Arizona Primary Election Night Update

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Here is an update on the Arizona legislative session from The Triadvocates team in Phoenix:

Arizona held its primary election last week—if that feels early, that’s because it is. The primary was moved up by two weeks thanks to a bill signed earlier this year to allow military service members overseas to get their votes counted on time.

As a refresher, up for grabs are each of the nine congressional seats, every statewide office, all 90 legislative seats, and some key city council seats. Many of the state legislative districts are heavily partisan, meaning a win in the primary is a nearly guaranteed win in November, barring any major upsets.

While a handful of races remain too close to call, we have a decent idea of what most match-ups will look like in November. Keep in mind that these are speculations based on unofficial results, as there are still votes left to be counted.

A couple of highlights:

• Governor: Congressman Andy Biggs will face incumbent Governor Hobbs in November. Biggs has represented CD 5 for nearly a decade and has the backing of President Trump. With 74% of the vote, he easily defeated his only serious challenger, David Schweikert.

• Attorney General: State Senate President Warren Petersen easily pulled ahead of attorney Rodney Glassman. Petersen will face Democratic incumbent Kris Mayes in the general election.

• Secretary of State: According to early results in the race for Secretary of State, State Rep. Alex Kolodin will face incumbent Democrat Adrian Fontes in November. Kolodin beat former Arizona GOP Chair Gina Swoboda.

• Superintendent of Public Instruction: The GOP race for Superintendent of Public Instruction remains too close to call, although Turning Point-backed candidate Kimberly Yee is currently leading incumbent Tom Horne.

• Congressional District 5: Former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb easily defeated business owner Daniel Keenan in the race for CD 5, vacated by Andy Biggs. Lamb is likely to win in the general election given the ruby-red makeup of the district.