2018 Arizona Attorney General election
The 2018 Arizona Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Arizona. Incumbent Republican Mark Brnovich won re-election to a second term, defeating former Arizona Department of Health Services Director January Contreras.[1][2] Primaries took place on August 28, 2018.[3]
Republican primary
Brnovich won the Republican primary unopposed.[4]
Democratic primary
January Contreras, former director of Arizona Department of Health Services and senior advisor to former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, won the Democratic primary unopposed.[5][6]
Libertarian primary
Michael Kielsky, former Chair of the Arizona Libertarian Party, won the Libertarian nomination as a write-in candidate.[7][8]
General election
Debate
One debate was hosted by Arizona PBS on October 10.[9]
Polling
| Poll source
|
Date(s)
administered
|
Sample
size
|
Margin
of error
|
Mark
Brnovich (R)
|
January
Contreras (D)
|
Undecided
|
| OH Predictive Insights[10]
|
September 5–6, 2018
|
597
|
± 4.0%
|
48%
|
36%
|
16%
|
| Data Orbital[11]
|
October 1–3, 2018
|
550
|
± 4.2%
|
46%
|
33%
|
19%
|
Results
Brnovich won the general election by a 3.47% margin of victory.[12]
By congressional district
Despite losing the state, Contreras won five of nine congressional districts.[13]
References
- ^ "AZ Attorney General". Our Campaigns. December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Arizona Attorney General election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Stack, Liam (August 30, 2021). "Arizona Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "AZ Attorney General – R Primary". Our Campaigns. September 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Santistevan, Ryan. "January Contreras enters race for Arizona attorney general". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "AZ Attorney General – D Primary". Our Campaigns. September 19, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Arizona Election Information". apps.arizona.vote.
- ^ "AZ Attorney General – LBT Primary". Our Campaigns. November 3, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Polletta, Maria (October 10, 2018). "Attorney General Mark Brnovich, challenger January Contreras meet in first debate". AZCentral. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ OH Predictive Insights
- ^ Data Orbital
- ^ "2018 Attorney General General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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