2016 Arizona elections

2016 Arizona elections

Thegeneral electionwas held in theU.S. stateofArizonaon November 8, 2016, as part of the2016 General Election.Arizona voters chose 11 electors to represent them in theElectoral Collegevia a popular vote. Also three seats on theArizona Corporation Commissionwere up for election, as well as all of Arizona's nine seats in theUnited States House of Representativesand one seat for theUnited States Senate.Primary electionswere held in August 2016.

US President

Main article:United States presidential election in Arizona, 2016

Corporation Commission

Three seats on theArizona Corporation Commissionwere up for election. RepublicanBrenda Burnschose not to run for re-election to a second term in office. RepublicanGary Piercewas term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert Burns,incumbent
• Al Melvin,former state senator
• Rick Gray,state representative
• Andy Tobin,incumbent
• Boyd Dunn,former mayor ofChandler, Arizona

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Burns	279,348	23.9%
	Republican	Andy Tobin	270,738	23.1%
	Republican	Boyd Dunn	221,855	18.9%
	Republican	Rick Gray	211,718	18.1%
	Republican	Al Melvin	187,772	16.0%
Total votes			1,171,431	100

Democratic primary

Because only 2 Democratic candidates ran for the Corporation Commission, no Democratic primary was held.

Candidates

• Tom Chabin,formerCoconino Countysupervisor and legislator.
• William Mundell,former Republican lawmaker and commissioner.

General election

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Burns	1,208,002	22.4%
	Republican	Andy Tobin	1,122,849	20.8%
	Republican	Boyd Dunn	1,061,094	19.6%
	Democratic	William Mundel	1,024,501	19.0%
	Democratic	Tom Chabin	988,666	18.2%
Total votes			5,225,132	100

US Senate

Main article:United States Senate election in Arizona, 2016

Republican incumbentJohn McCaindefeated DemocratAnn Kirkpatrick.

House of Representatives

Main article:United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2016

All of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Republicans won 5 seats, while Democrats took 4.