# 2018 Arizona State Legislature election

The 2018 Arizona State Legislature elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. A primary election took place on August 28, 2018. Voters in all 30 legislative districts of the Arizona Legislature elected one state senator and two state representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including for governor and the United States Senate.
Members to the state senate are elected from the same legislative districts as members of the state house of representatives; however, one senator represents the constituency, while for the house there are two representatives per district. In this election, each of the party leaders from both chambers retired, and were elected to different offices.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Governing | Lean R | October 8, 2018 |

## Overview

| | Senate | Senate | Senate |
| Affiliation | | | Total |
| Affiliation | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Total |
| Members 13-14 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| Members start of '15 Members end of '16 | 17 18 | 13 12 | 30 |
| Members 17-18 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| | House | House | House |
| Affiliation | | | Total |
| Affiliation | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Total |
| Members 13-14 | 36 | 24 | 60 |
| Members 15-16 | 36 | 24 | 60 |
| Members 17-18 | 35 | 25 | 60 |

## Close races

State Senate seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* State Senate district 28, 0.2%
* State Senate district 6, 1.8% (Tipping seats)
* State Senate district 17, 1.8% (Tipping seats)
* State Senate district 20, 3.8%
* State Senate district 21, 4.4%
State House seats where the margin of victory was under 5%:
* State House district 6, 0.3%
* State House district 20, 1.4%
* State House district 28, 1.4%
* State House district 17, 1.8%
* State House district 18, 2.8%
* State House district 10 , 2.9%
* State House district 23, 3.0%
* State House district 7, 4.9%

### Early campaign

In June, a judge ruled that former state senator Don Shooter, who'd been removed from the chamber earlier in 2018, could remain on the ballot for the Yuma district even though Shooter briefly registered to vote in Phoenix.
Independent district 28 senate candidate Mark Syms, husband of representative Maria Syms, was removed from the ballot after a Superior Court judge determined that his petitions contained over 900 forged voter signatures. This followed reports that incumbent District 28 state senator Kate Brophy McGee was supporting house candidate Kathy Petsas.
The most competitive districts in the state included District 28, District 6, and District 18.

## Candidates

* Winners are in bold.

### LD 1

* Democrats
** State Senate: Jo Craycraft
** State House: Ed Gogek
** State House: Jan Manolis
* Republicans
** State Senate: Karen Fann, incumbent
** State House: Noel Campbell, incumbent
** State House: David Stringer, incumbent

### LD 2

* Democrats
** State Senate: Andrea Dalessandro, incumbent
** State House: Rosanna Gabaldón, incumbent
** State House: Daniel Hernandez Jr., incumbent
* Republicans
** State Senate: Shelley Kais
** State House: John Christopher Ackerley, former state representative
** State House: Anthony Sizer

### LD 3

* Democrats
** State Senate: Sally Ann Gonzales, state representative
** State House: Andres Cano
** State House: Alma Hernandez
* Republicans
** State Senate: none
** State House: none
* Green Party
** State House: Beryl Baker

### LD 4

* Democrats
** State Senate: Lisa Otondo, incumbent
** State House: Charlene Fernandez, incumbent
** State House: Geraldine "Gerae" Peten, incumbent
* Republicans
** State Senate: Julian Contreraz (write-in)
** State House: none
* Green Party
** State House: Sara Mae Williams

### LD 5

* Democrats
** State Senate: J'aime Morgaine
** State House: Mary McCord Robinson
* Republicans
** State Senate: Sonny Borrelli, incumbent
** State House: Leo Biasiucci
** State House: Regina Cobb, incumbent

### LD 6

* Democrats
** State Senate: Wade Carlisle
** State House: Felicia French
** State House: Bobby Tyler
* Republicans
** State Senate: Sylvia Tenney Allen, incumbent
** State House: Walter Blackman
** State House: Bob Thorpe, incumbent

### LD 7

* Democrats
** State Senate: Jamescita Peshlakai
** State House: Arlando Teller
** State House: Myron Tsosie
* Republicans
** State Senate: JL Mealer
** State House: Doyel Shamley

### LD 8

* Democrats
** State Senate: Sharon Girard
** State House: Carmen Casillas
** State House: Linda C. Gross
* Republicans
** State Senate: Frank Pratt
** State House: David Cook
** State House: Thomas "T.J." Shope

### LD 9

* Democrats
** State Senate: Victoria Steele
** State House: Randall "Randy" Friese
** State House: Pamela Powers Hannley
* Republicans
** State Senate: Randy Fleenor (write-in)
** State House: Ana Henderson

### LD 10

* Democrats
** State Senate: David Bradley
** State House: Domingo DeGrazia
** State House: Kirsten Engel
* Republicans
** State Senate: Marilyn Wiles
** State House: Todd Clodfelter
* Green Party
** State House: Joshua Reilly

