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 May 14, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

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

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
Clair Van Steenwyk (R) - Outreach Minister & GOP Activist
Sheila Bilyeu (D) - School Guidance Counselor & Frequent Candidate
Richard Carmona (D) - Ex-US Surgeon General, Medical School Professor, Physician & Vietnam War Veteran
Sydney Dudikoff (D) - Teacher
Tony Flores (D) - Recent Law School Graduate
David Ruben (D) - Psychiatrist
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 **
Patrick Gatti (R) - Businessman
Jonathan Paton (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Political Consultant, Iraq War Veteran & '10 Candidate
Doug Wade (R) - Businessman
Wenona Benally Baldenegro (D) - Attorney & Democratic Activist
Ann Kirkpatrick (D) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Sedona City Attorney
Miguel Olivas (D) - Government Consultant & Ex-Congressional Aide
Anthony Prowell (Green) - Teacher

District 2 (Former CD-8) - SPECIAL ELECTION - 2012:
Filing: Closed - Special Primary: April 17, 2012 - Special General: June 12, 2012.
[ Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords (D)* - Resigned January 25, 2012.]
Ron Barber (D) - Congressional Aide & Ex-Businessman
Jesse Kelly (R) - Iraq War Veteran, Construction Executive & '10 Nominee
Charlie Manolakis (Green) - Retired Teacher

District 2 - REGULAR ELECTION:
[ Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords (D)* - Resigned January 25, 2012.]
Ron Barber (D) - Congressional Aide & Ex-Businessman
Matt Heinz (D) - State Rep. & Surgeon
Nomiki Konst (D) - Non-Profit Group Founder & Political Consultant
Monty Nafoosi (D) - Businessman & '10 Utah Gov. Candidate
Frank Antenori (R) - State Sen., Iraq War Veteran, Paramedic & '06 Candidate
Jesse Kelly (R) - Iraq War Veteran, Construction Executive & '10 Nominee
Mark Koskiniemi (R) - Businessman & Chemical Engineer
John Lervold (R) - Iraq War Veteran & Defense Department Instructor
Martha McSally (R) - Retired USAF Officer, Gulf War Veteran & College Professor
Dave Sitton (R) - Radio Sports Journalist & Marketing Executive
Charlie Manolakis (Green) - Retired Teacher

District 3:
Raúl Grijalva (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Amanda Aguirre (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Health Clinic CEO
Juan Manuel Arreguin (D) - Physician
David Crowe (D) - Defense Contractor, Computer Engineer & Ex-Republican
Chris Flowers (R) - Businessman, USAF Veteran & '10 Candidate
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R) - Businesswoman & Conservative Activist
Peter Wilson (Green)

District 4:
Paul Gosar (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ron Gould (R) - State Sen., Ex-Lake Havasu City Commissioner & Heating/Air Conditioning Contractor
Johnnie Robinson (D)
Mikel Weisser (D) - Poet, Artist & 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
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
Matt Jette (D) - College Adjunct Professor, Ex-Republican & '10 Gov. Candidate

District 7:
Ed Pastor (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rebecca DeWitt (D) - Ex-State Green Party Secretary, Accountant & '08/'10 Green Party Nominee
Jaime Vasquez (R) - General Contractor, Steel Fabricator, Vietnam War Veteran & '92 State Sen. Candidate
Joe Penalosa (Independent) - Attorney, Ex-Republican & '10 Candidate

District 8:
Trent Franks (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Charles Black (R) - Sporting Goods Store Owner, Afghan War Veteran, Tea Party Activist & '10 Candidate

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
David Schapira (D) - State Senate Minority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Teacher
Kyrsten Sinema (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Social Worker
Lisa Borowsky (R) - Scottsdale City Councilwoman & Attorney
Travis Grantham (R) - Businessman & Air National Guard Officer
Vernon Parker (R) - Paradise Valley Mayor, GHW Bush White House Aide, Attorney & '10 Candidate
Wendy Rogers (R) - Retired USAF Officer, Social Worker & '10 State Sen. Nominee
Leah Campos Schandlbauer (R) - Ex-CIA Officer
Martin Sepulveda (R) - Ex-Chandler City Councilman, Businessman & Navy 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

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