Tossup November 4 2012The Hill 39 Tossup November 4 2012Results edit Arizona s 1st congressional district 2012 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 122 774 48 8Republican Jonathan Paton 113 594 45 1Libertarian Kim Allen 15 227 6 1Majority 9 180 3 7Total votes 251 595 100 0Democratic gain from RepublicanDistrict 2 edit2012 Arizona s 2nd congressional district election nbsp 2012 special 2014 nbsp nbsp Nominee Ron Barber Martha McSallyParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 147 338 144 884Percentage 50 4 49 6 U S Representative before electionRon Barber 8th Democratic Elected U S Representative Ron BarberDemocraticSee also Arizona s 2nd congressional district and Arizona s 8th congressional district See also 2012 Arizona s 8th congressional district special election After redistricting most of 2nd district was composed of land previously located in the 8th district and was thus more favorable to Democrats 8 Democrat Gabby Giffords who had represented the 8th district since 2007 was seriously wounded in a mass shooting in January 2011 and resigned her congressional seat in January 2012 40 A special election was held in June 2012 under the boundaries of the then current 8th district with a primary election held in April 2012 in November 2012 another election took place under the new boundaries of the 2nd district with a primary scheduled for August 2012 41 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Ron Barber incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Matt Heinz state representative 42 Withdrawn edit Paula Aboud state senator Steve Farley state representative 43 Nomiki Konst journalist and University of Arizona alumna 44 Primary results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ron Barber incumbent 51 206 82 0Democratic Matt Heinz 11 213 18 0Democratic Charlie Manolakis write in 4 0 0Total votes 62 423 100 0Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Martha McSally retired U S Air Force Colonel and candidate for the 8th District in 2012 special 45 Eliminated in primary edit Mark KoskiniemiWithdrawn edit Frank Antenori state senator 46 Jesse Kelly U S Marine Corps veteran and nominee for the in 8th District in 2010 and 2012 special 47 Declined edit John Lervold U S Army veteran and interrogation instructor at Fort Huachuca 48 49 Dave Sitton sports announcer for the University of Arizona and candidate for the 8th District in 2012 special 50 Primary results edit Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Martha McSally 52 809 81 7Republican Mark Koskiniemi 11 828 18 3Total votes 64 637 100 0Libertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Anthony Powell 51 General election edit Endorsements edit Ron Barber D Labor unionsInternational Brotherhood of Boilermakers 22 National Association of Letter Carriers 23 OrganizationsCouncil for a Livable World 52 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Frontline Program 53 Human Rights Campaign 27 League of Conservation Voters 54 NARAL Pro Choice America 28 Planned Parenthood Action Fund 30 NewspapersArizona Daily Star 20 Arizona Republic 55 Sierra Vista Herald Tucson Weekly 32 IndividualsGeneral John A Wickham Jr former US Army Chief of Staff 56 Martha McSally R U S RepresentativesJim Kolbe U S representative from Arizona s 8th congressional district 1985 2007 57 OrganizationsMaggie s List 58 National Federation of Independent Business National Republican Congressional Committee Young Guns Program 16 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 59 National Right to Life Committee 17 United States Chamber of Commerce 19 Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror RonBarber D MarthaMcSally R UndecidedOnMessage Inc R McSally September 30 October 1 2012 400 4 9 48 47 5 Grove Insight D DCCC September 27 30 2012 400 54 40 6 OnMessage Inc R McSally August 7 8 2012 400 4 9 50 45 5 Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research D Barber July 17 22 2012 503 4 4 53 40 7 Predictions edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report Lean D November 5 2012Rothenberg 34 Tilts D November 2 2012Roll Call 35 Lean D November 4 2012Sabato s Crystal Ball 36 Likely D November 5 2012NY Times 37 Tossup November 4 2012RCP 38 Lean D November 4 2012The Hill 39 Lean D November 4 2012Results edit Arizona s 2nd congressional district 2012 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ron Barber incumbent 147 338 50 4Republican Martha McSally 144 884 49 6Libertarian Anthony Powell write in 57 0 0Majority 2 454 0 8Total votes 292 279 100 0Democratic holdDistrict 3 edit2012 Arizona s 3rd congressional district election nbsp 20102014 nbsp nbsp Nominee Raul Grijalva Gabriela Saucedo MercerParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 98 468 62 663Percentage 58 4 37 2 U S Representative before electionRaul Grijalva 7th Democratic Elected U S Representative Raul GrijalvaDemocraticSee also Arizona s 3rd congressional district and Arizona s 7th congressional district In the October 2011 