Elections were held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 General Election . Arizona voters chose 11 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
Three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission were up for election, as were all nine of Arizona seats in the United States House of Representatives , and one of its seats in the United States Senate . Primary elections were held in August 2020. Paper ballots for voting by mail were sent to all registered voters in the state.[ 1]
Federal offices
U.S. President
Arizona was represented by 11 electors in the electoral college . Joe Biden won the state with 49% of the popular vote. This was the first time a Democratic presidential candidate won Arizona since Bill Clinton in 1996 .
U.S. Senate
A special election was held due to the death of Republican senator and presidential candidate John McCain .
Former U.S. senator Jon Kyl was originally appointed to the seat, but resigned on December 31, 2018. Outgoing U.S. Representative Martha McSally was appointed to fill the seat following Kyl's resignation.[ 2]
Democrat Mark Kelly defeated McSally, winning 51% of the vote.
U.S. House of Representatives
All nine of Arizona's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Before the election, Republicans held four seats and Democrats five. No districts changed hands, and thus Democrats maintained control.
State offices
Corporation Commission
Three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission were up for election. Republican Bob Burns was term-limited and therefore ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.[ 3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Not on the ballot
Avery Block
Neil DeSanti
Boyd Dunn , incumbent, removed for insufficient signatures[ 6] Dave Farnsworth , state senator, dropped out[ 7] Nick Myers, legislative candidate in 2018
Kim Owens, public relations executive, removed for insufficient signatures[ 8]
Patrick Tucker
Democratic primary
Candidates
Not on the ballot
General election
Polling
Each voter selected up to three candidates in the state Corporation Commission general election, with the top three vote-getters winning the seats. Consequently, poll results in the table immediately below are displayed as the accumulation of a candidate's first, second and third preferences, and therefore total 300%, instead of 100%. Where a given percentage of voters are not decided with respect to multiple choices, that percentage is multiplied by the number of choices for which they are undecided (so, for instance, if 1% of voters had not picked any candidate, they would be listed in the table below as 3% of the total vote).
Results
Ballot initiatives
Two initiatives were approved for the general election ballot.[ 13]
Proposition 207
Proposition 207 , the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, is to legalize and tax cannabis for adult use.
Polling
Likely voters polled in July 2020 indicated 62% support for cannabis legalization.[ 14]
On Proposition 207
On whether recreational marijuana should be legal
Proposition 208
Proposition 208, the Invest in Education Act, is to impose a 3.5% income tax surcharge on high earners and invest the revenue generated in education.[ 28]
Polling
See also
Notes
^ a b c d Key:
^ "Refused" with 0%
^ Would not vote with 0%
^ "Refused" with 1%
^ "Refused" with 1%
^ Would not vote with 3%
^ Not yet released
^ Includes "Refused"
^ "Refused" with 0%
^ "Refused" with no voters
^ Would not vote with 1%
^ "Refused" with 0%
^ Includes "Refused"
^ "Refused" with 1%
^ Would not vote with 1%
Partisan clients
^ Smart and Safe Arizona endorsed Proposition 207 prior to this poll's sampling period
^ Smart and Safe Arizona endorsed Proposition 207 prior to this poll's sampling period
References
^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts" , Wired.com the original on October 6, 2020 ^ Sanchez, Yvonne Wingett; Hansen, Ronald J. (December 18, 2018). "Martha McSally will be appointed to John McCain's Senate seat" . Arizona Republic . Retrieved December 18, 2018 . ^ Rosenblatt, Dillon (July 2, 2019). "Ties run deep, many between APS and Republican candidates for utility regulator | Arizona Capitol Times" . ^ "GOP write-in candidates face steep challenges in Corp Comm campaign" . May 19, 2020.^ Randazzo, Ryan. "Successful write-in candidate for Corporation Commission gives Republicans a full slate for November" . The Arizona Republic . ^ Oxford, Andrew. "Judge removes Boyd Dunn from Arizona Corporation Commission ballot over forged signatures" . The Arizona Republic . ^ Services, Howard Fischer Capitol Media. "2 Republican candidates lose bids to qualify for Arizona Corp Comm ballot" . Arizona Daily Star . ^ Oxford, Andrew. "Arizona Corporation Commission candidate Kim Owens bumped from ballot" . The Arizona Republic . ^ Patinkin Research Strategies/Arizona Research Consortium (D) ^ Patinkin Research Strategies/Arizona Research Consortium (D) ^ Patinkin Research Strategies/Arizona Research Consortium (D) ^ "State of Arizona - Official Canvass - 2020 General Election" (PDF) . Arizona Secretary of State . November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020 .^ "Proposition 207 – Sample Ballot/Ballot Format" (PDF) . Arizona Secretary of State . Retrieved September 16, 2020 .^ Michael Lucie (July 21, 2020), Support for marijuana legalization jumps among voters in Arizona poll KTAR-FM ^ OH Predictive Insights ^ Monmouth University ^ OH Predictive Insights ^ Suffolk University ^ a b Strategies 360/Smart and Safe Arizona ^ Monmouth University ^ HighGround Inc. ^ OH Predictive Insights ^ OH Predictive Insights ^ OH Predictive Insights ^ OH Predictive Insights ^ OH Predictive Insights ^ OH Predictive Insights Archived 2020-09-20 at the Wayback Machine ^ "Arizona: Dems Ahead for Prez, Senate" . Monmouth University . September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020 .^ Patinkin Research Strategies ^ Monmouth University ^ OH Predictive Insights ^ Data Orbital ^ HighGround Inc. ^ Patinkin Research Strategies ^ Suffolk University/USA Today ^ Monmouth University ^ "Covered Areas for Voting Rights Bilingual Election Materials—2015" , Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under Section 203 , Federal Register , retrieved October 13, 2020 , A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016
Further reading
David Weigel ; Lauren Tierney (September 22, 2020), "The 50 political states of America" , Washingtonpost.com the original on October 11, 2020, Arizona Maggie Astor (October 15, 2020), "For the Navajo Nation, 'Everything Takes Time,' Including Voting" , New York Times
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