Arizona Legislature primary election results: state Senate and House

Results in the 2024 primary races for the Arizona Legislature are rolling in, and a clearer picture of the individuals and races that will make or break the power balance of the state legislature is forming.

Here are the preliminary results from the state legislature races for districts that include at least some of Maricopa County, as reported by the Arizona Secretary of State’s office at approximately 11 p.m. on July 30. Roughly 43% of precincts have reported so far.

This story will be updated.

Legislative District 2

Republican Senate
Shawnna Bolick (Incumbent) – 55.3% (7,565 total votes)
Josh Barnett – 44.7% (6,118)

Democrat Senate
Judy Schwiebert – 100% (11,617)

This North Phoenix district is one of Arizona’s few competitive districts. Bolick, the wife of Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick, is seeking her first win in the Senate after being appointed in July 2023. She previously served in the state House.

Schwiebert served in the House for four years.

Republican House
Justin Wilmeth (Incumbent) – 54.5% (10,588)
Ari Daniel Bradshaw – 45.1% (8,705)

Democrat House
Stephanie Simacek – 100% (11,390)

Schwiebert’s seatmate in the House, Wilmeth is seeking reelection in his same seat. He's served in the state legislature since 2021.

Legislative District 3

Republican Senate
John Kavanagh (Incumbent) – 100% (32,063)

Democrat
No candidate

With no primary challenger and no Democrat to run against, Kavanagh has all but punched his ticket to a ninth term in the legislature.

Republican House
Joseph Chaplik (Incumbent) – 54% (28,121)
Alexander Kolodin (Incumbent) – 46% (24,002)

Democrat House
Richard Corles – 100% (15,304)

Two-term legislator Chaplik and one-term Rep. Kolodin are running for reelection.

Legislative District 4

Republican Senate
Carine Warner – 61.5% (13,936)
Kenneth Bowers – 38.5% (8,706)

Democrat Senate
Christine Marsh (Incumbent) – 100% (19,418)

This is a competitive district containing North Phoenix and Paradise Valley. It appears Marsh will take on Bowers in the general election.

Republican House
Matt Gress (Incumbent) – 55.8% (18,171)
Pamela Carter – 44.2% (14,422)

Democrat House
Kelli Butler – 52.4% (17,353
Karen Gresham – 47.6% (15,780)

After one term, Gress is running for reelection, while Carter is seeking a seat for the first time. Butler and Gresham will hope to snag at least one Democratic seat in a district that sent both a Republican and Democrat to the Capitol in 2022.

Legislative District 5

Republican Senate
Joshua Ortega – 100% (6,846)

Democrat Senate
Lela Alston (Incumbent) – 100% (18,109)

This Democrat-leaning district ranges from North Phoenix to downtown. No one's knocking off Alston.

Republican House
No candidate

Democrat House
Sarah Liguori (Incumbent) – 42.1% (13,420)
Charles Lucking (Incumbent) – 20.3% (6,467)
Dorri Thyden – 9.9% (3,151)
Aaron Márquez – 27.8% (8,869)

Liguori and Lucking were appointed to their seats in the House but are seeking election for the first time. Liguori took over former Rep. Jennifer Longdon’s seat, while Lucking was appointed after the exit of former Rep. Amish Shah, who is now running for Congress. It looks like Liguori and Lucking will retain their seats.

Legislative District 8

Republican Senate
Roxana Holzapfel – 100% (6,530)

Democrat
Lauren Kuby – 100% (11,197)

Containing Scottsdale, Tempe and the Salt River Reservation, this Democratic-leaning district became much less competitive after Rep. Melody Hernandez dropped out of the Democratic primary.

Republican House
Caden Darrow – 100% (6,499)

Democrat House
Brian Garcia – 34.09% (6,851)
Janeen Connolly – 34.08% (6,849)
Juan Mendez – 31.8% (6,398)

This district also dealt with many legislative appointments this year, leading to an interesting primary. None of the district's incumbents are seeking reelection, though Mendez is running for a House seat due to term limits in the Senate. Mendez has served in the Senate since 2016 and served two House terms before that. Mendez also is married to former state Rep. Athena Salman.

Currently, it seems any pairing of Mendez, Connolly and Garcia could advance to the general election.

Legislative District 9

Republican Senate
Robert Scantlebury – 62.3% (6,384)
Christopher Stapley – 37.7% (3,855)

Democrat Senate
Eva Burch (Incumbent) – 100% (8,628)

Burch received national media attention after speaking out about her experience with abortion in light of Arizona’s 1864 ban.

Republican House
Mary Ann Mendoza – 50.4% (7,076)
Kylie Barber – 49.6% (6,969)

Democrat House
Lorena Austin (Incumbent) – 53.8% (8,076)
Seth Blattman (Incumbent) – 46.2% (6,925)

Austin is the country’s first nonbinary state legislator.

Legislative District 10

Republican Senate
David Farnsworth (Incumbent) – 100% (19,388)

Democrat Senate
Robert Doyle – 100% (11,247)

Farnsworth has been in the legislature since 2013.