redistricting most of the 7th district became the 3rd district and was more favorable to Democrats 8 Incumbent Democrat Raul M Grijalva first elected in 2002 said in February 2011 that he had no plans to run for the U S Senate 60 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Raul Grijalva incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Amanda Aguirre former state senator Manny Arreguin OB GYN 61 Withdrawn edit David Crowe Robles defense contractor 62 Endorsements edit Amanda AguirreLabor unionsUnited Steel Workers 63 Primary results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Raul Grijalva incumbent 24 044 65 6Democratic Amanda Aguirre 9 484 25 9Democratic Manny Arreguin 3 105 8 5Total votes 36 633 100 0Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Gabriela Saucedo Mercer conservative activist 64 Eliminated in primary edit Jaime Vasquez businessman 65 Declined edit Ruth McClung nominee for the 7th district in 2010 11 Primary results edit Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer 12 474 65 3Republican Jaime Vasquez 6 622 34 7Total votes 19 096 100 0Libertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Blanca GuerraPrimary results edit Libertarian primary results Party Candidate Votes Libertarian Blanca Guerra 116 100 0Total votes 116 100 0General election edit Endorsements edit Raul Grijalva D Labor unionsAFL CIO 66 67 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers 22 National Association of Letter Carriers 23 National Education AssociationOrganizationsCouncil for a Livable World 52 Democracy for America 68 Human Rights Campaign 27 J Street 69 League of Conservation Voters 54 National Organization for Women 29 Planned Parenthood Action Fund 30 Progressive Change Campaign Committee 70 Progressive Democrats of America 71 Sierra ClubNewspapersArizona Daily Star 20 Tucson Weekly 32 Gabriella Saucedo R Statewide officialsJan Brewer Governor of Arizona 2009 present 72 OrganizationsFamily Research Council Maggie s List 58 National Right to Life Committee 17 Results edit Arizona s 3rd congressional district 2012 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Raul M Grijalva incumbent 98 468 58 4Republican Gabriella Saucedo Mercer 62 663 37 1Libertarian Bianca Guerra 7 567 4 5Total votes 168 698 100 0Democratic holdDistrict 4 edit2012 Arizona s 4th congressional district election nbsp 2014 nbsp nbsp Nominee Paul Gosar Johnnie RobinsonParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 162 907 69 154Percentage 66 8 28 4 U S Representative before electionNone New district Elected U S Representative Paul GosarRepublicanSee also Arizona s 1st congressional district Arizona s 2nd congressional district Arizona s 4th congressional district and Arizona s 5th congressional district The new 4th congressional district encompasses most of the rural areas in the old 2nd district as well as significant portions of the old 1st 5th and 6th districts according to the final maps Archived 2012 10 12 at the Wayback Machine of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission The district is heavily Republican 8 Paul Gosar who had represented the 1st district since 2011 moved to Prescott in order to run in this district Republican primary edit Campaign edit Babeu dropped his congressional bid on May 11 2012 instead seeking re election as sheriff 73 This came after he was accused of being lovers with an undocumented immigrant who he threatened with deportation to guarantee his silence The Arizona solicitor general would later exonerate Babeu after an investigation 74 Candidates edit Nominee edit Paul Gosar incumbent U S Representative for the 1st DistrictEliminated in primary edit Ron Gould state senator Rick Murphy founder and owner of Murphy BroadcastingWithdrawn edit Paul Babeu sheriff of Pinal CountyPrimary results edit Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Gosar incumbent 40 033 51 3Republican Ron Gould 24 617 31 6Republican Rick Murphy 13 315 17 1Total votes 77 965 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Johnnie RobinsonEliminated in primary edit Mikel Weisser author and political activistPrimary results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Johnnie Robinson 10 185 50 1Democratic Mikel Weisser 10 166 49 9Total votes 20 351 100 0Libertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Joe Pamelia aerospace and defense professionalPrimary results edit Libertarian primary results Party Candidate Votes Libertarian Joe Pamelia 189 100 0Total votes 189 100 0Americans Elect primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Richard Grayson writer political activist and performance artistPrimary results edit Americans Elect primary results Party Candidate Votes Americans Elect Richard Grayson write in 11 100 0Total votes 11 100 0General election edit Endorsements edit Paul Gosar R OrganizationsNational Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 59 National Right to Life Committee 17 United States Chamber of Commerce 19 Results edit Arizona s 4th congressional