2010 Arizona elections

John McCain announced his plans to run again for Senate on November 25, 2008,^[1] just 21 days after losing the 2008 presidential race. McCain faced a primary challenge from former representative J.D. Hayworth,^[2] and Jim Deakin. The Democratic candidates were Rodney Glassman, Rudy Garcia, and John Dougherty.

In the general election, the candidates were incumbent John McCain (R), Rodney Glassman (D), Jerry Joslyn (G), and David Nolan (L).

Elections were held for all Arizona's congressional districts, with elections in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th congressional districts being among the more heavily contended.

Republican John Shadegg, the incumbent in the 3rd district, announced that he would not seek re-election on January 14, 2010.^[3] On the Republican side, Ben Quayle, son of former vice-president Dan Quayle, announced his on February 12, 2010,^[4][5] despite never voting in a local election.^[6] Other notable Republicans in the race include former state representative Sam Crump, former state senators Pamela Gorman and Jim Waring, and former Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker. The only Democrat in that race is Jon Hulburd.^[7]

Both the 5th and 8th districts' Democratic incumbents, Harry Mitchell and Gabby Giffords, respectively, are seeking reelection.^[8] Mitchell faces a Republican challenge from former Maricopa County Treasurer David Schweikert, Jeffrey W. Smith, Jim Ward while Giffords' biggest Republican challengers include former State Senator Jonathan Paton and construction manager Jesse Kelly.^[9]

On January 20, 2009, Janet Napolitano was confirmed as United States Secretary of Homeland Security by Barack Obama and resigned as governor the next day.^[10] Since Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor, Secretary of State Jan Brewer took over office. Brewer announced her intentions to run for full term in November 2009.^[11] The other Republican candidates were state treasurer Dean Martin, Owen "Buz" Mills, former Arizona Board of Regents president John Munger, Matthew Jette, and Tom Gordon.^[12] At one point, Sheriff Joe Arpaio was considering a run for governor, but eventually declined.^[13] On June 2, 2010, John Munger dropped out of the race.^[14]

The only Democratic challenger was Attorney General Terry Goddard.^[12] The Libertarian Party had Ronald Cavanaugh, Bruce Olsen, Alvin Ray Yount, and Barry Hess facing off while Larry Gist was on the ballot for the Green Party.^[12]

Jan Brewer won the Republican primary with approximately 80% of the vote while Democrat Terry Goddard moved on with no opposition. Barry Hess won the Libertarian primary and Larry Gist won the Green primary. Incumbent Jan Brewer won the election with 54.3% of the vote.

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2010 Arizona Secretary of State election

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Nominee Ken Bennett Chris Deschene Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 966,934 694,131 Percentage 58.21% 41.79%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Bennett:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Deschene:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No data

Secretary of State before election Ken Bennett Republican Elected Secretary of State Ken Bennett Republican

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When Jan Brewer succeeded Janet Napolitano as governor, she appointed Republican Ken Bennett to replace her as Secretary of State.^[15] Bennett later went on to seek a full term.

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2010 Arizona Attorney General election

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Nominee Tom Horne Felecia Rotellini Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 870,483 807,185 Percentage 51.89% 48.11%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Horne:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Rotellini:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No data

Attorney General before election Terry Goddard Democratic Elected Attorney General Tom Horne Republican

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Incumbent Democrat Terry Goddard ran for governor.^[32] The three Democrats who ran to fill the vacancy were Arizona's House minority leader David Lujan as well as Felecia Rotellini and Vince Rabago both former assistant attorney general.^[33] The Republican race was between superintendent of public instruction Tom Horne and former Maricopa County attorney Andrew Thomas.^[33]

In the Republican primary, Tom Horne declared victory on August 28, with an 853-vote lead.^[34] However, his opponent, Andrew Thomas, did not concede the race until August 31.^[35]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Tom Horne, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction.^[39]
• Andrew Thomas, former Maricopa County attorney.^[40]

Primary results

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Republican primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Horne	276,761	50.08
	Republican	Andrew Thomas	275,862	49.92
Total votes			552,623	100

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2010 Arizona State Treasurer election

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Nominee Doug Ducey Andrei Cherny Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 859,672 685,865 Percentage 51.86% 41.37%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Ducey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Cherny:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data

State Treasurer before election Dean Martin Republican Elected State Treasurer Doug Ducey Republican

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As incumbent Republican Treasurer Dean Martin decided to unsuccessfully run for Governor of Arizona, the position was an open seat. CEO of Cold Stone Creamery and former investor Doug Ducey successfully ran for the Republican nomination.^[53] Andrei Cherny, an advisor to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, and John Kerry, won the Democratic nomination.^[53]

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2010 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election