Republican House
Justin Olson – 37.8% (12,507)
Ralph Heap – 35.1% (11,623)
Matt Greer – 27.1% (8,953)

Democrat House
Helen Hunter – 100% (11,300)

Neither of the district’s House incumbents are seeking reelection. Heap is the father of Justin Heap, the state representative now running for Maricopa County Recorder. Due to the district’s strong conservative lean, the race will likely be decided in the Republican primary.

Legislative District 11

Republican Senate
Joshua Ayala – 100% (3,716)

Democrat Senate
Catherine Miranda (Incumbent) – 100% (11,625)

In this democratic stronghold spanning from downtown to South Phoenix, Ayala has little shot at unseating Miranda.

Republican House
Joseph Daily – 54.6% (3,157)
Cesar Aleman – 45.4% (2,630)

Democrat House
Oscar De Los Santos (Incumbent) – 46.8% (9,137)
Junelle Cavero (Incumbent) – 35.9% (6,998)
Izaak Ruiz – 17.3% (3,378)

De Los Santos was appointed to his seat to replace Rep. Marcelino Quinonez, who is running for Phoenix City Council.

Legislative District 12

Republican Senate
Cara Vicini – 100% (12,407)

Democrat Senate
Mitzi Epstein (Incumbent) – 100% (16,380)

Epstein has been in the legislature since 2017.

Republican House
Lawrence Hudson – 100% (12,075)

Democrat House
Patty Contreras (Incumbent) – 51.6% (15,401)
Stacey Travers (Incumbent) – 48.4% (14,462)

Contreras and Travers are both seeking a second term.

Legislative District 13

Republican Senate
J.D. Mesnard (Incumbent) – 100% (16,336)

Democrat Senate
Sharon Winters – 100% (12,573)

Mesnard has been in the legislature since 2010.

Republican House
Jeff Weninger – 51.1% (14,270)
Julie Willoughby (Incumbent) – 48.9% (13,636)

Democrat House
Brandy Reese – 50.7% (11,294)
Nicholas Gonzales – 49.3% (10,968)

This primary is a formality — all four candidates will be on November’s ballot. Willoughby was appointed in May 2023 to replace ousted Rep. Liz Harris.

Legislative District 14

Republican Senate
Warren Petersen (Incumbent) – 100% (16,914)

Democrat Senate
Elizabeth Brown – 100% (9,285)

The current Senate Majority Leader, Peterson has been in the legislature since 2012.

Republican House
Laurin Hendrix (Incumbent) – 26.9% (8,857)
Khyl Powell – 23.3% (7,691)
Andrew Jackson – 20.9% (6,912)
Lalani Hunsaker – 18.4% (6,053)
Joel Coen – 10.4% (3,438)

Democrat House
No candidates

With no Democrats running in this House primary, five Republican candidates will compete for two seats. One-term incumbent Hendrix will likely secure one. The second is up for grabs between Powell, Jackson and Hunsaker.

Legislative District 15

Republican Senate
Jake Hoffman (Incumbent) – 100% (18,936)

Democrat Senate
Alan Smith – 100% (8,649)

One of Arizona's indicted fake electors, Hoffman has been in the legislature since 2020.

Republican House
Neal Carter (Incumbent) – 35.9% (11,945)
Michael Way – 27.8% (9,248)
Peter Anello – 18.9% (6,307)
Alex Stovall – 17.3% (5,756)

Democrat House
Barbara Beneitone – 100% (8,595)

Carter and Way appear to have the inside track to the general election. Beneitone will try to knock off one of them in November.

Legislative District 16

Republican Senate
T.J. Shope (Incumbent) – 100% (11,788)

Democrat Senate
Stacey Seaman – 100% (10,395)

Spanning from Maricopa to Casa Grande down to the outskirts of Tucson, District 16 is one of the state’s few competitive districts – a title it likely will continue to hold this year. Seaman has a chance at grabbing the seat in November.

Republican House
Teresa Martinez (Incumbent) – 30.5% (6,722)
Chris Lopez – 27.6% (6,071)
Rob Hudelson – 25.8% (5,676)
Gabby Saucedo Mercer – 16.1% (3,552)

Democrat House
Keith Seaman (Incumbent) – 100% (10,310)

Keith Seaman is Stacey Seaman’s father. Either Lopez or Hudelson will join Martinez on the Republican ticket in November.

Legislative District 22

Republican Senate
Steve Robinson – 100% (3,789)

Democrat Senate
Eva Diaz (Incumbent) – 76.6% (5,756)
Leezah Sun – 23.4% (1,763)

Diaz will easily hold off Sun, the former state representative who was ousted for a host of concerning behavior.