district 2012 Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Gosar incumbent 162 907 66 8Democratic Johnnie Robinson 69 154 28 4Libertarian Joe Pamelia 9 306 3 8Americans Elect Richard Grayson 2 393 1 0Total votes 243 760 100 0Republican win new seat District 5 edit2012 Arizona s 5th congressional district election nbsp 20102014 nbsp nbsp Nominee Matt Salmon Spencer MorganParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 183 470 89 589Percentage 67 2 32 8 U S Representative before electionJeff Flake 6th Republican Elected U S Representative Matt SalmonRepublicanSee also Arizona s 5th congressional district and Arizona s 6th congressional district With the October 2011 redistricting most of the 6th district became the 5th district and continued to favor Republicans 8 Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake who had represented this district since 2001 sought the Republican nomination for the U S Senate 75 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Matt Salmon former U S Representative and nominee for governor in 2002Eliminated in primary edit Kirk Adams former speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives 76 Withdrawn edit Chuck Gray former majority leader of the Arizona Senate 77 78 Travis Grantham Arizona Air National Guard captain 79 Declined edit Jeff Flake incumbent U S Representative Russell Pearce former president of the state senatePrimary results edit Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Matt Salmon 41 078 51 8Republican Kirk Adams 38 152 48 2Total votes 79 230 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Spencer Morgan student at Mesa Community College 80 Primary results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Spencer Morgan 19 659 100 0Total votes 19 659 100 0General election edit Endorsements edit Matt Salmon R OrganizationsClub for Growth National Republican Congressional Committee Vanguard Program 16 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 59 National Right to Life Committee 17 Team America PAC United States Chamber of Commerce 19 Results edit Arizona s 5th congressional district 2012 Party Candidate Votes Republican Matt Salmon 183 470 67 2Democratic Spencer Morgan 89 589 32 8Total votes 273 059 100 0Republican holdDistrict 6 edit2012 Arizona s 6th congressional district election nbsp 20102014 nbsp nbsp Nominee David Schweikert Matt JetteParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 179 706 97 666Percentage 61 3 33 3 U S Representative before electionBen Quayle 3rd Republican Elected U S Representative David SchweikertRepublicanSee also Arizona s 3rd congressional district Arizona s 5th congressional district and Arizona s 6th congressional district After redistricting the bulk of David Schweikert s 5th district became the 9th district 81 while his home in Fountain Hills was drawn into the newly created 4th district 82 However as soon as the maps were released Schweikert announced he would run in the 6th district That district had previously been the 3rd represented by fellow Republican freshman Ben Quayle However in a statement announcing his re election plans Schweikert pointed out that he d grown up in Scottsdale most of which had been drawn into the 6th as well had represented it in both the state house and in Congress and owned a second home there 8 A revised map however placed Schweikert s home in Fountain Hills into the reconfigured 6th 83 84 Quayle whose home in Phoenix had been drawn into the 9th but was just outside the boundaries of the 6th opted to seek re election in the 6th as well Republican primary edit Campaign edit During the bitter primary campaign Schweikert was widely criticised for a mailer that accused Quayle of going both ways suggesting that he was bisexual On the reverse the mailer listed issues on which it claimed Quayle had taken both liberal and conservative positions Senator Jon Kyl said that such campaign tactics insult the voters degrade politics and expose those who stoop to them as unworthy of high office and Senator John McCain said the mailer was one of the worst that I have seen and that it crosses the boundary of decent political dialogue and discourse Quayle s spokeswoman called the mailer utterly false and a sleazy smear tactic Schweikert s spokesman responded that people should get their minds out of the gutter because the mailer was obviously referring to both ways as in liberal and conservative The Arizona Republic asked two political scientists to review the mailer who both said that they had never seen anybody accuse someone of flip flopping on political issues that way and said that it was difficult to believe that the sexual suggestion was unintentional 85 86 87 88 Candidates edit Nominee edit David Schweikert incumbent U S Representative from the 5th DistrictEliminated in primary edit Ben Quayle incumbent U S Representative from the 3rd DistrictPrimary results edit Although the 6th contained almost two thirds of Quayle s constituents Schweikert defeated Quayle in the Republican