Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, 2012

2012 United States House of Representatives Special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district
Arizona
June 12, 2012
 
Nominee Ron Barber Jesse Kelly
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 111,203 96,465
Percentage 52.2% 45.3%
U.S. Representative before election

Gabrielle Giffords
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Ron Barber
Democratic

A 2012 special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12, with primary elections held on April 17, to fill a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 8th congressional district until the 112th United States Congress ends on January 3, 2013.[1] The election was caused by the resignation of Representative Gabrielle Giffords on January 25, 2012, to concentrate on recovering from her injuries from the 2011 Tucson shooting.[2] The seat was won by Ron Barber, a former aide to Giffords who was wounded in the attempt on her life.

Background

Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer announced April 17 to be the date for the special primary elections and June 12 for the special general election.[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Results

Democratic Primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Barber 44,185 100
Total votes 44,185 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Republican Primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jesse Kelly 27,101 35.1
Republican Martha McSally 19,413 25.1
Republican Frank Antenori 17,497 22.6
Republican Dave Sitton 13,299 17.2
Total votes 77,310 100

General election

The following candidates were on the ballot:

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Ron
Barber (D)		 Jesse
Kelly (R)		 Charlie
Manolakis (G)		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling June 9–10, 2012 1,058 ± 3.0% 53% 41% 4% 3%

Results

Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, 2012[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Barber 111,203 52.2
Republican Jesse Kelly 96,465 45.3
Green Charlie Manolakis 4,869 2.3
Total votes 213,189 100

References

  1. ↑ "Giffords to Resign From Congress". The Wall Street Journal. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Rep. Giffords to resign this week from Congress, focus on recovering from shooting injuries". The Washington Times. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Brewer Orders Special Election For June 12". The Huffington Post. January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Giffords aide to run for seat in special election". AP. February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Heinz for Congress". heinzforcongress.com.
  6. ↑ Rep. Heinz pledged to drop out and endorse Ron Barber if he chose to run in the special election. Heinz will still run in the primary for the general election in the district, which was renumbered the 2nd in redistricting.
  7. 1 2 "Governor will declare April special election for Giffords' seat". KOLD. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Livingston, Abby (January 27, 2012). "Arizona: GOP State Senator Enters Race to Replace Giffords". Roll Call. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Giffords resignation sets off competitive special election for her Ariz. House seat". The Hill. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  10. ↑ "With Giffords Stepping Down, Who Might Step Up?". National Journal. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Latas is Back". Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Arizona Candidates Race for Giffords Seat". Roll Call. January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Janet Napolitano Not Interested in Gabrielle Giffords’ Seat". Roll Call. January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  14. 1 2 Nintzel, Jim (January 26, 2012). "What's Next?". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Potential candidates for Giffords' seat begin to emerge". FOX 11. January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Giffords meets with supporters, says she'll run again". Green Valley News and Sun. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  17. 1 2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/20120504030820/http://azsos.gov/election/2012/special/primary/canvass2012specialprimary.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ Livingston, Abby (January 24, 2012). "Jesse Kelly to Run in Arizona Special Election". Roll Call. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  19. ↑ McCombs, Brady (9 February 2012). "1st Female AF Air Combat Vet in Run for Congress". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  20. ↑ "Politicians Scramble to Fill Giffords' Void". Arizona Daily Star. 3 February 2012.
  21. ↑ Smith, Dylan (January 25, 2012). "Paton to seek CD1 seat in Congress". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  22. ↑ "AZ - Election Results". clarityelections.com.

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