2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

Summary

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Arizona, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 30.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 →

All 9 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 4
Seats won 5 4
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,266,088 1,078,620
Percentage 51.55% 43.92%
Swing Decrease 4.13% Increase 4.54%

Overview edit

Statewide edit

Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Republican 9 1,266,088 51.55 5   55.56
Democratic 8 1,078,620 43.92 4   44.44
Green 4 110,820 4.51 0   0.0
Write-in 5 548 0.02 0   0.0
Total 26 2,456,076 100.0 9   100.0
Popular vote
Republican
51.55%
Democratic
43.92%
Green
4.51%
Other
0.02%
House seats
Republican
55.56%
Democratic
44.44%

By district edit

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 121,745 43.37% 142,219 50.66% 16,746 5.97% 280,710 100.0% Democratic hold
District 2 179,806 56.96% 135,873 43.04% 0 0.00% 315,679 100.0% Republican hold
District 3 1,635 1.08% 148,973 98.63% 427 0.28% 151,035 100.0% Democratic hold
District 4 203,487 71.45% 81,296 28.55% 0 0.00% 284,783 100.0% Republican hold
District 5 205,184 64.10% 114,940 35.90% 0 0.00% 320,124 100.0% Republican hold
District 6 201,578 62.13% 122,866 37.87% 0 0.00% 324,444 100.0% Republican hold
District 7 39,286 24.74% 119,465 75.22% 60 0.04% 158,811 100.0% Democratic hold
District 8 204,942 68.55% 0 0.00% 94,029 31.45% 298,971 100.0% Republican hold
District 9 108,350 39.04% 169,055 60.92% 106 0.04% 277,511 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 1,266,088 51.55% 1,078,620 43.92% 111,368 4.53% 2,456,076 100.0%

District 1 edit

2016 Arizona's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Tom O'Halleran Paul Babeu Ray Parrish
Party Democratic Republican Green
Popular vote 142,219 121,745 16,746
Percentage 50.7% 43.3% 5.9%

 
County results

O'Halleran:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Babeu:      40–50%     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Ann Kirkpatrick
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom O'Halleran
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously between 2009 and 2011, ran for the U.S. Senate seat held by John McCain.[1] She was re-elected in 2014 with 52% of the vote.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • Tom O'Halleran, former Republican state senator and independent candidate for state senate in 2014[2]
Eliminated in primary edit
  • Miguel Olivas, former Republican congressional aide, Democratic candidate for this seat in 2012 and Libertarian candidate for 3rd district in 2014[3]
Withdrawn edit
  • James Maloney, small business owner[4]
Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Tom O'Halleran
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
Labor unions
Individuals

Results edit

Democratic primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom O'Halleran 30,833 58.8
Democratic Miguel Olivas 21,632 41.2
Total votes 52,465 100.0

Republican primary edit

On the Republican side, rancher and candidate for the seat in 2014 Gary Kiehne ran again.[13] Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu also ran in the primary.[14][15]

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit
  • Ken Bennett, former secretary of state, former president of the Arizona Senate, and candidate for governor in 2014[17]
  • Gary Kiehne, rancher, businessman and candidate in 2014[13]
  • Shawn Redd, businessman[3]
  • Wendy Rogers, former air force officer and nominee for the 9th district in 2014[18]
Withdrawn edit
Declined edit
  • David Tenney, director of the Arizona Residential Utility Consumer Office and former Navajo County Supervisor[7][22]
  • Andy Tobin, director of the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures, former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives and nominee for this seat in 2014[7][23]

Endorsements edit

Ken Bennett
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Newspapers
Local officials
  • Chris Gibbs, Mayor of Safford, Arizona[26]
  • Christian Price, Mayor of Maricopa, Arizona[27]
  • Bob Rivera, Mayor of Thatcher, Arizona[26]
  • Anthony Smith, Pinal County supervisor[27]
  • Todd House, Pinal County supervisor[27]
  • Cheryl Chase, Pinal County supervisor[27]
  • Jack Smith, Yavapai County supervisor[28]
  • Chip Davis, Yavapai County supervisor[28]
  • Craig Brower, Yavapai County supervisor[28]
  • Rowle Simmons, Yavapai County supervisor[28]
  • Thomas Thurman, Yavapai County supervisor[28]
  • Drew John, Gila County supervisor [26]
  • Danny Smith, Gila County supervisor[26]
Gary Kiehene
State legislators
  • David Gowan, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
Newspapers
Local officials
  • Steve Miller, Pinal County supervisor[27]
  • PJ Allred, Graham County Sheriff
  • Bryce Hamblin, Mayor of Eagar, Arizona
Paul Babeu
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Wendy Rogers
State legislators
Individuals
  • Lucy Babeu and Veronica Keating, candidate Paul Babeu's sisters[32]

