# 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

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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.

## Overview
### Statewide

| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | 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 | 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 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| 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

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. 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

##### Eliminated in primary

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

##### Withdrawn

* James Maloney, small business owner

##### Declined

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

#### Endorsements

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
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
Individuals
* Fred DuVal, former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and nominee for governor in 2014, state representative
* Felecia Rotellini, nominee for Attorney General in 2010 and 2014

#### Results

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

### Republican primary

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

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff

##### Eliminated in primary

* Ken Bennett, former secretary of state, former president of the Arizona Senate, and candidate for governor in 2014
* Gary Kiehne, rancher, businessman and candidate in 2014
* Shawn Redd, businessman
* Wendy Rogers, former air force officer and nominee for the 9th district in 2014

##### Withdrawn

* Carlyle Begay, state senator, (endorsed Babeu)
* David Gowan, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, (endorsed Kiehne) (remained on ballot)

##### Declined

* David Tenney, director of the Arizona Residential Utility Consumer Office and former Navajo County Supervisor
* 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

#### Endorsements

U.S. Senators
* Jon Kyl, former US senator
U.S. Representatives
* John Shadegg, former US representative
Newspapers
* The Arizona Republic
Local officials
* Chris Gibbs, Mayor of Safford, Arizona
* Christian Price, Mayor of Maricopa, Arizona
* Bob Rivera, Mayor of Thatcher, Arizona
* Anthony Smith, Pinal County supervisor
* Todd House, Pinal County supervisor
* Cheryl Chase, Pinal County supervisor
* Jack Smith, Yavapai County supervisor
* Chip Davis, Yavapai County supervisor
* Craig Brower, Yavapai County supervisor
* Rowle Simmons, Yavapai County supervisor
* Thomas Thurman, Yavapai County supervisor
* Drew John, Gila County supervisor
* Danny Smith, Gila County supervisor
State legislators
* David Gowan, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
Newspapers
* Tri-valley Central
* White Mountain Independent
Local officials
* Steve Miller, Pinal County supervisor
* PJ Allred, Graham County Sheriff
* Bryce Hamblin, Mayor of Eagar, Arizona
U.S. Representatives
* Jim Kolbe, former US representative
Statewide officials
* Jan Brewer, former governor
State legislators
* Carlyle Begay, state senator
State legislators
* Adam Kwasman, former state representative
Individuals
* Lucy Babeu and Veronica Keating, candidate Paul Babeu's sisters

#### 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 | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | 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 | | I | P | I | I | P | P |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 63,376 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

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
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
Newspapers
* Arizona Daily Star
Individuals
* Fred DuVal, former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and nominee for governor in 2014, state representative
* Felecia Rotellini, nominee for Attorney General in 2010 and 2014
U.S. Representatives
* Jim Kolbe, former US representative
Statewide officials
* Jan Brewer, former governor
State legislators
* Carlyle Begay, state senator
Organizations
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

#### 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 | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | 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 | | 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) | September 22–25, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 45% | 38% | 17% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Lean D | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Lean D | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg | Lean D | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP | Tossup | October 31, 2016 |

#### Results

Arizona’s 1st congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 20,474 | 7.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 280,710 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 2

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

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Martha McSally (incumbent) | 69,378 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Matt Heinz, former state representative and candidate for 8th district in 2012

##### Eliminated in primary

* Victoria Steele, state representative

##### Declined

* Ron Barber, former U.S. representative
* David Bradley, state senator
* Fred DuVal, former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and nominee for governor in 2014
* Steve Farley, state senator
* Randall Friese, state representative
* Steve Kozachik, Tucson City Councilman
* Nan Walden, businesswoman, attorney and former chief of staff to Senator Bill Bradley
* Bruce Wheeler, state representative
* Paula Aboud, former state senator
* Mark Kelly, retired astronaut and husband of former U.S. representative Gabby Giffords

#### Endorsements

U.S. Representatives
* Ruben Gallego, US representative from Arizona
* Jared Polis, US representative from Colorado
* Kyrsten Sinema, US representative from Arizona
State legislators
* Ed Ableser, former state senator
* Amanda Aguirre, former state senator
* David Bradley, state senator
* Olivia Cajero Bedford, state senator
* Cloves Campbell, former state representative
* Robert Cannell, former state senator
* Mark Cardenas, state representative
* Ken Cheuvront, former state senator
* Demion Clinco, former state representative
* Ann English, Cochise County supervisor
* Pat Fleming, former state representative and US Army analyst
* Randall Friese, state representative
* Rosanna Gabaldón, state representative
* Steve Gallardo, Maricopa County Supervisor
* Linda J. Lopez, former state senator
* Stefanie Mach, state representative
* Robert Meza, state senator
* Lynne Pancrazi, state senator
* Elaine Richardson, former state senator
* Macario Saldate, state representative
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* American Osteopathic Association
Organizations
* New Democrat Coalition
* Victory Fund
Newspapers
* The Arizona Republic
Local officials
* Daniel Hernández Jr., clerk and former president of the Sunnyside Unified School District
* Sandra Kelly, former member of the Arizona Corporation Commission
* Thomas Volgy, former Mayor of Tucson
U.S. Representatives
* Raul Grijalva, US representative from Arizona
State legislators
* Eric Meyer, House Minority Leader
* Rebecca Rios, Minority Whip
* Steve Farley, Senate Assistant Minority Leader
* Richard Andrade, state representative
* Reginald Bolding, state representative
* Jennifer D. Benally, state representative
* Diego Espinosa, state representative
* Charlene Fernandez, state representative
* Jonathan Larkin, state representative
* Debbie McCune Davis, state representative
* Juan Mendez, state representative
* Albert Hale, state representative
* Andrew Sherwood, state representative
* Lela Alston, state representative
Local officials
* Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney
* Chris Nanos, Pima County Sheriff