### LD 11

* Democrats
** State Senate: Ralph Atchue
** State House: Hollace Lyon
** State House: Marcela Quiroz
* Republicans
** State Senate: Venden "Vince" Leach
** State House: Mark Finchem
** State House: Bret Roberts
* Green Party
** State Senate: Mohammad Arif

### LD 12

* Democrats
** State Senate: Elizabeth Brown
** State House: Joe Bisaccia
** State House: Lynsey Robinson
* Republicans
** State Senate: Eddie Farnsworth
** State House: Travis Grantham
** State House: Warren Petersen

### LD 13

* Democrats
** State Senate: Michelle Harris
** State House: Thomas Tzitzura
* Republicans
** State Senate: Sine Kerr
** State House: Timothy Dunn
** State House: Joanne Osborne

### LD 14

* Democrats
** State Senate: Jaime Alvarez
** State House: Bob Karp
** State House: Shelley Renne-Leon
* Republicans
** State Senate: David Gowan
** State House: Gail Griffin
** State House: Becky Nutt

### LD 15

* Democrats
** State Senate: Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko
** State House: Julie Gunnigle
** State House: Jennifer Samuels
* Republicans
** State Senate: Heather Carter
** State House: John Allen
** State House: Nancy Barto

### LD 16

* Democrats
** State Senate: Benjamin Carmitchel
** State House: Sharon Stinard
* Republicans
** State Senate: David Christian Farnsworth
** State House: John Fillmore
** State House: Kelly Townsend
* Green Party
** State House: Richard Grayson

### LD 17

* Democrats
** State Senate: Steve Weichert
** State House: Jennifer Pawlik
* Republicans
** State Senate: J.D. Mesnard
** State House: Nora Ellen
** State House: Jeff Weninger

### LD 18

* Democrats
** State Senate: Sean Bowie
** State House: Denise "Mitzi" Epstein
** State House: Jennifer Jermaine
* Republicans
** State Senate: Frank Schmuck
** State House: Jill Norgaard
** State House: Greg Patterson

### LD 19

* Democrats
** State Senate: Lupe Chavira Contreras
** State House: Diego Espinoza
** State House: Lorenzo Sierra
* Republicans
** State Senate: none
** State House: none

### LD 20

* Democrats
** State Senate: Douglas Ervin
** State House: Hazel Chandler
** State House: Christopher "Chris" Gilfillan
* Republicans
** State Senate: Paul Boyer, state representative
** State House: Shawnna Bolick
** State House: Anthony Kern incumbent
* No party
** State Senate: Doug "Q" Quelland

### LD 21

* Democrats
** State Senate: none
** State Hous: Bradley Hughes
** State House: Gilbert Romero
* Republicans
** State Senate: Rick Gray
** State House: Kevin Payne
** State House: Tony Rivero
* Independents
** State Senate: Kathy Knecht

### LD 22

* Democrats
** State Senate: Wendy Garcia
** State House: Valerie Harris
** State House: Teri Sarmiento
* Republicans
** State Senate: David Livingston
** State House: Frank Carroll
** State House: Ben Toma
** State House: Ron Ha'o (write-in)

### LD 23

* Democrats
** State Senate: Daria Lohman
** State House: Eric Kurland
* Republicans
** State Senate: Michelle Ugenti-Rita, state representative
** State House: John Kavanagh, state senator
** State House: Jay Lawrence, incumbent
* Independents
** State Senate: Christopher Leone

### LD 24

* Democrats
** State Senate: Lela Alston
** State House: Jennifer Longdon
** State House: Amish Shah
* Republicans
** State Senate: Vicki Alger
** State House: David Alger Sr.
* Libertarians
** State House: Christopher Karpurk (write-in)

### LD 25

* Democrats
** State Senate: Kathy Mohr-Almeida
** State House: Johnny Martin
* Republicans
** State Senate: Tyler Pace
** State House: Russell W. "Rusty" Bowers
** State House: Michelle Udall

### LD 26

* Democrats
** State Senate: Juan Mendez
** State House: Isela Blanc
** State House: Athena Salman
* Republicans
** State Senate: Rebecca Speakman
** State House: Raymond D. Speakman

### LD 27

* Democrats
** State Senate: Rebecca Rios
** State House: Reginald Bolding
** State House: Diego Rodriguez
* Republicans
** State Senate: none
** State House: none
* No party
** State House: Julian "Jul" Szymanski (write-in)

### LD 28

* Democrats
** State Senate: Christine Porter Marsh
** State House: Kelli Butler
** State House: Aaron Lieberman
* Republicans
** State Senate: Kate Brophy McGee
** State House: Kathy Pappas Petsas
** State House: Maria Syms

### LD 29

* Democrats
** State Senate: Martín J. Quezada
** State House: Richard Andrade
** State House: Cesar Chavez
* Republicans
** State Senate: Charles Carpenter (write-in)
** State House: none

### LD 30

* Democrats
** State Senate: Tony Navarrete
** State House: Robert Meza
** State House: Raquel Terán
* Republicans
** State Senate: none
** State House: Gary Spears