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: May 26, 2010
Filing Deadline for Write-In Candidates: July 22, 2010 (Primary) and September 23, 2010 (General)
Primary: August 24, 2010

This page was last updated on August 25, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Jan Brewer (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Terry Goddard (D) - Attorney General, Ex-Phoenix Mayor & '90/'94 Candidate
Larry Gist (Green) - Financial Consultant, Mortgage Broker & Realtor
Barry Hess (Libertarian) - Ex-State Party Vice Chair, Businessman & Frequent Candidate
Anton Dowls (Write-In) - Marketing Executive
Janelle Wood (Write-In) - Insurance Agency Owner & Conservative Activist

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Ken Bennett (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Deschene (D) - State Rep., Engineer, Attorney & USMC Veteran
Michelle Lochmann (Green/Write-In) - Insurance Health Underwriter

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Terry Goddard (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Felecia Rotellini (D) - Ex-Assistant Attorney General & Ex-State Banking Superintendent
Tom Horne (R) - State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Andrew Thomas (R) - Ex-Maricopa County Attorney, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '02 Nominee

STATE TREASURER:
[ Dean Martin (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Doug Ducey (R) - Businessman & Community Activist
Andrei Cherny (D) - Ex-Clinton White House Aide, Political Speechwriter, Attorney & Navy Reserve Officer
Thomas Meadows (Green/Write-In)
Thane Eichenauer (Libertarian/Write-In) - Libertarian Activist

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
[ Tom Horne (R)* -Candidate for Attorney General in 2010. ]
John Huppenthal (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Chandler City Councilman
Penny Kotterman (D) - Ex-State Teachers Union President & Teacher

STATE MINE INSPECTOR:
Joe Hart (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Manuel Cruz (D) - Explosives Engineer, Mine Worker & Ex-Restaurant Owner

U.S. SENATOR:

John McCain (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rodney Glassman (D) - Ex-Tucson City Councilman, Realtor, Ex-Congressional Aide & USAF Veteran
Jerry Joslyn (Green) - Businessman & National Guard Veteran
David Nolan (Libertarian) - Libertarian Party Co-Founder, Ex-LP National Chairman & Frequent Candidate
Santos Chavez (Write-In)
Sydney Dudikoff (Write-In) - Gift Shop Owner & Community Activist
Ian Gilyeat (Write-In) - Management Consultant

Jon Kyl (R)* - Next Election in 2012

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Ann Kirkpatrick (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Paul Gosar (R) - Dentist
Nicole Patti (Libertarian/Write-In)

District 2:
Trent Franks (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Thrasher (D) - Retired College Professor, Classical Music Conductor & '06/'08 Nominee
Powell Gammill (Libertarian) - Genetics Researcher & Frequent Candidate
William Crum (Write-In) - Frequent Candidate

District 3:
[ John Shadegg (R)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Ben Quayle (R) - Attorney, Venture Capitalist & Son of Ex-Vice President Dan Quayle
Jon Hulburd (D) - Attorney & '08 State Rep. Candidate
Leonard Clark (Green/Write-In) - Iraq War Veteran & Progressive Activist
Michael Shoen (Libertarian) - Attorney & '08 Nominee

District 4:
Ed Pastor (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Janet Contreras (R) - Network Administrator, Ex-Businesswoman, Ex-Auto Worker & Tea Party Activist
Rebecca DeWitt (Green) - State Party Secretary, Accountant & '08 Nominee
Joe Cobb (Libertarian) - Economist, Ex-Congressional Aide & Frequent Candidate

District 5:
Harry Mitchell (D)* - (Campaign Site)
David Schweikert (R) - Maricopa County Treasurer, Ex-State Rep., Businessman & '08 Nominee
Ryan Blackman (Green/Write-In)
Nick Coons (Libertarian) - Computer Consultant & Libertarian Activist

District 6:
Jeff Flake (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rebecca Schneider (D) - University Librarian
Richard Grayson (Green/Write-In) - Humorist, Author, Gay Rights Activist & Frequent Candidate
Darell Tapp (Libertarian/Write-In) - Trade Show Manager

District 7:
Raúl Grijalva (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ruth McClung (R) - Rocket Scientist & Physicist
George Keane (Libertarian) - Customer Relations Specialist
Harley Meyer (Independent) - Businessman, Ex-Teacher & '08 Candidate

District 8:
Gabrielle Giffords (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jesse Kelly (R) - Iraq War Veteran & Construction Executive
Steve Stoltz (Libertarian) - Missile Systems Engineer

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