Here’s who is running for Senate and House in Arizona Legislature in 2022
Apr 7, 2022, 4:45 AM | Updated: Aug 2, 2022, 1:52 pm
(KTAR News Photos)
(KTAR News Photos)
Arizona’s 2022 election will be the first of a 10-year cycle using district maps that were drawn following the latest U.S. census.
More than 200 candidates are vying for 90 seats in the Legislature, with 140 House and 67 Senate hopefuls submitting the required number of signatures to qualify for the ballot by the April 4 deadline.
The primary election will be held Aug. 2, and the general is Nov. 8. (Search with your address here to confirm your new legislative district.)
Here are the legislative candidates who submitted enough signatures to get on the ballot, per the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office:
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SENATE (one seat per district)
DISTRICT 1
Republican: Ken Bennett, Noel Campbell, Steve Zipperman
Democrat: Mike Fogel
DISTRICT 2
Republican: Steve Kaiser
Democrat: Jeanne Casteen, Victoria Thompson (lost challenge, off ballot)
DISTRICT 3
Republican: Jan Dubauskas, John Kavanagh
Democrat: Thomas Dugger
DISTRICT 4
Republican: Nancy Barto
Democrat: Christine Marsh
DISTRICT 5
Republican: Francisco Hernandez Jr. (write-in), Jeff Silvey (write-in)
Democrat: Lela Austin, Al Jones, Sarah Tyree
DISTRICT 6
Republican: None
Democrat: Theresa Hatathlie
Libertarian: Jeffery Daniels (write-in)
DISTRICT 7
Republican: Wendy Rogers, Kelly Townsend
Democrat: Kyle Nitschke
DISTRICT 8
Republican: Roxana Holzapfel, Todd Howard (lost challenge, off ballot)
Democrat: Juan Mendez
DISTRICT 9
Republican: Tyler Pace, Robert Scantlebury
Democrat: Eva Burch
DISTRICT 10
Republican: Rusty Bowers, David Farnsworth
Democrat: None
DISTRICT 11
Republican: Maryn Brannies
Democrat: Junelle Cavero, Catherine Miranda, Janelle Wood
DISTRICT 12
Republican: David Richardson, Suzanne Sharer
Democrat: Mitzi Epstein
DISTRICT 13
Republican: J.D. Mesnard
Democrat: Cindy Hans, Michael Morris
DISTRICT 14
Republican: Warren Petersen
Democrat: None
DISTRICT 15
Republican: Jake Hoffman
Democrat: Alan Smith (write-in)
DISTRICT 16
Republican: T.J. Shope, Daniel Wood (lost challenge, off ballot)
Democrat: Taylor Kerby
DISTRICT 17
Republican: Robert Barr, Vince Leach, Justine Wadsack
Democrat: Mike Nickerson
DISTRICT 18
Republican: Stan Caine
Democrat: Abraham Morgan, Priya Sundareshan
DISTRICT 19
Republican: David Gowan
Democrat: None
DISTRICT 20
Republican: None
Democrat: Sally Gonzales
DISTRICT 21
Republican: Jim Cleveland (write-in), Dan Dellinges (write-in)
Democrat: Rosanna Gabaldón
DISTRICT 22
Republican: None
Democrat: Richard Andrade, Diego Espinoza
DISTRICT 23
Republican: Gary Garcia Snyder
Democrat: Brian Fernandez
DISTRICT 24
Republican: None
Democrat: Cesar Chavez, Anna Hernandez
DISTRICT 25
Republican: Sine Kerr
Democrat: None
DISTRICT 26
Republican: None
Democrat: Raquel Terán
DISTRICT 27
Republican: Jamie Kelly, Anthony Kern
Democrat: Brittani Barraza (write-in)
DISTRICT 28
Republican: Frank Carroll, Clair Van Steenwyk
Democrat: David Sandoval
DISTRICT 29
Republican: Ryan Eldridge, Joanne Osborne, Janae Shamp
Democrat: David Raymer (write-in)
DISTRICT 30
Republican: Sonny Borrelli
Democrat: None
HOUSE (two seats per district)
DISTRICT 1
Republican: Selina Bliss, Judy Burges, Ryan Cadigan, Steve Gesell (withdrew, off ballot), Quang Nguyen
Democrat: Cathy Ransom, Neil Sinclair
DISTRICT 2
Republican: Neil DeSanti (lost challenge, off ballot), Christian Lamar, Reynold Ramsey (lost challenge, off ballot), Pierce Waychoff, Justin Wilmeth
Democrat: Judy Schwiebert
DISTRICT 3
Republican: Ernest Anderson, Nicole Cantelme, Joseph Chaplik, Alexander Kolodin, Darin Mitchell
Democrat: None
DISTRICT 4
Republican: John Arnold, Kenneth Bowers Jr., Vera Gebran, Matt Gress, Jana Jackson, Maria Syms
Democrat: Laura Terech
DISTRICT 5
Republican: Jennifer Treadwell (write-in)
Democrat: Sarah Liguori, Jennifer Longdon, Aaron Márquez, Amish Shah, Brianna Westbrook
DISTRICT 6
Republican: None
Democrat: Mae Peshlakai, Dey Scott, Myron Tsosie
DISTRICT 7
Republican: Brenda Barton (withdrew, off ballot), David Cook, John Fillmore, David Marshall Sr.