primary the real contest in this heavily Republican district by 51 5 percent to Quayle s 48 5 percent 89 Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican David Schweikert incumbent 41 821 51 5Republican Ben Quayle incumbent 39 414 48 5Total votes 81 235 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Matt Jette business professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management and Republican candidate for governor in 2010 90 91 Eliminated in primary edit W John WilliamsonPrimary results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Matt Jette 12 383 51 9Democratic W John Williamson 11 471 48 1Total votes 23 854 100 0Libertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Jack AndersonPrimary results edit Libertarian primary results Party Candidate Votes Libertarian Jack Anderson 287 100 0Total votes 287 100 0Green primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Mark SalazarPrimary results edit Green primary results Party Candidate Votes Green Mark Salazar write in 2 100 0Total votes 2 100 0General election edit Endorsements edit David Schweikert R OrganizationsCampaign for Working Families 92 FreedomWorks National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 59 National Right to Life Committee 17 Results edit Arizona s 6th congressional district 2012 Party Candidate Votes Republican David Schweikert incumbent 179 706 61 3Democratic Matt Jette 97 666 33 3Libertarian Jack Anderson 10 167 3 5Green Mark Salazar 5 637 1 9None James Ketover write in 1 0 0Total votes 293 177 100 0Republican holdDistrict 7 edit2012 Arizona s 7th congressional district election nbsp 20102014 nbsp nbsp Nominee Ed Pastor Joe CobbParty Democratic LibertarianPopular vote 104 489 23 338Percentage 81 7 18 3 U S Representative before electionEd Pastor 4th Democratic Elected U S Representative Ed PastorDemocraticSee also Arizona s 4th congressional district and Arizona s 7th congressional district In accordance with the redrawn boundaries most of the 4th district became the 7th district and remained the most Democratic district in Arizona 8 Incumbent Democrat Ed Pastor considered a run for the U S Senate but decided against it 93 State senator Kyrsten Sinema who considered a bid for Congress and lived in the former 4th district opted to run in the 9th district Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Ed Pastor incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Rebecca DeWittDeclined edit Kyrsten Sinema state senator 94 95 Primary results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ed Pastor incumbent 22 664 79 0Democratic Rebecca DeWitt 6 013 21 0Total votes 28 677 100 0Republican primary edit Candidates edit Eliminated in primary edit Scott Fistler perennial candidateDeclined edit Jose Penalosa attorney and candidate for 4th district in 2010 96 Primary results edit Fistler did not receive enough write in votes to appear on the general election ballot as a Republican 97 Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Scott Fistler write in 116 100 0Total votes 116 100 0Libertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Joe CobbPrimary results edit Libertarian primary results Party Candidate Votes Libertarian Joe Cobb 162 100 0Total votes 162 100 0General election edit Endorsements edit Ed Pastor D Labor unionsAFL CIO 66 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers 22 National Association of Letter Carriers 23 OrganizationsHuman Rights Campaign 27 Humane Society of the United States 98 J Street 69 Planned Parenthood Action Fund 30 Sierra Club Results edit Arizona s 7th congressional district 2012 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ed Pastor incumbent 104 489 81 7Libertarian Joe Cobb 23 338 18 3Total votes 127 827 100 0Democratic holdDistrict 8 edit2012 Arizona s 8th congressional district election nbsp 20102014 nbsp nbsp Nominee Trent Franks Gene ScharerParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 172 809 95 635Percentage 63 4 35 1 U S Representative before electionTrent Franks 2nd Republican Elected U S Representative Trent FranksRepublicanSee also Arizona s 2nd congressional district and Arizona s 8th congressional district With the new map most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd district was renumbered as the 8th district and made more favorable to Republicans 8 Incumbent Republican Trent Franks who had considered running for the U S Senate instead ran for re election 99 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Trent Franks incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Tony Passalacqua Navy VeteranPrimary results edit Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Trent Franks incumbent 57 257 83 2Republican Tony Passalacqua 11 572 16 8Republican Helmuth Hack write in 18 0 0Total votes 68 847 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Gene Scharer educator nominee for this seat in 2000 and candidate in 2006Primary results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gene Scharer 24 510 100 