Results edit

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Babeu 19,533 30.8
Republican Gary Kiehne 14,854 23.4
Republican Wendy Rogers 14,222 22.4
Republican Ken Bennett 10,578 16.7
Republican Shawn Redd 2,098 3.3
Republican David Gowan 2,091 3.3
Total votes 63,376 100.0

General election edit

Endorsements edit

Tom O'Halleran (D)
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Individuals
Paul Babeu (R)
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Organizations

Debate edit

2016 Arizona's 1st congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Tom O'Halleran Paul Babeu
1 Sep. 28, 2016 Arizona PBS Ted Simons C-SPAN P P

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
O'Halleran (D)
Paul
Babeu (R)
Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D−DCCC) September 22–25, 2016 400 ± 4.9% 45% 38% 17%

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[38] Lean D November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[39] Lean D November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[40] Lean D November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] Lean D November 7, 2016
RCP[42] Tossup October 31, 2016

Results edit

Arizona’s 1st congressional district, 2016 [43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom O'Halleran 142,219 50.7
Republican Paul Babeu 121,745 43.4
Green Ray Parrish 16,746 5.9
Majority 20,474 7.3
Total votes 280,710 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2 edit

2016 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election
 
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2018 →
     
Nominee Martha McSally Matt Heinz
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 179,806 135,873
Percentage 57.0% 43.0%

U.S. Representative before election

Martha McSally
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Martha McSally
Republican

Incumbent Republican Martha McSally, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. She defeated Democratic incumbent Ron Barber in 2014 with 50% of the vote

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martha McSally (incumbent) 69,378 100.0
Total votes 69,378 100.0

Democratic primary edit

State Representative Bruce Wheeler had formed an exploratory committee to run for the Democratic nomination, but decided not to run after having surgery to repair a torn retina.[45][46]

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit
Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Matt Heinz
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Local officials
Victoria Steele
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Local officials
  • Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney[65]
  • Chris Nanos, Pima County Sheriff[65]

Results edit

Democratic primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Heinz 32,017 52.8
Democratic Victoria Steele 28,658 47.2
Total votes 60,675 100.0

General election edit

Endorsements edit

Martha McSally (R)
Matt Heinz (D)
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Martha
McSally (R)
Matt
Heinz (D)
Undecided
Wilson Perkins Allen Research September 14–15, 2016 400 ± 4.9% 56% 37% 7%

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[38] Likely R November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[39] Likely R November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[40] Safe R November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] Likely R November 7, 2016
RCP[42] Lean R October 31, 2016

Results edit

Arizona’s 2nd congressional district election, 2016[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martha McSally (incumbent) 179,806 57.0
Democratic Matt Heinz 135,873 43.0
Majority 43,933 14.0
Total votes 315,679 100.0
Republican hold

District 3 edit

2016 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election
 
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2018 →
   
Nominee Raúl Grijalva
Party Democratic
Popular vote 148,973
Percentage 96.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Raúl Grijalva
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Raúl Grijalva
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Raúl Grijalva who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 55.7% of the vote.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Declined edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) 35,844 100.0
Total votes 35,844 100.0

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Declined edit
  • Edna San Miguel, artist and former teacher[72]

General election edit

Grijalva faced only Libertarian write-in candidate Mike Ross in the general election.[73] The Arizona secretary of state reported no results for Ross.

