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 April 26, 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. ]
Sydney Hay (R) - Trade Association Executive Director, Anti-Tax Activist & '02 Candidate
Preston Korn (R) - Computer Programmer & '06 State Rep. Candidate
Lewis Tenney (R) - Ex-Navajo County Supervisor, Businessman & '02 Candidate
Allan Affeldt (D) - Winslow Mayor & Hotel Owner
Jeffrey Brown (D) - Kucinich Campaign GLBT Coordinator & Mental Health Advocate
Fred DuVal (D) - Ex-Clinton Administration Official, Ex-DNC Member, Consultant & '02 Candidate
Ann Kirkpatrick (D) - State Rep. & Ex-Sedona City Attorney
Jim Ledbetter (D) - Attorney
Bob Mitchell (D) - Casa Grande Mayor
Jim Pedersen (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair, Developer & '06 US Senate Nominee
Pete Rios (D) - State Rep.
Rebecca Rios (D) - State Sen.
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)
Michael Collins (D)
John Thrasher (D) - Retired College Professor & Classical Music Conductor

District 3:
John Shadegg (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bob Lord (D) - Attorney
Michael Shoen (Libertarian) - Attorney
Mark Yannone (Libertarian) - Computer Consultant & Frequent Candidate
Annie Loyd (Independent) - Home Building Contractor & Political Activist

District 4:
Ed Pastor (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Harry Mitchell (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Anderson (R) - State Rep., Ex-State Sen. & Marketing Executive
Hugh Hallman (R) - Tempe Mayor, Ex-Temple City Councilman & Attorney
Laura Knaperek (R) - Ex-State Rep., '02 State Sen. Nominee & Consultant
Sean Noble (R) - Congressional Aide
Jim Ogsbury (R) - Lobbyist & Ex-Congressional Aide
Michele Reagan (R) - State Rep.
Matt Salmon (R) - Ex-Congressman, State GOP Chair & '02 Governor Nominee
David Schweikert (R) - Maricopa County Treasurer, Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Susan Bitter Smith (R) - State Rep. & Ex-Scottsdale City Councilwoman

District 6:
Jeff Flake (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Gramazio (D) - Trucking Company Account Executive & Ex-Auto Worker
Richard Grayson (D) - Humorist, Author & Frequent Candidate
Rebecca Schneider (D) - University Librarian

District 7:
Raúl Grijalva (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Gene Chewning (R) - Church Pastor, Teacher, Vietnam War Veteran & '06 State Rep. Candidate

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