2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

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 Popular vote 1,266,088 1,078,620 Percentage 51.55% 43.92% Swing 4.13% 4.54%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100%

Overview

Statewide

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

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

2016 Arizona's 1st congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

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

See also: Arizona's 1st congressional district

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom O'Halleran, former Republican state senator and independent candidate for state senate in 2014^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Miguel Olivas, former Republican congressional aide, Democratic candidate for this seat in 2012 and Libertarian candidate for 3rd district in 2014^[3]

Withdrawn

• James Maloney, small business owner^[4]

Declined

• Ann Kirkpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Fred DuVal, former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and nominee for governor in 2014^[5][6]
• Catherine Miranda, state senator^[7][8]
• Liz Archuleta, chair of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors^[7]
• Brad Carlyon, Navajo County Attorney^[5]
• Chris Deschene, former state representative, nominee for secretary of state in 2010, and candidate for President of the Navajo Nation in 2014^[7]
• Barbara McGuire, state senator^[7][9]

Endorsements

Tom O'Halleran

U.S. Representatives

• Ron Barber, former U.S. Representative (AZ−2)^[10]
• Ann Kirkpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative (AZ−1)

Statewide officials

• Terry Goddard, former Attorney General, nominee for governor in 1990 and 2010 and nominee for Secretary of State in 2014^[6]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[11]

Individuals

• Fred DuVal, former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and nominee for governor in 2014, state representative^[6]
• Felecia Rotellini, nominee for Attorney General in 2010 and 2014^[6]

Results

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

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

Nominee

• Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff^[16]

Eliminated in primary

• 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

• Carlyle Begay, state senator,^[19] (endorsed Babeu)^[20]
• David Gowan, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives,^[16] (endorsed Kiehne)^[21] (remained on ballot)

Declined

• 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

Ken Bennett

U.S. Senators

• Jon Kyl, former US senator^[24]

U.S. Representatives

• John Shadegg, former US representative^[24]

Newspapers

• The Arizona Republic^[25]

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

• Tri-valley Central^[29]
• White Mountain Independent^[30]

Local officials

• Steve Miller, Pinal County supervisor^[27]
• PJ Allred, Graham County Sheriff
• Bryce Hamblin, Mayor of Eagar, Arizona

Paul Babeu

U.S. Representatives

• Jim Kolbe, former US representative^[31]

Statewide officials

• Jan Brewer, former governor^[32]

State legislators

• Carlyle Begay, state senator^[20]

Wendy Rogers

State legislators

• Adam Kwasman, former state representative^[33]

Individuals

• Lucy Babeu and Veronica Keating, candidate Paul Babeu's sisters^[32]

Debate

2016 Arizona's 1st congressional district republican primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Paul Babeu	Ken Bennett	David Gowan	Gary Kiehne	Shawn Redd	Wendy Rogers
1	Jul. 13, 2016	KAET	Ted Simons	[34]	I	P	I	I	P	P

Results

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

Endorsements

Tom O'Halleran (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Ron Barber, former U.S. Representative (AZ−2)
• Ann Kirkpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative (AZ−1)

Statewide officials

• Terry Goddard, former attorney general, nominee for governor in 1990 and 2010 and nominee for Secretary of State in 2014^[6]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[35]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[36]

Newspapers

• Arizona Daily Star^[37]

Individuals

• Fred DuVal, former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and nominee for governor in 2014, state representative^[6]
• Felecia Rotellini, nominee for Attorney General in 2010 and 2014^[6]

Paul Babeu (R)

U.S. Representatives

• Jim Kolbe, former US representative

Statewide officials

• Jan Brewer, former governor^[32]

State legislators

• Carlyle Begay, state senator^[20]

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[38]

Debate

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	[39]	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom O'Halleran (D)	Paul Babeu (R)	Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D−DCCC)[40]	September 22–25, 2016	400	± 4.9%	45%	38%	17%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[41]	Lean D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[42]	Lean D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[43]	Lean D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Lean D	November 7, 2016
RCP[45]	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Results

