2018 General Election Report November 21, 2018 A Word from Alexis Glascock

The 2018 Midterm Election saw record turnout among Arizonan voters. Roughly twice the number of ballots were cast compared to the 2014 Midterm Election. This surge in turnout ultimately caused Election Night to become Election Month in Arizona as hundreds of thousands of early ballots and provisional ballots were tallied. Now, two weeks later, the results are finally official.

Tracking election results is both exciting and necessary, but keep in mind that it is just the first step in the legislative process. This report is intended to continue the political and policy dialogue with you, our client, as we count down the days until the next legislative session begins on January 14th, 2019. We have highlighted races and results of special interest in the first several pages, with a full recap of results in federal, constitutional, and legislative offices, and ballot measures at the end.

Alexis

Alexis Glascock is an Of Counsel attorney in Fennemore Craig's Government Affairs Practice Group. She has served as counsel to the President of the and Assistant to the General Counsel of the Legislative Council, and lobbies on behalf of clients before the Arizona Legislature.

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Federal Delegation 3

Statewide Offices 4

Arizona Legislature 5

Legislative Leadership 6

Full 2018 Election Results 7

Contact Information 20 Federal Delegation

2018 is a major year for federal elections in Arizona. The departure of Republican Senator Jeff Flake (R) set in motion a series of high-profile races to fill in gaps in the federal delegation.

United States Senate The most contentious race in Arizona this cycle was in the open seat. Democrats flipped the seat with the election of Representative (D). Sinema beat fellow Representative Martha McSally (R) in the race. The two candidates traded leads in the days following the election, but McSally conceded the election to Sinema on Monday, November 12th with votes remaining to be counted. Winner: Sinema

House of Representatives The candidacies of both Representative McSally and Representative Sinema for U.S. Senate left two openings in the House ready for the taking.

McSally’s former Congressional District 2 was picked up by former Representative Ann Kirkpatrick (D), who beat Tuscon-area businesswoman Lea Marquez-Peterson. The race garnered national attention as the district is perennially competitive, switching consistently back and forth between the two parties over the past several election cycles. Winner: Kirkpatrick

The Congressional District 9 seat vacated by Sinema remained in Democratic control with the election of former Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton (D). Stanton defeated Steve Ferrara (R) by a robust margin. Winner: Stanton

In Congressional District 8, Republican (R) easily defeated opponent Hiral Tipirneni (D) for the second time in seven months following the Special Election for the seat in March. The results bring closure to the district, which was thrown into political chaos by the resignation of Trent Franks in December 2017 following an allegation of sexual misconduct. Winner: Lesko

3 Statewide Offices

The stakes were also high for Republicans in statewide offices this year. The results of the election are a mixed bag for the party, which retained control of the 's office, but lost in the races for Secretary of State and Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Governor’s Race: Ducey to Return Arizona’s popular Republican Governor (R) won his bid for re- election handily and will serve a second term in the office. Democratic challenger David Garcia (D) captured roughly 40% of the vote, falling 20 points behind the incumbent. Ducey’s victory in the race comes as little surprise. Winner: Ducey

Secretary of State Within the first several days following the election, the Associated Press declared political newcomer Steve Gaynor (R) the winner of a contentious race against (D) to replace current Secretary of State Michele Reagan (R); however, Hobbs rebounded, taking a late lead over Gaynor which held through the remainder of the vote count. Arizona’s Secretary of State is a highly coveted job with important political implications. The Secretary of State is first in line to succeed the governor if he were to leave office early, which has taken place four times since the 1970s. Winner: Hobbs

Superintendent of Public Instruction The race for Superintendent of Public Instruction also saw vote leads exchanged between the Democratic and Republican candidates. Democratic newcomer (D) ran against former California congressman (R). Hoffman ultimately edged out Riggs with a slim margin. Winner: Hoffman

State Treasurer Outgoing Majority Leader of the State Senate (R) won by a significant margin against Democrat Mark Manoil (D). Winner: Yee

Corporation Commission The two open seats on Arizona's Corporation Commission had initially been too close to call. Now that the votes are all in, Democrat (D) and Republican (R) have been declared the winners over Rodney Glassman (R) and Kiana Sears (D). Winners: Kennedy and Olson

4 Arizona Legislature

The entire state legislature was on the ballot in the 2018 Midterm Elections. Despite losing seats on Election Night, Republicans retained their majorities in both houses going in to the 2019 Legislative Session. Republicans in the House will be operating with a razor-thin majority of 31-29. This is significant because Republicans won't be able to afford to lose any votes if they hope to pass legislation on their agenda.