Republican House
Blaine Griffin – 50.9% (3,013)
Diana Jones – 49.1% (2,911)

Democrat House
Lupe Contreras (Incumbent) – 40.9% (5,188)
Elda Luna-Nájera (Incumbent) – 24.5% (3,100)
Betsy Munoz – 22.1% (2,795)
Jen Wynne – 12.6% (1,591)

Contreras has been in the legislature since 2013, and June-Nájera was appointed in February 2024 to replace Sun.

Legislative District 23

Republican Senate
Michelle Altherr – 100% (7,188)

Democrat Senate
Brian Fernandez (Incumbent) – 61.1% (5,243)
Jesus Arnulfo Lugo – 38.9% (3,341)

This competitive Democrat-leaning district, which spans from Goodyear to the southern border, has the potential to sway which party has control over the legislature.

Republican House
Michele Pena (Incumbent) – 100% (7,170)

Democrat House
Mariana Sandoval (Incumbent) – 48.8% (6,940)
Matias Rosales – 34.9% (4,959)
Jimmy Holmes – 16.3% (2,311)

Sandoval and Rosales will sail onto the general election ballot.

Legislative District 24

Republican Senate
No candidate

Democrat Senate
Analise Ortiz – 86.9% (6,479)
Mario Garcia – 13.1% (977)

With no Republican to oppose her, Ortiz is assured of a leap from the House to the Senate.

Republican House
No candidate

Democrat House
Lydia Hernandez (Incumbent) – 39.9% (4,720)
Anna Abeytia – 32.4% (3,826)
Hector Jaramillo – 27.7% (3,271)

Hernandez is all but assured of reelection, while either Abeytia or Jaramillo could still claim a seat alongside her.

Legislative District 25

Republican Senate
Tim Dunn – 100% (18,738)

Democrat Senate
No candidate

Dunn has been in the legislature since 2018 and will make the jump to the Senate.

Republican House
Michael Carbone (Incumbent) – 37.6% (11,989)
Nick Kupper – 27.2% (8,689)
Gary Garcia Snyder – 20.6% (6,558)
Steve Markegard – 14.6% (4,659)

Democrat House
Bill Olear – 100% (8,375)

Carbone and Kupper appear destined for the November ballot.

Legislative District 26

Republican Senate
Vic Harris – 100% (2,983)

Democrat Senate
Flavio Bravo (Incumbent) – 100% (6,483)

Bravo was appointed to the Senate in May 2023 following the resignation of Raquel Terán, who is running for Congress.

Republican House
Frank Roberts – 53.8% (2,580)
Skyla Edwards – 46.2% (2,215)

Democrat House
Cesar Aguilar (Incumbent) – 56.7% (5,948)
Quantá Crews (Incumbent) – 43.3% (4,545)

Another "thanks for playing, everyone moves on to the next round" race. You'll see these same candidates on the ballot in November.

Legislative District 27

Republican Senate
Kevin Payne – 100% (14,159)

Democrat Senate
No candidate

Serving in the legislature since 2017, Payne will jump to the Senate.

Republican House
Lisa Fink – 34.2% (8,974)
Tony Rivero – 28.6% (7,507)
Brian Morris – 23.5% (6,159)
Linda Busam – 13.7% (3,606)

Democrat House
Deborah Howard – 100% (10,461)

On the House side, two seats are up for grabs following Speaker of the House Ben Toma's Congressional bid and Payne’s move to the Senate. Fink seems to have one spot on the November ballot sewn up, while Rivero and Morris vie for the other.

Legislative District 28

Republican Senate
Frank Carroll (Incumbent) – 100% (29,593)

Democrat Senate
No candidate

Carroll has served in the legislature since 2019.

Republican House
David Livingston (Incumbent) – 37.1% (19,977)
Beverly Pingerelli (Incumbent) – 36.5% (19,648)
Susan Black – 26.3% (14,168)

Democrat House
Barbara Fike – 100% (16,636)

Livingston has served in the legislature since 2012, while Pingerell is seeking a third term.

Legislative District 29

Republican Senate
Janae Shamp (Incumbent) – 100% (18,927)

Democrat Senate
Eric Stafford – 100% (11,106)

No drama here. This November matchup was set before primary voting began.

Republican House
Steve Montenegro (Incumbent) – 54.4% (16,561)
James Taylor – 45.6% (13,895)

Democrat House
Tanairí Ochoa-Martínez – 53.9% (10,115)
Tom Tzitzura – 46.1% (8,659)

Montenegro was first elected to the legislature in 2008.

Legislative District 30

Republican Senate
Hildy Angius – 51.5% (16,503)
Ashley Gerich – 27.8% (8,888)
Kimberly Zanon – 20.7% (6,626)

Democrat Senate
J’Aime Morgaine – 100% (6,825)

Incumbent Sen. Sonny Borrelli not seeking reelection. Angius appears to take over the GOP nomination for him.

Republican House
Leo Biasiucci (Incumbent) – 53.2% (25,725)
John Gillette (Incumbent) – 46.8% (22,671)

Democrat House
Monica Timberlake – 100% (6,866)

Biasiucci has served three terms in the legislature, while Gillette is seeking a second.