0Total votes 24 510 100 0Americans Elect primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Stephen DolgosPrimary results edit Americans Elect primary results Party Candidate Votes Americans Elect Stephen Dolgos 34 100 0Total votes 34 100 0General election edit Endorsements edit Trent Franks R OrganizationsCampaign for Working Families 92 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 59 National Right to Life Committee 17 United States Chamber of Commerce 19 Results edit Arizona s 8th congressional district 2012 Party Candidate Votes Republican Trent Franks incumbent 172 809 63 3Democratic Gene Scharer 95 635 35 1Americans Elect Stephen Dolgos 4 347 1 6Total votes 272 791 100 0Republican holdDistrict 9 edit2014 Arizona s 9th congressional district election nbsp 20102014 nbsp nbsp nbsp Nominee Kyrsten Sinema Vernon Parker Powell GammillParty Democratic Republican LibertarianPopular vote 121 881 111 630 16 620Percentage 48 7 44 6 6 6 U S Representative before electionDavid Schweikert 5th Republican Elected U S Representative Kyrsten SinemaDemocraticSee also Arizona s 5th congressional district and Arizona s 9th congressional district With the new map most of the old 5th District became the 9th District 100 It now encompassed portions of southern Phoenix as well as all of Tempe and parts of Scottsdale Mesa Chandler and Paradise Valley It was not considered safe for either party 8 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Vernon Parker former mayor of Paradise Valley and candidate for the 3rd district in 2010 101 Eliminated in primary edit Lisa Borowsky Scottsdale city councilwoman 102 Leah Campos Schandlbauer former CIA officer 103 Travis Grantham Air Force veteran 104 Wendy Rogers Air Force veteran 105 Martin Sepulveda former Chandler city councilman 106 Jeff Thompson former businessman 107 Withdrawn edit Don Stapley member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 108 Declined edit Sal DiCiccio member of the Phoenix City Council 109 Hugh Hallman Mayor of Tempe 110 Steve Moak businessman and candidate for the 3rd district in 2010 110 Gary Pierce member of the Arizona Corporation Commission 11 Ben Quayle incumbent U S Representative from the 3rd District 76 David Schweikert incumbent U S Representative from the 5th DistrictPrimary results edit Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Vernon B Parker 11 184 22 5Republican Wendy Rogers 10 479 21 0Republican Martin Sepulveda 10 165 20 4Republican Travis Grantham 9 179 18 4Republican Jeff Thompson 3 358 6 7Republican Lisa Borowsky 3 281 6 6Republican Leah Campos Schandlbauer 2 139 4 3Total votes 49 785 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Kyrsten Sinema state senatorEliminated in primary edit Andrei Cherny former Arizona Democratic Party chairman David Schapira minority leader of the Arizona SenateDeclined edit Neil Giuliano former mayor of Tempe 111 Jon Hulburd lawyer small businessman and nominee for the 3rd district in 2010 112 Harry Mitchell former U S Representative 8 Endorsements edit Kyrsten SinemaLabor unionsAFL CIO 113 Primary results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Kyrsten Sinema 15 536 40 8Democratic David Schapira 11 419 30 0Democratic Andrei Cherny 11 146 29 2Total votes 38 101 100 0Libertarian primary edit Primary results edit Libertarian primary results Party Candidate Votes Libertarian Powell Gammill write in 90 100 0Total votes 90 100 0General election edit Endorsements edit Vernon Parker R OrganizationsGun Owners of America National Republican Congressional Committee Young Guns Program 16 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 59 National Right to Life Committee 17 United States Chamber of Commerce 19 Kyrsten Sinema D Labor unionsAFL CIO International Brotherhood of Boilermakers 22 National Education Association United SteelworkersOrganizationsCouncil for a Livable World 52 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Red to Blue Program 24 EMILY s List 25 Feminist Majority 26 Gay amp Lesbian Political Victory Fund 114 Human Rights Campaign 27 Humane Society of the United States 98 League of Conservation Voters 54 NARAL Pro Choice America 28 National Organization for Women 29 Planned Parenthood Action Fund 30 Debates edit Complete video of debate October 18 2012Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin of error VernonParker R KyrstenSinema D UndecidedSummit R Parker October 15 2012 600 4 2 44 42 14 Anzalone Liszt D DCCC September 9 11 2012 400 4 9 45 48 7 GBA Strategies D House Majority PAC September 8 9 2012 400 4 9 41 45 14 Predictions edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report Lean D flip November 5 2012Rothenberg 34 Tilts D flip November 2 2012Roll Call 35 Tossup November 4 2012Sabato s Crystal Ball 36 Lean D flip November 5 2012NY Times 37 Lean D flip November 4 2012RCP 38 Lean D flip November 4 2012The Hill 39 Tossup November 4 2012Results edit Kyrsten Sinema was officially declared the winner on November 12 2012 115 116 Arizona s 9th congressional