ARIZONA

Your complete directory of Arizona candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: June 4, 2008
Filing Deadline for Write-In Candidates: August 2008 (Primary)
and September 2008 (General)
Primary: September 2, 2008

This page was last updated on July 9, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Janet Napolitano (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jan Brewer (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Terry Goddard (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Dean Martin (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
Tom Horne (R)*

STATE MINE INSPECTOR:
Joe Hart (R)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

John McCain (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010

Jon Kyl (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
[ Rick Renzi (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Barry Hall (R)
Tom Hansen (R)
Sydney Hay (R) - State Mining Association Executive Director, Anti-Tax Activist & '02 Candidate
Preston Korn (R) - Computer Programmer & '06 State Rep. Candidate
Sandra Livingstone (R)
Jeffrey Brown (D) - Kucinich Campaign GLBT Coordinator & Mental Health Advocate
Ann Kirkpatrick (D) - State Rep. & Ex-Sedona City Attorney
Howard Shanker (D) - Attorney & Community Activist
Mary Kim Titla (D) - Ex-TV Reporter
Brent Maupin (Independent) - Civil Engineer, Architect & Author

District 2:
Trent Franks (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Thrasher (D) - Retired College Professor, Classical Music Conductor & '06 Nominee
William Crum (Green) - '04/'06 Candidate
Powell Gammill (Libertarian) - Genetics Researcher & '04/'06 Nominee

District 3:
John Shadegg (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bob Lord (D) - Attorney
Michael Shoen (Libertarian) - Attorney

District 4:
Ed Pastor (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Don Karg (R) - Manufacturing Executive & Frequent Candidate
Rebecca DeWitt (Green) - Accountant & State Green Party Secretary/Treasurer
Joe Cobb (Libertarian) - Frequent Candidate

District 5:
Harry Mitchell (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Anderson (R) - State Rep., Ex-State Sen. & Marketing Executive
Susan Bitter-Smith (R) - State Rep. & Ex-Scottsdale City Councilwoman
Lee Gentry (R)
Laura Knaperek (R) - Ex-State Rep., '02 State Sen. Nominee & Consultant
Jim Ogsbury (R) - Lobbyist & Ex-Congressional Aide
David Schweikert (R) - Maricopa County Treasurer, Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Warren Severin (Libertarian) - Businessman & '02/'06 Nominee

District 6:
Jeff Flake (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Gramazio (D) - Trucking Company Account Executive & Ex-Auto Worker
Rebecca Schneider (D) - University Librarian
Rick Biondi (Libertarian) - Insurance Underwriter & Army Veteran

District 7:
Raúl Grijalva (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Gene Chewning (R) - Church Pastor, Teacher, Vietnam War Veteran & '06 State Rep. Candidate
Joseph Sweeney (R) - Contractor & Frequent Candidate
Harley Meyer (Independent) - Businessman

District 8:
Gabrielle Giffords (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Tim Bee (R) - State Senate President & Businessman
Derek Tidball (Independent) - Veteran

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Arizona
Arizona Democratic Party
Arizona Green Party
Independent American Party of Arizona
Arizona Libertarian Party
Arizona Republican Party
Socialist Party of Arizona
Southern Party of the Southwest

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Secretary of State's Office

Citizens Clean Elections Commission

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Arizona Capitol Times (Phoenix)
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff)
Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
AZ-Vote (Liberal)
Bisbee Observer
Casa Grande Dispatch
Cave Creek Foothills Sentinel / Canyon Country News
Cave Creek Sonoran News
Douglas Daily Dispatch
Kingman Daily Miner
KGUN TV-9 (ABC - Tucson)
KOLD TV-13 (CBS - Tucson)
Lake Havasu City News-Herald
Navajo Hopi Observer (Flagstaff)
Navajo Times
Parker Sun-Times
Payson Roundup
Phoenix Echo Magazine (Gay & Lesbian)
PHXNews.com
Phoenix New Times (Alternative)
Prescott Daily Courier & Prescott Valley Tribune
Sedona Red Rock News
Sierra Vista Herald
Tombstone Tumbleweed
Tucson Citizen
Yuma Daily Sun