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
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: May 30, 2012
Filing Deadline for Write-In Candidates: July 19, 2012 (Primary) and September 27, 2012 (General)
Primary: August 28, 2012

This page was last updated on February 3, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Jan Brewer (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Ken Bennett (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Tom Horne (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Doug Ducey (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
John Huppenthal (R)*

STATE MINE INSPECTOR:
Joe Hart (R)*

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Jon Kyl (R)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Wil Cardon (R) - Investment Fund Manager
Jeff Flake (R) - Congressman & Ex-Think Tank Executive Director
Bryan Hackbarth (R) - Ex-Youngtown Mayor & Cleaning Contractor
John Lyon (R) - Army Veteran & Tea Party Activist
Douglas McKee (R) - General Contractor, Ex-Stockbroker & Father's Rights Activist
Clair Van Steenwyk (R) - Outreach Minister & GOP Activist
Sheila Bilyeu (D) - School Guidance Counselor & Frequent Candidate
Don Bivens (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair & Attorney
Richard Carmona (D) - Ex-US Surgeon General, Medical School Professor, Physician & Vietnam War Veteran
David Crowe (D) - Businessman & Engineer
Sydney Dudikoff (D) - Teacher
Tony Flores (D) - Recent Law School Graduate
David Ruben (D)
Richard Grayson (Green) - Pinal County Greens Co-Chair Chair, Humorist, Author, Gay Rights Activist & Frequent Candidate
Ian Gilyeat (Independent) - Management Consultant & '10 Candidate
Michael Meyer (Independent)

John McCain (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

** New 2012 Districts **

District 1:
** OPEN SEAT - NO INCUMBENT **
Bill Konopnicki (R) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Safford School Board Member & Businessman
Jonathan Paton (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Political Consultant, Iraq War Veteran & '10 Candidate
Gary Pierce (R) - State Corporation Commission Chair, Ex-State House Majority Whip & Businessman
Doug Wade (R) - Businessman
Wenona Benally Baldenegro (D) - Attorney & Democratic Activist
Ann Kirkpatrick (D) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Sedona City Attorney

District 2 - SPECIAL ELECTION - 2012:
Special Primary: April 17, 2012 - Special General: June 12, 2012.
[ Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords (D)* - Resigned January 25, 2012.]
Paula Aboud (D) - State Senate Minority Whip & Ex-Teacher
John Adams (D) - Retired Army General
Steve Farley (D) - State Rep., Graphic Designer & Artist
Matt Heinz (D) - State Rep. & Surgeon
Jeff Latas (D) - Ex-State Democratic Vice Chair, Airline Pilot, Gulf War Veteran & '06 Candidate
Linda Lopez (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Sunnyside School Board Member
Monty Nafoosi (D) - Businessman & '10 Utah Gov. Candidate
Anthony Prowell (D) - Teacher
Ramon Valadez (D) - Pima County Supervisor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Electrical Engineer
Nan Stockholm Walden (D) - Financial Executive & Ex-Congressional Aide
Frank Antenori (R) - State Sen., Iraq War Veteran, Paramedic & '06 Candidate
Adam Hansen (R) - School District Employee
Jesse Kelly (R) - Iraq War Veteran, Construction Executive & '10 Nominee
John Lervold (R) - Iraq War Veteran & Defense Department Instructor
Dave Sitton (R) - Radio Sports Journalist & Marketing Executive

District 3:
Raúl Grijalva (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Amanda Aguirre (D) - Ex-State Sen. & Ex-State Rep.
Chris Flowers (R) - Businessman, USAF Veteran & '10 Candidate
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R) - Businesswoman & Conservative Activist
Chris Scileppi (R) - Attorney

District 4:
Paul Gosar (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Paul Babeu (R) - Pinal County Sheriff, Army Reserve Officer & Ex-Boarding School Headmaster
Ron Gould (R) - State Sen., Ex-Lake Havasu City Commissioner & Heating/Air Conditioning Contractor
Mikel Weisser (D) - Democratic Activist
W. John Williamson (D) - Teacher & '10 State Rep. Candidate

District 5:
[ Jeff Flake (R)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2012. ]
Kirk Adams (R) - State House Speaker & Insurance Agency Owner
Matt Salmon (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Lobbyist & '02 Gov. Nominee
Scott Smith (R) - Mesa Mayor, Homebuilder & Attorney
Spencer Morgan (D) - Community College Student & Political Activist

District 6:
Ben Quayle (R)* - Current CD-3 Incumbent - (Campaign Site)
David Schweikert (R)* - Current CD-5 Incumbent - (Campaign Site)
R.W. Jenna III (R) - Commercial Pilot & Nurse

District 7:
Ed Pastor (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jamie Vasquez (R)

District 8:
Trent Franks (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
** NEW DISTRICT - NO INCUMBENT **
Andrei Cherny (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair, Ex-Clinton White House Aide, Attorney, Navy Veteran & '10 State Treasurer Nominee
Jon Hulburd (D) - Attorney, '10 Nominee & '08 State Rep. Candidate
Harry Mitchell (D) - Ex-Congressman
David Schapira (D) - State Senate Minority Leader
Kyrsten Sinema (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Social Worker
Travis Grantham (R) - Businessman & Air National Guard Officer
Wendy Rogers (R) - Retired USAF Officer, Social Worker & '10 State Sen. Nominee

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

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
Blog For Arizona (Liberal)
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)
PolitickerAZ.com
Prescott Daily Courier & Prescott Valley Tribune
Sedona Red Rock News
Sierra Vista Herald
Tombstone Tumbleweed
Tucson Citizen
Yuma Daily Sun