district 2012 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Kyrsten Sinema 121 881 48 7Republican Vernon Parker 111 630 44 6Libertarian Powell E Gammill 16 620 6 6Majority 10 251 4 1Total votes 250 131 100 0Democratic gain from RepublicanReferences edit 2011 2012 Election Important Dates Office of the Secretary of State Archived from the original on September 26 2011 Retrieved August 16 2011 State Of Arizona Official Canvass PDF azsos gov Arizona Secretary of State December 3 2012 Retrieved January 20 2019 Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission notice of public meeting PDF Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Archived from the original PDF on November 1 2011 Retrieved November 6 2011 Pitzl Mary Jo November 3 2011 Brewer GOP blasted over Arizona redistrict panel ouster The Arizona Republic Retrieved November 6 2011 Pitzl Mary Jo November 18 2011 Court orders reinstatement of redistricting official The Arizona Republic Retrieved November 28 2011 Pitzl Mary Jo November 22 2011 Arizona redistricting reinstatement delay requested by Brewer The Arizona Republic Retrieved November 28 2011 Pitzl Mary Jo April 20 2012 Arizona map panel ruling unanimous The Arizona Republic Retrieved July 25 2012 a b c d e f g h i j Taylor Jessica October 5 2011 House Democrats Gain With New Arizona Map National Journal Archived from the original on October 6 2011 Retrieved October 7 2011 a b Nowicki Dan Hansen Ronald J January 7 2012 Gosar to run for Congress in new district The Arizona Republic Retrieved January 9 2012 Smith Dylan January 25 2012 Paton to seek CD1 seat in Congress Tucson Sentinel Retrieved January 25 2012 a b c Bodfield Rhonda February 12 2012 Political notebook Local tea party leaders pass on advocacy torch Arizona Daily Star Retrieved February 17 2012 Cole Cyndy March 30 2011 Kirkpatrick to run again Arizona Daily Sun Retrieved April 21 2011 a b Baldenegro seeks to become first Native American woman elected to Congress Maricopa Monitor February 10 2012 Retrieved February 17 2012 Hansen Ronald J March 15 2012 Miguel Olivas enters race for District 1 The Arizona Republic Retrieved March 30 2012 Endorsements paton2012 com Archived from the original on November 8 2012 Retrieved April 8 2023 a b c d CANDIDATES gopyoungguns com Archived from the original on October 29 2012 Retrieved March 6 2023 a b c d e f g h Arizona Endorsements PDF National Right to Life Archived from the original PDF on January 23 2013 Retrieved February 11 2023 2012 ENDORSEMENTS teapartyexpress org Archived from the original on December 7 2012 Retrieved February 11 2023 a b c d e f Help With Voting Archived from the original on October 10 2012 Retrieved February 11 2023 a b c Star endorsement stories azstarnet com Arizona Daily Star October 10 2012 Archived from the original on November 3 2012 Retrieved April 8 2023 Endorsements kirkpatrickforarizona com Archived from the original on January 26 2013 Retrieved April 8 2023 a b c d e Election 2012 Boilermakers recommend candidates boilermakers org International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Retrieved April 8 2023 a b c d NALC ENDORSED CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES PDF NALC pp 3 4 Retrieved February 12 2023 a b RED TO BLUE 2012 DCCC Archived from the original on October 26 2012 Retrieved March 5 2023 a b Help Our Candidates Win emilyslist org Archived from the original on November 14 2012 Retrieved January 31 2023 a b Feminist Majority 2012 Endorsed Candidates feministmajority org Archived from the original on November 24 2012 Retrieved March 4 2023 a b c d e 2012 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS PDF Human Rights Campaign Archived from the original PDF on December 24 2012 Retrieved February 14 2023 a b c Pro Choice Voter Guide prochoiceamerica org Archived from the original on October 29 2012 Retrieved March 3 2023 a b c 2012 NOW PACs Endorsements All Federal Races Archived from the original on November 10 2012 Retrieved February 13 2023 a b c d e Planned Parenthood Action Voter guide AZ Planned Parenthood Action Fund Archived from the original on November 27 2012 Retrieved February 13 2023 The Daily Sun s recommendations on Election Day 2012 azdailysun com Arizona Daily Sun November 4 2012 Archived from the original on November 6 2012 Retrieved April 8 2023 a b c The Tucson Weekly 2012 Endorsements tucsonweekly com The Tucson Weekly October 11 2012 Retrieved April 8 2023 The Cook Political Report Charts 2012 House Competitive Races Cookpolitical com November 5 2012 Retrieved November 6 2012 a b c House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport com November 2 2012 Retrieved November 4 2012 a b c 1 as of November 4 2012 update a b c Crystal Ball as of November 5 2012 update a b c House Race Ratings The New York Times as of November 4 2012 update a b c 2 as of November 4 2012 update a b c House Ratings The Hill November 3 2012 Retrieved November 4 2012 Somashekhar Sandhya Kane Paul January 22 2011 Rep Gabrielle Giffords