Going in to Election Night, some races were more closely-watched than others.

In Senate District 28, incumbent Kate Brophy McGee (R) won against Democratic challenger (D) by a thin margin. Winner: Brophy McGee

Senate District 6 was initially too STATE SENATE close to call, but incumbent (R) subsequently DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN beat opponent Wade Carlisle (D). Winner: Allen

Democrats picked up a seat in House District 28, which has typically been a Republican or split district. Democrats (D) and (D) edged out incumbent Republican Maria Syms (R). STATE HOUSE Winners: Butler and Lieberman DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN Democrats also gained in House District 17 after the departure of Speaker J.D. Mesnard (R) for the State Senate. (D) captured 34.19% of the vote followed by (R) at 34.02%. Winners: Weninger and Pawlik 5 Legislative Leadership

The two chambers chose their new leaders on November 7th. (R) will become the second woman to serve as President of the State Senate and longtime lawmaker Rusty Bowers (R) will serve as the Speaker of the State House of Representatives.

Arizona State Senate Arizona State House President Speaker Karen Fann (R) Rusty Bowers (R) District 1 District 25 Majority Leader Majority Leader Rick Gray (R) (R) District 21 District 12 Majority Whip Majority Whip Sony Borrelli (R) (R) District 5 District 14 Minority Leader Minority Leader (D) (D) District 19 District 4 Minority Co-Whip Minority Assistant Leader (D) Randall Friese (D) District 4 District 9 Minority Co-Whip Minority Co-Whip (D) (D) District 7 District 27 Minority Co-Whip (D) District 26

6 Full 2018 Election Results

7 Federal Races

United States Senate

Candidate Party Votes

Kyrsten Sinema DEMOCRAT 1,191,099

Martha McSally REPUBLICAN 1,135,200

House of Representatives Seat Leader

1 O'Halleran DEM Rogers REP 2 KirkpatrickDEM Marquez Peterson REP

3 Grijalva DEM Pierson REP 4 Gosar REP Brill DEM 5 Biggs REP Greene DEM 6 Schweikert REP Malik DEM

7 Gallego DEM Swing GRN 8 Lesko REP Tipirneni DEM 9 Stanton DEM Ferrara REP

8 Statewide Races

Constitutional Officers

Office Leader

Governor Ducey REP Garcia DEM Secretary of State Hobbs DEM Gaynor REP Attorney General Brnovich REP Contreras DEM State Treasurer Yee REP Manoil DEM Supt. of Public Instruction Hoffman DEM Riggs REP State Mine Inspector Hart REP Pierce DEM

Corporation Commission

Office Candidate Votes

Seat 1 Kennedy DEM 1,076,799 Seat 2 Olson REP 1,053,861 Glassman REP 1,049,393 Sears DEM 1,006,654

9 Legislative Races

State Senate Rep. 17 Dem. 13 Seat Leader

1 Fann REP Craycraft DEM 2 Dalessandro DEM Kais REP 3 Gonzales DEM UNCONTESTED 4 Otondo DEM UNCONTESTED 5 Borrelli REP Morgaine DEM 6 Allen REP Carlisle DEM 7 Peshlakai DEM Mealer REP 8 Pratt REP Girard DEM 9 Steele DEM Fleenor REP 10 Bradley DEM Wiles REP

11 Leach REP Atchue DEM 12 Farnsworth REP Brown DEM 13 Kerr REP Harris DEM 14 Gowan REP Alvarez DEM 15 Carter REP Dybvig-Pawelko DEM 16 FarnsworthREP Carmitchel DEM 17 Mesnard REP Weichert DEM 18 Bowie DEM Schmuck REP

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State Senate Rep. 17 Dem. 13 Seat Leader

19 Chavira DEM UNCONTESTED 20 Boyer REP Ervin DEM 21 Gray REP Knecht IND 22 Livingston REP Garcia DEM 23 Ugenti-Rita REP Lohman DEM 24 Alston DEM Alger REP 25 Pace REP Mohr-Almeida DEM

26 Mendez DEM Speakman REP 27 Rios DEM UNCONTESTED 28 Brophy McGeeREP Marsh DEM

29 Quezada DEM UNCONTESTED 30 Navarrete DEM UNCONTESTED

State House Rep. 31 Dem. 29

Seat Candidate Votes

1 Campbell REP 70,130

Stringer REP 67,023

Manolis DEM 32,706

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State House Rep. 31 Dem. 29 Seat Candidate Votes