Arizona’s 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[46]

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

2016 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election

← 2014 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

See also: Arizona's 2nd congressional district

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Martha McSally, incumbent U.S. representative^[47]

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martha McSally (incumbent)	69,378	100.0
Total votes			69,378	100.0

Democratic primary

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.^[48][49]

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Heinz, former state representative and candidate for 8th district in 2012^[50]

Eliminated in primary

• Victoria Steele, state representative^[51]

Declined

• Ron Barber, former U.S. representative^[52][53]
• David Bradley, state senator^[52][54]
• Fred DuVal, former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and nominee for governor in 2014^[55]
• Steve Farley, state senator^[56][52]
• Randall Friese, state representative^[56][57][58]
• Steve Kozachik, Tucson City Councilman^[59]
• Nan Walden, businesswoman, attorney and former chief of staff to Senator Bill Bradley^[52][57][60]
• Bruce Wheeler, state representative^[48][52][49]
• Paula Aboud, former state senator^[56]
• Mark Kelly, retired astronaut and husband of former U.S. representative Gabby Giffords^[56]

Endorsements

Matt Heinz

U.S. Representatives

• Ruben Gallego, US representative from Arizona^[61]
• Jared Polis, US representative from Colorado^[62]
• Kyrsten Sinema, US representative from Arizona^[63]

State legislators

• Ed Ableser, former state senator^[62]
• Amanda Aguirre, former state senator^[62]
• David Bradley, state senator^[54]
• Olivia Cajero Bedford, state senator^[54]
• Cloves Campbell, former state representative^[62]
• Robert Cannell, former state senator^[62]
• Mark Cardenas, state representative^[62]
• Ken Cheuvront, former state senator^[62]
• Demion Clinco, former state representative^[54]
• Ann English, Cochise County supervisor^[62]
• Pat Fleming, former state representative and US Army analyst^[62]
• Randall Friese, state representative^[62]
• Rosanna Gabaldón, state representative^[62]
• Steve Gallardo, Maricopa County Supervisor^[62]
• Linda J. Lopez, former state senator^[54]
• Stefanie Mach, state representative^[54]
• Robert Meza, state senator^[62]
• Lynne Pancrazi, state senator^[54]
• Elaine Richardson, former state senator^[54]
• Macario Saldate, state representative^[54]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[11]
• American Osteopathic Association^[62]

Organizations

• New Democrat Coalition^[64]
• Victory Fund^[65]

Newspapers

• The Arizona Republic^[66][67]

Local officials

• Daniel Hernández Jr., clerk and former president of the Sunnyside Unified School District^[62]
• Sandra Kelly, former member of the Arizona Corporation Commission^[62]
• Thomas Volgy, former Mayor of Tucson^[62]

Victoria Steele

U.S. Representatives

• Raul Grijalva, US representative from Arizona^[68]

State legislators

• Eric Meyer, House Minority Leader^[68]
• Rebecca Rios, Minority Whip^[68]
• Steve Farley, Senate Assistant Minority Leader^[68]
• Richard Andrade, state representative^[68]
• Reginald Bolding, state representative^[68]
• Jennifer D. Benally, state representative^[68]
• Diego Espinosa, state representative^[68]
• Charlene Fernandez, state representative^[68]
• Jonathan Larkin, state representative^[68]
• Debbie McCune Davis, state representative^[68]
• Juan Mendez, state representative^[68]
• Albert Hale, state representative^[68]
• Andrew Sherwood, state representative^[68]
• Lela Alston, state representative^[68]

Local officials

• Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney^[68]
• Chris Nanos, Pima County Sheriff^[68]

Results

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

Endorsements

Martha McSally (R)

Organizations

• Maggie's List^[69]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[70]

Newspapers

• Arizona Daily Star^[37]

Matt Heinz (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Ruben Gallego, US representative from Arizona
• Jared Polis, US representative from Colorado^[62]
• Kyrsten Sinema, US representative from Arizona