Democrat: None
DISTRICT 8
Republican: Caden Darrow, Bill Loughrige
Democrat: Melody Hernandez, Athena Salman
DISTRICT 9
Republican: Mary Ann Mendoza, Kathy Pearce
Democrat: Lorena Austin, Seth Blattman
DISTRICT 10
Republican: Justin Heap, Barbara Parker
Democrat: Helen Hunter
DISTRICT 11
Republican: Tatiana Peña
Democrat: Shams Abdussamad, Michael Butts, Oscar De Los Santos, Wes Leasy, Shawn Pearson (lost challenge, off ballot), Marcelino Quinonez, Naketa Ross
DISTRICT 12
Republican: Jim Chaston, Terry Roe
Democrat: Patty Contreras, Sam Huang, A.J. Kurdoglu, Stacey Travers, Paul Weich
DISTRICT 13
Republican: Josh Askey, Ron Hardin, Liz Harris, Don Maes, Julie Willoughby
Democrat: Jennifer Pawlik
DISTRICT 14
Republican: Natalie DiBernardo, Travis Grantham, Laurin Hendrix, Suzanne Lunt
Democrat: Brandy Reese
DISTRICT 15
Republican: Neal Carter, Jacqueline Parker
Democrat: None
DISTRICT 16
Republican: Braden Biggs (withdrew, off ballot), Rob Hudelson, Teresa Martinez
Democrat: Keith Seaman
DISTRICT 17
Republican: Kirk Fiehler, Rachel Jones, Cory McGarr, Anna Orth, Sherrylyn Young
Democrat: Dana Allmond, Brian Radford
DISTRICT 18
Republican: Linda Evans
Democrat: Nathan Davis, Nancy Gutierrez, Chris Mathis, Kat Stratford, Charlie Verdin
DISTRICT 19
Republican: Lupe Diaz, Gail Griffin
Democrat: Sanda Clark
DISTRICT 20
Republican: None
Democrat: Andrés Cano, Alma Hernandez
Libertarian: Doug Harding (lost challenge, off ballot)
DISTRICT 21
Republican: Damien Kennedy (write-in), Deborah McEwen (write-in)
Democrat: Consuelo Hernandez, Oye Oyegbola, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
DISTRICT 22
Republican: Jay Nagamalla (write-in)
Democrat: Natacha Chavez, Lupe Chavira Contreras, Lorenzo Sierra, Leezah Sun
DISTRICT 23
Republican: Michele Pena (write-in), Joshua Pembleton (lost challenge, off ballot)
Democrat: Jesus Lugo Jr., Mariana Sandoval
DISTRICT 24
Republican: None
Democrat: Anna Abeytia, Lydia Hernandez, Hector Jaramillo, Pedro Lopez, Analise Ortiz
DISTRICT 25
Republican: Michael Carbone, Tim Dunn, Joel John
Democrat: None
DISTRICT 26
Republican: Frank Roberts (write-in)
Democrat: Cesar Aguilar, Flavio Bravo, Gil Hacohen, Christian Solorio Acuña
DISTRICT 27
Republican: Jay Griffin, Brian Morris, Kevin Payne, Ben Toma
Democrat: Don Kissinger (write-in)
DISTRICT 28
Republican: Susan Black, David Livingston, Beverly Pingerelli
Democrat: Stephanie Holbrook
DISTRICT 29
Republican: Steve Montenegro, Hop Nguyen, Austin Smith, Trey Terry
Democrat: Scott Podeyn
DISTRICT 30
Republican: Leo Biasiucci, John Gillette, Bill Hardt, Donna McCoy, Nohl Rosen, Marianne Salem
Democrat: None