#### Results

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

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Maggie's List
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
Newspapers
* Arizona Daily Star
U.S. Representatives
* Ruben Gallego, US representative from Arizona
* Jared Polis, US representative from Colorado
* Kyrsten Sinema, US representative from Arizona
State legislators
* Ed Ableser, former state senator
* Amanda Aguirre, former state senator
* David Bradley, state senator
* Olivia Cajero Bedford, state senator
* Cloves Campbell, former state representative
* Robert Cannell, former state senator
* Mark Cardenas, state representative
* Ken Cheuvront, former state senator
* Demion Clinco, former state representative
* Pat Fleming, former state representative and US Army analyst
* Randall Friese, state representative
* Rosanna Gabaldón, state representative
* Linda J. Lopez, former state senator
* Stefanie Mach, state representative
* Robert Meza, state senator
* Lynne Pancrazi, state senator
* Elaine Richardson, former state senator
* Macario Saldate, state representative
* Victoria Steele, state representative and primary candidate for this seat
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* American Osteopathic Association
Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
* 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 | September 14–15, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 56% | 37% | 7% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg | Safe R | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP | Lean R | October 31, 2016 |

#### Results

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

## District 3

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

#### Results

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

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Declined

* Edna San Miguel, artist and former teacher

### General election

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

#### Endorsements

Labor unions
* AFL-CIO

#### Results

Arizona’s 3rd congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 151,035 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 4

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

##### Eliminated in primary

* Ray Strauss, Buckeye City Councilman

#### Endorsements

Local officials
* Hildy Angius, Mohave County Supervisor
* Steve Moss, Mohave County Supervisor
* Ed Foster
U.S. Senators
* Ted Cruz, Senator (R-TX)
U.S. Representatives
* David Schweikert, Congressman
* Trent Franks, Congressman
* Jeff Miller, Congressman (R-FL)
Statewide officials
* Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska
State legislators
* Bob Thorpe, state representative.
Newspapers
* Tri-Valley Central
Local officials
* Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff
* Mark Nexsen, Mayor of Lake Havasu
* John Cook, Mayor of Wickenburg

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Gosar (incumbent) | 64,947 | 71.4 |
| | Republican | Ray Strauss | 25,991 | 28.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mikel Weisser | 24,097 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,097 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

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

## District 5

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

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Andy Biggs, president of the Arizona Senate

##### Eliminated in primary

* Christine Jones, former executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for GoDaddy, and candidate in the 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election
* Justin Olson, state representative
* Don Stapley, former Maricopa County Supervisor

##### Withdrawn

* Bryan Martyn, former Pinal County Supervisor and state parks director

##### Declined

* Matt Salmon, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Endorsements

U.S. Senators
* Mike Lee, U.S. senator (R-UT)
U.S. Representatives
* Matt Salmon, incumbent U.S. Congressman
* Trent Franks, U.S. Congressman
* Jim Jordan, U.S. representative (OH-04) and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus
* Mark Meadows, U.S. representative (NC-11)
Organizations
* American Conservative Union
* Club for Growth
* FreedomWorks
Local officials
* Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff
State legislators
* Mark Killian, Director of Arizona Department of Agriculture & Former Speaker of the AZ House
Local officials
* John Giles, Mayor of Mesa
* Paul Petersen, Maricopa County Assessor
* Jay Tibshraeny, Mayor of Chandler
Statewide officials
* Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas
Organizations
* Maggie's List
Local officials
* Kevin Hartke, Chandler City Councilman
* Brigette Peterson, Gilbert Town Councilwoman
* Jorday Ray, Gilbert Town Councilwoman
* Jeff Brown, Queen Creek Town Councilman
Individuals
* Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and 2016 Republican presidential candidate

#### Polling

| 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

Republican primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 85,595 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Talia Fuentes, applied biologist

##### Eliminated in primary

* Kinsey Remaklus, real estate investor

#### Results

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

### Independent
#### Candidates

* Randall Sand, small business owner
* 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.

### General election
#### Results

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

## District 6

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Schweikert (incumbent) | 63,378 | 80.3 |
| | Republican | Russ Wittenberg | 15,535 | 19.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | W. John Williamson | 17,561 | 58.8 |
| | Democratic | Brian Sinuk | 12,293 | 41.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,705 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

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

## District 7

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

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Eve Nunez

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Eve Nunez | 10,912 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,912 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Labor unions
* AFL-CIO

#### Results

Arizona’s 7th congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 158,811 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 8

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Trent Franks (incumbent) | 59,042 | 71.1 |
| | Republican | Clair Van Steenwyk | 24,042 | 28.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe DeVivo (write-in) | 640 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 640 | 100.0 |

### Green Primary
#### Candidates

* Mark Salazar (write-in)
Salazar qualified by receiving enough write-in votes.

### General election
#### Results

Arizona’s 8th congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 298,971 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 9

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

### Republican primary

John Agra was favored to win the Republican nomination.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Dave Giles, engineer and business consultant

##### Eliminated in primary

* John Agra, attorney

##### Withdrawn

* Ross Groen, retired marine. Withdrew to run for Arizona House of Representatives district 25.

#### Endorsements

Newspapers
* The Arizona Republic
Local officials
* Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney

#### Results

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

### General election
#### Endorsements

Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program

#### Results

Arizona’s 9th congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 60,705 | 21.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 277,507 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |