In each of these races, at least one incumbent was guaranteed to lose: In 2022, there were three primaries featuring multiple incumbents. This can result in incumbents challenging other incumbents in primary or general elections. When district lines are redrawn incumbents might find themselves living in new districts. In addition to the 39 retirements, four other seats were left open this year due to redistricting with incumbents running in districts different from those they represented before redistricting. This was the largest number of retiring incumbents in Arizona since 2014. Thirty-nine incumbents did not file for re-election, nine because of term limits, and the remaining 30 for some other reason. The rate of incumbents in contested primaries increased in 2022 compared to 20 because fewer incumbents filed for re-election. But it was also similar to previous cycles. Twenty-eight incumbents was, by itself, the largest number of incumbents in contested primaries since 2014. The remaining 45% of incumbents did not face primary challengers. That equals 55% of incumbents who filed for re-election, the highest rate since 2014. Twenty-eight of the 51 Arizona state legislators running for re-election in 2022-nine Democrats and 17 Republicans-faced contested primaries. Information below was calculated on, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time. The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in in 2022. State legislative competitiveness Arizona state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022 State executive competitiveness Arizona state executive competitiveness, 2014-2022 No districts were guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed. The 8th and 9th districts were guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed to run. Six incumbents - four Democrats and two Republicans - did not face any primary challengers. That's the fewest contested primaries since 2014, when there were five contested primaries. There were eight contested primaries this year - two Democratic and six Republican. The 2nd and 6th districts attracted the most candidates this year, with eight candidates running in each. Ann Kirkpatrick (D) did not seek re-election. Tom O'Halleran (D), who represented the 1st district, filed to run in the 2nd district, where incumbent Rep. David Schweikert (R), who represented the 6th district, filed to run in the 1st district. That’s one more than in 2020, and one less than in 2018. House seats since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data. The 39 candidates who filed to run this year were the most candidates running for Arizona's U.S.
Arizona was apportioned nine districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. That's 4.33 candidates per district, more than the 4.22 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.11 in 2018. House districts, including 10 Democrats and 29 Republicans. Thirty-nine candidates filed to run in Arizona's nine U.S. Information below was calculated on June 23, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time. House districts up for election in Arizona in 2022. The table below shows cumulative primary competitiveness and incumbency statistics by office in this state. Senate, U.S.House, state executive offices, and the state legislature.
For more information about this data, click here.Īrizona's primary filing deadline was on April 4, 2022. This section contains information about the primary election competitiveness of election in Arizona. Primary election competitiveness See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022 Mine Inspector Republican primary candidates = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Superintendent of Schools Republican primary candidatesĬorporation Commission Republican primary candidates Voters will elect one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate elections in Arizona will take place on November 8, 2022. Senate See also: United States Senate election in Arizona, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary) 7.1 Presidential results by legislative districtįederal elections U.S.
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