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Arizona, State House, District 15

Arizona House of Representatives District 15
Current incumbentsJohn Allen Republican Party
Nancy Barto Republican Party

Arizona’s fifteenth state house district is represented by Republican Representatives John Allen and Nancy Barto.

Arizona state representatives represent an average of 106,534 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 85,511 residents.

About the office

Members of the Arizona House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits, limiting representatives to four terms (a total of eight years). Arizona legislators assume office on the first day of the session after they are elected. Each regular session begins on the second Monday in January.

Qualifications

Article 4, Part 2, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution states: "No person shall be a member of the Legislature unless he shall be a citizen of the United States at the time of his election, nor unless he shall be at least twenty-five years of age, and shall have been a resident of Arizona at least three years and of the county from which he is elected at least one year before his election."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$24,000/year$35/day for legislators who live in Maricopa County; $60/day for legislators who live outside of Maricopa County.

Term limits

The Arizona legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Arizona Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Arizona senators are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms, or a total of eight years.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2000.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the Arizona State Legislature, the Board of County Supervisors must select a replacement. The political party committee is involved in the appointment process only if the legislative district has thirty or more elected precinct committeemen.

If the legislative district has 30 or more elected precinct committeemen:

The secretary of state is required to contact the state party chairperson to give notice of the vacancy. The state chairperson must give notice of a meeting to fill the seat within three days of receiving notice.

The precinct committeemen must nominate three qualified electors as replacements. If the Legislature is in session, this must occur within five days. If the Legislature is out of session, the committeemen have 21 days to nominate potential replacements. Each elector must receive a majority of the committeemen to earn a nomination. The chair then forwards the three nominees to the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors appoints a nominee from the three names. If the committeemen do not submit a list of names within the allotted timeframe, the Board of Supervisors proceed with the vacancy as if the district had fewer than 30 elected precinct committeemen.

If the legislative district has fewer than 30 elected precinct committeemen:

The Board of County Supervisors appoints a panel of citizen supervisors within three business days of a vacancy occurring. That panel has seven business days to submit the name of three qualified electors of the same political party as the previous incumbent to the Board of Supervisors. Within five business days of receiving the list, the Board of Supervisors must select a replacement by a majority vote.

The person selected to fill the seat serves the remainder of the unfilled term.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Arizona House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline is April 6, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)

Nancy K. Barto (R) and incumbent John Allen (R) defeated Jennifer Samuels (D) and Julie Gunnigle (D) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Nancy K. Barto (R)
29.1
51,305

John Allen (R)
27.9
49,279

Jennifer Samuels (D)
21.9
38,565

Julie Gunnigle (D)
21.1
37,308

Total votes: 176,457
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)

Jennifer Samuels and Julie Gunnigle defeated Tonya MacBeth in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jennifer Samuels (D)
34.6
7,977

Julie Gunnigle (D)
34.3
7,904

Tonya MacBeth (D)
31.2
7,189

Total votes: 23,070
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)

Nancy K. Barto and incumbent John Allen advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Nancy K. Barto (R)
52.8
19,196

John Allen (R)
47.2
17,164

Total votes: 36,360
(100.00% precincts reporting)

2016

Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Heather Carter and incumbent John Allen defeated Brandon Dwyer in the Arizona House of Representatives District 15 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 15 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Heather Carter Incumbent 40.43% 60,779
Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Allen Incumbent 35.14% 52,832
Democratic Brandon Dwyer 24.43% 36,729
Total Votes 150,340
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Brandon Dwyer ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 15 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brandon Dwyer (unopposed)

Incumbent Heather Carter and incumbent John Allen were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 15 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 15 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Heather Carter Incumbent
Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Allen Incumbent

2014

Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Incumbents John Allen and Heather Carter defeated David Burnell Smith in the Republican primary and were unchallenged in the general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 15 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Carter Incumbent 37.6% 12,175
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Allen Incumbent 31.2% 10,119
David Burnell Smith 31.2% 10,087
Total Votes 32,381

2012

Elections for the office of Arizona House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 28, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 30, 2012. Republican John Allen and incumbent Republican Heather Carter defeated Democratic candidate Pat Flickner in the general election. Allen and Carter defeated James Bearup and David Smith in the August 28 Republican primary. Flickner ran without opposition in the August 28 Democratic primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 15, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Carter 39.3% 50,716
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Allen 36.1% 46,612
Democratic Patricia Flickner 24.6% 31,775
Total Votes 129,103

Arizona House of Representatives, District 15 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Carter Incumbent 39.6% 13,196
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Allen 23.5% 7,813
David Smith Incumbent 22.2% 7,397
James Bearup 14.7% 4,895
Total Votes 33,301

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 raised a total of $1,583,766. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $32,995 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 15

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $235,911 3 $78,637
2014 $320,943 3 $106,981
2012 $173,851 6 $28,975
2010 $220,080 7 $31,440
2008 $103,333 3 $34,444
2006 $125,284 6 $20,881
2004 $160,308 5 $32,062
2002 $116,856 7 $16,694
2000 $127,200 8 $15,900
Total $1,583,766 48 $32,995