Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 5th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Matt Salmon (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Andy Biggs (R) defeated Talia Fuentes (D) and Nolan Daniels (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fuentes defeated Kinsey Remaklus in the Democratic primary, while Biggs defeated Justin Olson, Don Stapley, and Christine Jones to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[4][5][6]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arizona utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may choose which party's primary they will vote in, but voters registered with a party can only vote in that party's primary.[7][8][9]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Matt Salmon (R), who was first elected in 2012. Salmon did not seek re-election in 2016.[10]
The 5th District is one of five primarily urban districts centered around Phoenix, Arizona.[11]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Andy Biggs |
64.1% | 205,184 | |
| Democratic | Talia Fuentes | 35.9% | 114,940 | |
| Total Votes | 320,124 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Andy Biggs |
29.5% | 25,240 | ||
| Christine Jones | 29.5% | 25,224 | ||
| Don Stapley | 20.7% | 17,745 | ||
| Justin Olson | 20.3% | 17,386 | ||
| Total Votes | 85,595 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Talia Fuentes |
64% | 15,408 | ||
| Kinsey Remaklus | 36% | 8,663 | ||
| Total Votes | 24,071 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Andy Biggs   Talia Fuentes Nolan Daniels (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[12] |
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Democratic Kinsey Remaklus[4] |
Republican Justin Olson - State Rep.[15] Don Stapley - Former Maricopa County supervisor[16] Christine Jones[17] |
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Not running: |
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Withdrew: Bryan Martyn - Former state parks director[18][19] |
Endorsements
Andy Biggs
- Outgoing incumbent Matt Salmon - "I couldn't be more pleased that Andy has decided to run for my seat and continue the fight to return our nation to the values that made it great. I've known Andy and his family for more than two decades, and his character is one of integrity and devotion."[20]
- The Club for Growth - "Andy Biggs is a principled conservative with a proven record of working for pro-growth policies. As the president of the Arizona Senate, Biggs led the fight against the former Republican Governor’s push for Obamacare expansion, and he successfully worked for pension reform. The Club’s PAC enthusiastically backs Andy Biggs and believes he will bring that same much-needed drive for economic conservatism to Washington."[21]
Media
Andy Biggs
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Christine Jones
Support
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Opposition
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Don Stapley
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District history
2014
The 5th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Matt Salmon (R) defeated James Woods (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Matt Salmon Incumbent |
69.6% | 124,867 | |
| Democratic | James Woods | 30.4% | 54,596 | |
| Total Votes | 179,463 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 5th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent David Schweikert (R) sought re-election in the 6th District and Matt Salmon (R) won the 5th District seat in the general election.[22]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Matt Salmon |
67.2% | 183,470 | |
| Democratic | Spencer Morgan | 32.8% | 89,589 | |
| Total Votes | 273,059 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Arizona elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Arizona in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| September 24, 2015 | Ballot access | First day to file new party petitions for the presidential preference primary | |
| October 24, 2015 | Ballot access | Last day to file new party petitions for the presidential preference primary | |
| November 13, 2015 | Ballot access | First day to file as a candidate for the presidential preference primary | |
| December 14, 2015 | Ballot access | Last day to file as a candidate for the presidential preference primary | |
| January 1 to February 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | January 31 report due (covering November 25, 2014, to December 31, 2015) | |
| March 3, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing new party petitions for the general election | |
| March 22, 2016 | Election date | Presidential preference primary | |
| May 2, 2016 | Ballot access | First day for filing candidate nomination petitions | |
| June 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Last day for filing candidate nomination petitions | |
| June 1 to June 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | June 30 report due (covering January 1 to May 31, 2016) | |
| July 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing as a write-in candidate for the primary election | |
| August 19 to August 26, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-primary report due (covering June 1 to August 18, 2016) | |
| August 30, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| September 29, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing as a write-in candidate for the general election | |
| September 20 to September 29, 2016 | Campaign finance | Post-primary report due (covering August 19 to September 19, 2016) | |
| October 28 to November 4, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-general report due (covering September 20 to October 27, 2016) | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| November 29 to December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | Post-general report due (covering October 28 to November 28, 2016) | |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed June 5, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, " Arizona House Primaries Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Citizens Clean Elections Commission, "Primary Election," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Arizona Revised Statutes 16-467," accessed July 19 2024
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Azcentral, "Matt Salmon: Why I'm leaving Congress," February 25, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Redistricting, "Map," accessed July 7, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Against the odds: Democrat seeks seat in GOP stronghold," May 11, 2016
- ↑ Azcentral, "The man many wanted to topple McCain kisses politics goodbye," February 25, 2016
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "State Rep. Justin Olson to run for Congress against fellow state lawmaker," March 9, 2016
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "He tangled with Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Now Don Stapley is running for Congress," April 5, 2016
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Christine Jones to run for Matt Salmon's seat in Congress," May 2, 2016
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Third Republican joins race for Matt Salmon's seat," March 26, 2016
- ↑ KVOA.com, "Bryan Martyn drops bid for Congress, backs Don Stapley," May 13, 2016
- ↑ Azcentral, "The man many wanted to topple McCain kisses politics goodbye," February 25, 2016
- ↑ The Club for Growth, "Club for Growth PAC Endorses Andy Biggs (AZ-05)," July 13, 2016
- ↑ ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Arizona," November 7, 2012
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