retiring from Congress The Washington Post Lederman Josh February 12 2012 Arizona lawmaker who replaced Giffords in state Senate to run for her House seat The Hill Retrieved February 13 2012 Celock John March 19 2012 Ron Barber Gabrielle Giffords Aide Announces Run for Full Term The Huffington Post Retrieved March 30 2012 Lederman Josh March 30 2012 Field clearing for Ron Barber for full term in Giffords seat The Hill Retrieved March 30 2012 McCombs Brady February 14 2012 Konst civil discourse group founder joins congressional race Arizona Daily Star Retrieved February 19 2012 Hess Bill February 15 2012 GOP candidates seeking nomination stands at five San Pedro Valley News Sun Archived from the original on March 12 2012 Retrieved February 21 2012 McCombs Brady January 27 2012 Antenori to seek Giffords seat Arizona Daily Star Retrieved February 21 2012 McCombs Brady February 3 2012 Jesse Kelly third Republican to join CD8 race Arizona Daily Star Retrieved February 22 2012 McCombs Brady February 8 2012 Army vet becomes 4th candidate to join House GOP primary race Arizona Daily Star Retrieved February 22 2012 McCombs Brady February 27 2012 Six file to run for Giffords former seat Arizona Daily Star Retrieved February 28 2012 Smith Dylan February 2 2012 Sportscaster Sitton enters CD8 scrum TucsonSentinel com Retrieved February 22 2012 Libertarian Party Candidates 2012 Archived 2012 08 08 at the Wayback Machine Libertarian Party a b c Meet the Candidates livableworld org Archived from the original on January 15 2013 Retrieved March 1 2023 2012 Frontline Democrats actblue com DCCC Archived from the original on July 29 2012 Retrieved March 6 2023 a b c 2012 Endorsements lcv org Archived from the original on October 24 2012 Retrieved February 17 2023 Ron Barber for Congress Releases New Ad Resilience ronbarberforcongress com October 27 2012 Archived from the original on November 12 2012 Retrieved April 8 2023 Jim Nintzel November 1 2012 Barber Lands Veterans Endorsement Spars With Team McSally Over Spending Cuts tucsonweekly com The Tucson Weekly Archived from the original on November 2 2012 Retrieved April 8 2023 Jim Kolbe Endorses Martha McSally mcsallyforcongress com September 26 2012 Archived from the original on October 17 2012 Retrieved April 8 2023 a b Maggie s List is pleased to endorse these conservative women candidates maggieslist org Maggie s List Archived from the original on August 26 2012 Retrieved March 4 2023 a b c d e f Upcoming Election Arizona Archived from the original on October 10 2012 Retrieved February 11 2023 Miller Sean J February 15 2011 Grijalva Distinct possibility Rep Giffords runs for Senate The Hill Archived from the original on June 28 2011 Retrieved April 21 2011 Nintzel Jim February 14 2012 Tucson Physician Announces Plan To Challenge Grijalva Tucson Weekly Retrieved February 17 2012 Gonzalez Daniel May 10 2012 Raul Grijalva challenger David Crowe Robles drops out The Arizona Republic Retrieved May 14 2012 Endorsements amandaaguirreforcongressd3 com Archived from the original on August 18 2012 Retrieved April 9 2023 Classen Carolyn February 26 2011 Another Gabby for U S Congress Gabriela Saucedo Mercer to announce for CD 7 on March 2 Tucson Citizen Archived from the original on November 5 2011 Retrieved June 25 2011 Pallack Becky February 14 2012 Democrat Arreguin to run against Grijalva in CD3 Arizona Daily Star Retrieved February 17 2012 a b Arizona AFL CIO Announces Key 2012 Congressional Primary Election Endorsements azaflcio org Arizona AFL CIO Archived from the original on March 5 2012 Retrieved April 8 2023 Endorsements standwithraul com Archived from the original on November 19 2012 Retrieved April 9 2023 Current Endorsements democracyforamerica com Archived from the original on October 10 2012 Retrieved February 20 2023 a b JStreetPAC 2012 Endorsees jstreetpac org Archived from the original on July 23 2012 Retrieved March 2 2023 Candidates boldprogressives org Archived from the original on April 24 2013 Retrieved March 4 2023 PDA Candidates pdamerica org Archived from the original on October 25 2012 Retrieved March 2 2023 Endorsements saucedomercer com Archived from the original on October 5 2012 Retrieved April 9 2023 Sheriff Babeu Abandons Race for Arizona Congressional Seat Fox News Latino May 11 2012 Retrieved May 11 2012 Sanders Rebekah L Collum Lindsey August 31 2012 Pinal Sheriff Paul Babeu exonerated The Arizona Republic Retrieved April 19 2014 Camia Catalina February 14 2011 GOP Rep Jeff Flake kicks off Senate bid in Arizona USA Today Retrieved April 21 2011 a b Trygstad Kyle April 28 2011 Kyl Endorses Kirk Adams in Arizona Race to Succeed Flake Roll Call Retrieved April 30 2011 Small Jim February 18 2011 Gray announces run for Flake s House seat Arizona Capitol Times Retrieved December 17 2011 Lee Myers Amanda December 27 2011 Chuck Gray pulls out of congressional race RealClearPolitics Retrieved December 28 2011 Travis Grantham Announces Campaign for Congress in CD 6 Tucson Citizen June 21 2011 Retrieved