Endorsements edit

Raúl Grijalva (D)
Labor unions

Results edit

Arizona’s 3rd congressional district, 2016 [43][74]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) 148,973 98.6
Republican Bill Abatecola (write-in) 1,303 0.9
Republican Jaime Vasquez (write-in) 332 0.2
Democratic Harvey Martin (write-in) 283 0.2
Independent Federico Sanchez (write-in) 144 0.1
Total votes 151,035 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4 edit

2016 Arizona's 4th congressional district election
 
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2018 →
     
Nominee Paul Gosar Mikel Weisser
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 203,487 81,296
Percentage 71.4% 28.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Paul Gosar
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Paul Gosar
Republican

Incumbent Republican Paul Gosar, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected to a third term in 2014 with 70% of the vote.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit

Endorsements edit

Ray Strauss
Local officials
  • Hildy Angius, Mohave County Supervisor[77]
  • Steve Moss, Mohave County Supervisor[78]
  • Ed Foster[79]
Paul Gosar
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Newspapers
  • Tri-Valley Central[86]
Local officials
  • Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff[87]
  • Mark Nexsen, Mayor of Lake Havasu[88]
  • John Cook, Mayor of Wickenburg[89]

Results edit

Republican primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Gosar (incumbent) 64,947 71.4
Republican Ray Strauss 25,991 28.6
Total votes 90,938 100.0

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • Mikel Weisser, homeless shelter administrator, candidate for this seat in 2012 and nominee in 2014[73]

Results edit

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mikel Weisser 24,097 100.0
Total votes 24,097 100.0

General election edit

Results edit

Arizona’s 4th congressional district, 2016[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Gosar (Incumbent) 203,487 71.4
Democratic Mikel Weisser 81,296 28.6
Total votes 284,783 100.0
Republican hold

District 5 edit

2016 Arizona's 5th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Andy Biggs Talia Fuentes
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 205,184 114,940
Percentage 64.1% 35.9%

U.S. Representative before election

Matt Salmon
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Andy Biggs
Republican

Incumbent Republican Matt Salmon, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously between 1995 and 2001, did not run for reelection.[90]

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit
Withdrawn edit
Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Andy Biggs
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Local officials
Don Stapley
State legislators
  • Mark Killian, Director of Arizona Department of Agriculture & Former Speaker of the AZ House[106]
Local officials
Christine Jones
Statewide officials
Organizations
Local officials
  • Kevin Hartke, Chandler City Councilman[108]
  • Brigette Peterson, Gilbert Town Councilwoman[108]
  • Jorday Ray, Gilbert Town Councilwoman[108]
  • Jeff Brown, Queen Creek Town Councilman[108]
Individuals

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Andy
Biggs
Christine
Jones
Justin
Olson
Don
Stapley
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights July 19, 2016 408 ± 4.84% 19% 26% 9% 15% 31%
OH Predictive Insights June 2, 2016 462 ± 4.56% 21% 7% 5% 10% 57%

Results edit

Republican primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Biggs 25,240 29.5
Republican Christine Jones 25,224 29.5
Republican Don Stapley 17,745 20.7
Republican Justin Olson 17,386 20.3
Total votes 85,595 100.0

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • Talia Fuentes, applied biologist[110]
Eliminated in primary edit
  • Kinsey Remaklus, real estate investor[73]

Results edit

Democratic primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Talia Fuentes 16,408 65.5
Democratic Kinsey Remaklus 8,663 34.5
Total votes 25,071 100.0

Independent edit

Candidates edit

  • Randall Sand, small business owner[111][112]
  • Randall Sand is/was a fake political persona created by Jake Hoffman of Rally Forge. The fake politician persona was Randall Sand, who described himself on his campaign website as an Independent Candidate for Arizona's Fifth Congressional District. His Twitter Page similarly lists him as a "Former Independent Congressional write-in candidate." Sand's Facebook presence used a photo of film director Derrick Acosta, and posted a doctored image of a Derrick Acosta interview. The Page also shared several doctored images of news story headlines purporting to be from local press featuring Randall Sand; however, the articles do not appear to exist on the newspaper sites.[113][114]

General election edit

Results edit

Arizona’s 5th congressional district, 2016[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Biggs 205,184 64.1
Democratic Talia Fuentes 114,940 35.9
Majority 90,244 28.2
Total votes 320,124 100.0
Republican hold