State legislators

• Ed Ableser, former state senator^[62]
• Amanda Aguirre, former state senator^[62]
• David Bradley, state senator^[54]
• Olivia Cajero Bedford, state senator^[54]
• Cloves Campbell, former state representative^[62]
• Robert Cannell, former state senator^[62]
• Mark Cardenas, state representative^[62]
• Ken Cheuvront, former state senator^[62]
• Demion Clinco, former state representative^[54]
• Pat Fleming, former state representative and US Army analyst^[62]
• Randall Friese, state representative^[62]
• Rosanna Gabaldón, state representative^[62]
• Linda J. Lopez, former state senator^[54]
• Stefanie Mach, state representative^[54]
• Robert Meza, state senator^[62]
• Lynne Pancrazi, state senator^[54]
• Elaine Richardson, former state senator^[54]
• Macario Saldate, state representative^[54]
• Victoria Steele, state representative and primary candidate for this seat^[71]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[35]
• American Osteopathic Association^[62]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[36][72][73]
• New Democrat Coalition
• Victory Fund

Newspapers

• The Arizona Republic

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Martha McSally (R)	Matt Heinz (D)	Undecided
Wilson Perkins Allen Research[74]	September 14–15, 2016	400	± 4.9%	56%	37%	7%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[41]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[42]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[43]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
RCP[45]	Lean R	October 31, 2016

Results

Arizona’s 2nd congressional district election, 2016^[46]

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

2016 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election

← 2014 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

See also: Arizona's 3rd congressional district

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Raúl Grijalva, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• James Villarreal, Senior Propulsion Engineer at Raytheon and University of Arizona instructor^[75]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)	35,844	100.0
Total votes			35,844	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

• Edna San Miguel, artist and former teacher^[76]

General election

Grijalva faced only Libertarian write-in candidate Mike Ross in the general election.^[77] The Arizona secretary of state reported no results for Ross.

Endorsements

Raúl Grijalva (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[35]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[41]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[42]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[43]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[45]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Arizona’s 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[46][78]

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

2016 Arizona's 4th congressional district election

← 2014 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

See also: Arizona's 4th congressional district

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Gosar, incumbent U.S. representative^[79]

Eliminated in primary

• Ray Strauss, Buckeye City Councilman^[80]

Endorsements

Ray Strauss

Local officials

• Hildy Angius, Mohave County Supervisor^[81]
• Steve Moss, Mohave County Supervisor^[82]
• Ed Foster^[83]

Paul Gosar

U.S. Senators

• Ted Cruz, Senator (R-TX)^[84]

U.S. Representatives

• David Schweikert, Congressman^[85]
• Trent Franks, Congressman^[86]
• Jeff Miller, Congressman (R-FL)^[87]

Statewide officials

• Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska^[88]

State legislators

• Bob Thorpe, state representative.^[89]

Newspapers

• Tri-Valley Central^[90]

Local officials

• Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff^[91]
• Mark Nexsen, Mayor of Lake Havasu^[92]
• John Cook, Mayor of Wickenburg^[93]

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Mikel Weisser, homeless shelter administrator, candidate for this seat in 2012 and nominee in 2014^[77]

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mikel Weisser	24,097	100.0
Total votes			24,097	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[41]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[42]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[43]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[45]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Arizona’s 4th congressional district, 2016^[46]

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

2016 Arizona's 5th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

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

See also: Arizona's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Matt Salmon, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously between 1995 and 2001, did not run for reelection.^[94]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Andy Biggs, president of the Arizona Senate^[95]

Eliminated in primary

• Christine Jones, former executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for GoDaddy, and candidate in the 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election^[96]
• Justin Olson, state representative^[97]
• Don Stapley, former Maricopa County Supervisor^[98]

Withdrawn

• Bryan Martyn, former Pinal County Supervisor and state parks director^[99][100]

Declined

• Matt Salmon, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Andy Biggs

U.S. Senators

• Mike Lee, U.S. senator (R-UT)^[101]