June 25 2011 Nowicki Dan April 25 2012 Democrat 26 to seek congressional seat in District 5 The Arizona Republic Retrieved May 14 2012 Arizona Redistricting Commission releases draft map Daily Kos 2011 10 04 Livingston Abby October 5 2011 New Arizona Lines Mean Battle Between GOP Freshmen Roll Call Retrieved November 27 2012 Livingston Abby February 6 2012 Arizona Quayle Opts to Run Against Schweikert Roll Call Archived from the original on February 8 2012 Retrieved February 7 2012 Schweikert defeats Quayle Sunnucks Mike August 6 2012 Kyl faults Schweikert after mailer says Quayle goes both ways Phoenix Business Journal Retrieved October 1 2014 Nowicki Dan August 3 2012 District 6 race David Schweikert says I like the fight in D C AZ Central Retrieved October 1 2014 McCain endorses Quayle scolds Schweikert for mailer AZ Central August 15 2012 Archived from the original on July 15 2014 Retrieved October 1 2014 Trujillo Mario August 16 2012 McCain blasts Arizona Republican who accused Quayle of going both ways The Hill Retrieved October 1 2014 Zapler Mike Isenstadt Alex August 29 2012 Arizona House primary results Ben Quayle booted from Congress Politico Christie Bob March 9 2012 1st Democrat announces run for Ariz 6th District Wausau Daily Herald Associated Press Retrieved March 9 2012 permanent dead link Election Map 2012 Live Voting Results POLITICO com Archived from the original on January 6 2012 a b 2012 Candidate Endorsements cwfpac com Archived from the original on June 26 2013 Retrieved March 2 2023 Miller Sean J March 2 2011 Arizona Democrat considering Senate run in absence of Rep Giffords The Hill Retrieved April 21 2011 Trygstad Kyle June 9 2011 Arizona State Senator Interested in House Bid Roll Call Retrieved June 13 2011 Garcia Michelle January 4 2012 Bi Politician Announces Congressional Bid The Advocate Archived from the original on September 3 2012 Retrieved January 8 2012 Jose Penalosa announces candidacy for Arizona s 7th Congressional District seat KPHO TV February 14 2012 Archived from the original on June 2 2012 Retrieved March 9 2012 Scott Fistler Write in R AZ 7 Tea Party Cheer Archived from the original on June 7 2014 Retrieved June 19 2014 a b Humane USA PAC votesmart org Archived from the original on November 15 2012 Retrieved March 2 2023 Duda Jeremy April 1 2011 Franks bows out of Senate race Arizona Capitol Times Retrieved April 21 2011 Arizona Redistricting Commission releases draft map Daily Kos 2011 10 04 Sunnucks Mike March 19 2012 Vernon Parker running for Congress Scottsdale s Lisa Borowsky deciding soon Phoenix Business Journal Retrieved November 26 2022 Sunnucks Mike May 7 2012 Lisa Borowsky joins House race Schapira picks up union endorsement Phoenix Business Journal Retrieved November 26 2022 Hurtado Allison March 31 2012 Former CIA operations officer joins race for CD 9 EastValley com Retrieved November 26 2022 Grantham announces run for Congress KPHO TV January 11 2012 Archived from the original on January 27 2013 Retrieved January 12 2012 Hendley Matthew March 5 2012 Wendy Rogers Becomes Seventh Person to Announce Run for Congress in CD9 Phoenix New Times Retrieved November 26 2022 Geiger Kim August 28 2012 Arizona primary Three important races to watch Los Angeles Times Retrieved November 26 2022 Myers Amanda Lee August 12 2012 Wide field in Arizona s toss up 9th Congressional District race East Valley Tribune Retrieved November 26 2022 Rough Ginger Lee Michelle Ye Hee March 13 2012 Maricopa County Supervisor Stapley withdraws Congressional bid The Arizona Republic Retrieved March 30 2012 Hurtado Allison May 3 2012 DiCiccio endorses Martin Sepulveda for Congress Ahwatukee Foothills News Retrieved May 4 2012 a b Duda Jeremy March 19 2012 Parker poised to enter CD9 race Arizona Capitol Times Retrieved March 30 2012 Small Jim December 21 2011 Ex Tempe mayor Giuliano decides against congressional run Arizona Capitol Times Retrieved December 24 2011 Sanders Rebekah L January 4 2012 Sinema to resign seat for shot at 9th District USA Today Retrieved February 22 2012 Mike Sunnucks March 22 2012 Kyrsten Sinema picks up AFL CIO support in 9th District race bizjournals com Phoenix Business Journal Retrieved April 8 2023 Our Candidates victoryfund org Gay amp Lesbian Political Victory Fund Archived from the original on October 25 2012 Retrieved April 25 2023 Livingston Abby November 12 2012 Arizona Kyrsten Sinema Declared Winner in 9th District Roll Call Retrieved November 25 2022 Hendley Matthew November 12 2012 Kyrsten Sinema Called Winner in CD 9 Defeating Vernon Parker Phoenix New Times Retrieved November 25 2022 External links editElections at the Arizona Secretary of State Official candidate list United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona 2012 at Ballotpedia Arizona U S House at OurCampaigns com Campaign contributions for U S Congressional races in Arizona at OpenSecrets Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona amp oldid 1188457504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