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Nominee John Huppenthal Penny Kotterman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 917,760 740,993 Percentage 55.33% 44.67%

County results Congressional district results Huppenthal:      50–60%      60–70% Kotterman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Superintendent before election Tom Horne Republican Elected Superintendent John Huppenthal Republican

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Incumbent Republican Tom Horne was term-limited and successfully ran for Attorney General. State senator John Huppenthal and educator Penny Kotterman won the Republican and Democratic primaries respectively.^[56]

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2010 Arizona State Mine Inspector election

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Nominee Joe Hart Manuel Cruz Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 916,046 687,310 Percentage 57.13% 42.87%

County results Hart:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Cruz:      50–60%      60–70%

Inspector before election Joe Hart Republican Elected Inspector Joe Hart Republican

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Incumbent Republican Joe Hart ran for a second term and was challenged by Democrat Manuel Cruz.^[60] Arizona is the only state that fills this position through direct election.

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2010 Arizona Corporation Commission election

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Nominee Brenda Burns Gary Pierce Party Republican Republican Popular vote 862,546 833,541 Percentage 29.09% 28.11%   Nominee David Bradley Jorge Luis Garcia (deceased) Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 563,645 519,926 Percentage 19.01% 17.53%

Commissioners before election Kris Mayes (R) Gary Pierce (R) Elected Commissioners Brenda Burns (R) Gary Pierce (R)

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Two seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission were up for election. Incumbent commissioner Gary Pierce ran for re-election while Kris Mayes was term limited. Brenda Burns became the second Republican to secure nomination.^[64] They were challenged by Democrats David Bradley and Jorge Luis Garcia.^[64] Garcia died on October 15 but his name remained on the ballot.^[65]

All 30 members of the Arizona Senate and all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans flipped multiple seats in both chambers.

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State Senate Party Before After Change Republican 18 21 3 Democratic 12 9 3 Total 30 30

House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 35 40 5 Democratic 25 20 5 Total 60 60

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One justice on the Arizona Supreme Court was up for retention in 2010. Justice Rebecca White Berch was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Jane Dee Hull in 2002 and became Chief Justice in 2009.^[76]

Arizona had eleven statewide propositions on the ballot in 2010 - one special election in May and ten in the November general ballot.^[77]

May special election

Main article: 2010 Arizona Proposition 100

On May 18, 2010, a special election was held for an amendment seeking a temporary sales tax increase. It was passed by an almost two-thirds margin.^[78]

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Proposition 100

Choice		Votes	%
For		750,850	64.32
Against		416,571	35.68
Total		1,167,421	100.00
Source: Arizona Secretary of State[79]

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November general election

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2010 Arizona ballot propositions (November)

No.	Description	Votes				Type
		Yes	%	No	%
106	Prohibits mandating participation in any health care system and also prohibits fines for not participating.[80]	892,693	55.28	722,300	44.72	Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
107	Prohibits preferential treatment to or discrimination against any person/group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in employment.[81]	952,086	59.51	647,713	40.49
109	Provides a constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife in Arizona.[82]	714,144	43.52	926,991	56.48
110	Authorizes the sale or lease of state lands without public auction in order to protect military operations.[83]	792,394	49.71	801,670	50.29
111	Renames the position of Secretary of State to Lieutenant Governor.[84]	655,252	40.77	951,820	59.23
112	Changes the initiative filing deadline from four months to six months before the general election.[85]	792,697	49.99	792,825	50.01
113	Provides the right to vote on a secret ballot in regard to employee representation.[86]	978,109	60.46	639,692	39.54
203	Protects terminally or seriously ill patients from state prosecution for using limited amounts of marijuana on doctor's recommendation.[87]	841,348	50.13	837,008	49.87	Citizen-initiated state statute
301	Transfers remaining money from a land-conservation fund to the general fund.[88]	416,323	25.99	1,185,461	74.01	Legislatively referred state statute
302	Terminates the Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board and associated programs.[89]	492,060	30.10	1,142,744	69.90
Source: Arizona Secretary of State[31]

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Results by county

Proposition 106 results by county

Yes:

•   60–70%
•   50–60%

No:

•   50–60%

Proposition 107 results by county

Yes:

•   60–70%
•   50–60%

No:

•   50–60%

Proposition 109 results by county

Yes:

•   60–70%
•   50–60%

No:

•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Proposition 110 results by county

Yes:

•   50–60%

No:

•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Proposition 111 results by county

No:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Proposition 112 results by county

Yes:

•   50–60%

No:

•   50–60%

Proposition 113 results by county

Yes:

•   60–70%
•   50–60%

No:

•   50–60%

Proposition 203 results by county

Yes:

•   50–60%

No:

•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Proposition 301 results by county

No:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%

Proposition 302 results by county

No:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%