District 6 edit

2016 Arizona's 6th congressional district election
 
← 2014
2018 →
     
Nominee David Schweikert W. John Williamson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 201,578 122,866
Percentage 62.1% 37.9%

U.S. Representative before election

David Schweikert
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

David Schweikert
Republican

Incumbent Republican David Schweikert, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 65% of the vote.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit
  • Russ Wittenberg

Results edit

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 63,378 80.3
Republican Russ Wittenberg 15,535 19.7
Total votes 78,913 100.0

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • W. John Williamson, candidate for this seat in 2012 and nominee in 2014
Eliminated in primary edit
  • Brian Sinuk

Results edit

Democratic primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. John Williamson 17,561 58.8
Democratic Brian Sinuk 12,293 41.2
Total votes 29,705 100.0

General election edit

Results edit

Arizona’s 6th congressional district, 2016[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (Incumbent) 201,578 62.1
Democratic W. John Williamson 122,866 37.9
Majority 78,712 24.2
Total votes 324,444 100.0
Republican hold

District 7 edit

2016 Arizona's 7th congressional district election
 
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2018 →
     
Nominee Ruben Gallego Eve Nunez
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 119,465 39,286
Percentage 75.3% 24.7%

U.S. Representative before election

Ruben Gallego
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ruben Gallego
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Ruben Gallego, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was first elected to this district in 2014 with 75% of the vote.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruben Gallego (incumbent) 29,705 100.0
Total votes 29,705 100.0

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • Eve Nunez

Results edit

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eve Nunez 10,912 100.0
Total votes 10,912 100.0

General election edit

Endorsements edit

Ruben Gallego (D)
Labor unions

Results edit

Arizona’s 7th congressional district, 2016 [43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruben Gallego (incumbent) 119,465 75.3
Republican Eve Nunez 39,286 24.7
Green Neil Westbrooks (write-in) 60 0.0
Total votes 158,811 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8 edit

2016 Arizona's 8th congressional district election
 
     
Nominee Trent Franks Mark Salazar
Party Republican Green
Popular vote 204,942 93,954
Percentage 68.5% 31.5%

U.S. Representative before election

Trent Franks
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Trent Franks
Republican

Incumbent Republican Trent Franks, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 75% of the vote.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit
  • Clair Van Steenwyk

Results edit

Republican primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Franks (incumbent) 59,042 71.1
Republican Clair Van Steenwyk 24,042 28.9
Total votes 83,084 100.0

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Joe DeVivo (write-in)

DeVivo did not receive enough write-in votes to qualify for nomination.

Results edit

Democratic primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe DeVivo (write-in) 640 100.0
Total votes 640 100.0

Green Primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Mark Salazar (write-in)

Salazar qualified by receiving enough write-in votes.

General election edit

Results edit

Arizona’s 8th congressional district, 2016[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Franks (incumbent) 204,942 68.5
Green Mark Salazar 93,954 31.5
Republican Hayden Keener III (write-in) 75 0.0
Total votes 298,971 100.0
Republican hold

District 9 edit

2016 Arizona's 9th congressional district election
 
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2018 →
     
Nominee Kyrsten Sinema Dave Giles
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 169,055 108,350
Percentage 60.9% 39.1%

U.S. Representative before election

Kyrsten Sinema
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Kyrsten Sinema
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) 38,948 100.0
Total votes 38,948 100.0

Republican primary edit

John Agra was favored to win the Republican nomination.[115]

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • Dave Giles, engineer and business consultant[116]
Eliminated in primary edit
Withdrawn edit
  • Ross Groen, retired marine. Withdrew to run for Arizona House of Representatives district 25.[117]

Endorsements edit

David Giles
Newspapers
Local officials

Results edit

Republican primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Giles 25,963 60.7
Republican John Agra 16,817 39.3
Total votes 42,780 100.0

General election edit

Endorsements edit

Kyrsten Sinema (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Results edit

Arizona’s 9th congressional district, 2016 [43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) 169,055 60.9
Republican Dave Giles 108,350 39.1
Green Cary Dolego (write-in) 60 0.0
Independent Axel Bello (write-in) 46 0.0
Majority 60,705 21.8
Total votes 277,507 100.0
Democratic hold

References edit

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