2 Hernandez DEM 30,613

Gabaldon DEM 30,481

Ackerley REP 21,927

3 Hernandez DEM 34,577

Cano DEM 31,482

Baker GRN 8,566

4 Fernandez DEM 26,541

Peten DEM 19,410

Williams GRN 8,334

5 Cobb REP 46,928

Biasciucci REP 39,260

McCord Robinson DEM 18,566

6 Blackman REP 45,210

Thorpe REP 44,314

French DEM 43,737

7 Tsosie DEM 34,739

Teller DEM 26,810 Shamley REP 22,677

12 Legislative Races

State House Rep. 31 Dem. 29 Seat Candidate Votes

8 Cook REP 28,421

Shope REP 28,150

Casillas DEM 21,171

9 Friese DEM 49,755

Powers Hannely DEM 49,011 Henderson REP 36,613

10 Engel DEM 49,163

DeGrazia DEM 42,716

Clodfelter REP 38,697

11 Roberts REP 48,676 Finchem REP 48,563 Lyon DEM 37,992

12 Petersen REP 59,095

Grantham REP 58,928

Robinson DEM 39,841

13 Dunn REP 46,602

Osborne REP 43,780 Tzitzura DEM 28,523

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State House Rep. 31 Dem. 29 Seat Candidate Votes

14 Griffin REP 46,797

Nutt REP 46,155

Renne-Leon DEM 25,651

15 Barto REP 51,305

Allen REP 49,279 Samuels DEM 38,565

16 Townsend REP 49,643

Fillmore REP 46,000

Stinard DEM 32,018

17 Pawlik DEM 46,874 Weninger REP 46,520 Ellen REP 43,437

18 Epstein REP 52,992

Jermaine REP 50,253

Norgaard DEM 44,269

19 Espinoza DEM 26,428

Sierra DEM 23,319

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State House Rep. 31 Dem. 29 Seat Candidate Votes

20 Kern REP 34,249

Bolick REP 33,848

Chandler DEM 31,979

21 Payne REP 41,536

Rivero REP 39,275 Romero DEM 31,756

22 Toma REP 65,310

Carroll REP 64,729

Sarmiento DEM 38,895

23 Kavanagh REP 62,797

Lawrence REP 59,099 Kurland DEM 51,893

24 Longdon DEM 40,520

Shah DEM 39,363

Alger REP 18,853

25 Udall REP 52,075

Bowers REP 47,067 Martin DEM 31,540

15 Legislative Races

State House Rep. 31 Dem. 29 Seat Candidate Votes

26 Salman DEM 29,540

Blanc DEM 28,039

Speakman REP 16,676

27 Rodriguez DEM 31,521

Bolding DEM 28,360

28 Butler DEM 48,003

Lieberman DEM 43,196

Syms REP 40,798

29 Chavez DEM 23,631

Andrade DEM 19,258

30 Teran DEM 20,831

Meza DEM 19,794 Spears REP 12,329

16 2018 Ballot Measures

Proposition 125 Yes

The Constitutional Amendment and accompanying legislation would permit the state to adjust certain benefits in the corrections officers' and elected No Yes officials' retirement systems to alleviate pension 48% underfunding. 52%

Proposition 126 Yes

The Constitutional Amendment would prohibit the state and each county, city, town, district, No or other political subdivision in Arizona from 36% imposing a new or increased tax on services that was not already in effect on December 31, 2017. Yes 64%

Proposition 127 No

The Constitutional Amendment would replace Yes Arizona's current plan for increasing renewable 31% energy use by imposing a new mandate requiring nongovernmental electric utilities to increase the portion of their retail energy sales generated from certain types of renewable energy No resources to 50% by 2030. 69%

17 2018 Ballot Measures

Proposition 305 No

The Law would expand eligibility for education Yes empowerment scholarship accounts to increase 35% the number of eligible students enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade, with greater funding provided for low-income students. No 65%

Proposition 306 Yes

The Law would prohibit candidates who finance their political campaigns with public No funding from the citizens clean elections 44% commission from transferring any campaign Yes funds to a political party or private tax-exempt 56% organization that attempts to influence elections and subjects the commission's rule- making procedures to regulatory oversight.

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