U.S. Representatives

• Matt Salmon, incumbent U.S. Congressman^[102]
• Trent Franks, U.S. Congressman^[103]
• Jim Jordan, U.S. representative (OH-04) and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus^[104]
• Mark Meadows, U.S. representative (NC-11)^[105]

Organizations

• American Conservative Union^[106]
• Club for Growth^[107]
• FreedomWorks^[108]

Local officials

• Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff^[109]

Don Stapley

State legislators

• Mark Killian, Director of Arizona Department of Agriculture & Former Speaker of the AZ House^[110]

Local officials

• John Giles, Mayor of Mesa^[110]
• Paul Petersen, Maricopa County Assessor^[110]
• Jay Tibshraeny, Mayor of Chandler^[110]

Christine Jones

Statewide officials

• Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas^[111]

Organizations

• Maggie's List^[69]

Local officials

• Kevin Hartke, Chandler City Councilman^[112]
• Brigette Peterson, Gilbert Town Councilwoman^[112]
• Jorday Ray, Gilbert Town Councilwoman^[112]
• Jeff Brown, Queen Creek Town Councilman^[112]

Individuals

• Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and 2016 Republican presidential candidate^[113]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Andy Biggs	Christine Jones	Justin Olson	Don Stapley	Undecided
OH Predictive Insights[114]	July 19, 2016	408	± 4.84%	19%	26%	9%	15%	31%
OH Predictive Insights[115]	June 2, 2016	462	± 4.56%	21%	7%	5%	10%	57%

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Talia Fuentes, applied biologist^[116]

Eliminated in primary

• Kinsey Remaklus, real estate investor^[77]

Results

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

Candidates

• Randall Sand, small business owner^[117][118]
• 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.^[119][120]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[41]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[42]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[43]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[45]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Arizona’s 5th congressional district, 2016^[46]

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

2016 Arizona's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee David Schweikert W. John Williamson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 201,578 122,866 Percentage 62.1% 37.9%

Precinct results Schweikert:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Williamson:      50–60%      60–70%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election David Schweikert Republican Elected U.S. Representative David Schweikert Republican

See also: Arizona's 6th congressional district

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

Candidates

Nominee

• David Schweikert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Russ Wittenberg

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

• W. John Williamson, candidate for this seat in 2012 and nominee in 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Sinuk

Results

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[41]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[42]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[43]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[45]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Arizona’s 6th congressional district, 2016^[46]

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

2016 Arizona's 7th congressional district election

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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

See also: Arizona's 7th congressional district

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Ruben Gallego, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Gallego (incumbent)	29,705	100.0
Total votes			29,705	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eve Nunez

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eve Nunez	10,912	100.0
Total votes			10,912	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Ruben Gallego (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[35]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[41]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[42]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[43]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[45]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Arizona’s 7th congressional district, 2016 ^[46]

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

2016 Arizona's 8th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 (special) →

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

See also: Arizona's 8th congressional district

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Trent Franks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Clair Van Steenwyk

Results

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

Candidates

• Joe DeVivo (write-in)

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

Results

Democratic primary results ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe DeVivo (write-in)	640	100.0
Total votes			640	100.0

Green Primary

Candidates

• Mark Salazar (write-in)

Salazar qualified by receiving enough write-in votes.

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[41]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[42]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[43]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[45]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Arizona’s 8th congressional district, 2016^[46]

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

2016 Arizona's 9th congressional district election

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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

See also: Arizona's 9th congressional district

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kyrsten Sinema, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent)	38,948	100.0
Total votes			38,948	100.0

Republican primary

John Agra was favored to win the Republican nomination.^[121]

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Giles, engineer and business consultant^[122]

Eliminated in primary

• John Agra, attorney^[123]

Withdrawn

• Ross Groen, retired marine. Withdrew to run for Arizona House of Representatives district 25.^[123]

Endorsements

David Giles

Newspapers

• The Arizona Republic^[124]

Local officials

• Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney^[125]

Results

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

Endorsements

Kyrsten Sinema (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[35]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[126]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[41]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[42]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[43]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[45]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Arizona’s 9th congressional district, 2016 ^[46]

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