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Arizona, State House, District 21

Arizona House of Representatives District 21
Current incumbentsKevin Payne Republican Party
Tony Rivero Republican Party

Arizona’s twenty-first state house district is represented by Republican Representatives Kevin Payne and Tony Rivero.

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 21 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Payne (R) and incumbent Tony Rivero (R) defeated Gilbert Romero (D) and Bradley Hughes (D) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Kevin Payne (R)
28.7
41,236

Tony Rivero (R)
27.3
39,275

Gilbert Romero (D)
22.1
31,756

Bradley Hughes (D)
21.8
31,348

Total votes: 143,615
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)

Gilbert Romero and Bradley Hughes advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gilbert Romero (D)
52.3
11,140

Bradley Hughes (D)
47.7
10,161

Total votes: 21,301
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Kevin Payne (R)
59.0
18,543

Tony Rivero (R)
41.0
12,870

Total votes: 31,413
(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 Rick Gray (R) did not seek re-election.

Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero defeated Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta in the Arizona House of Representatives District 21 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Payne 36.84% 45,639
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tony Rivero Incumbent 35.57% 44,060
Democratic Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta 27.59% 34,180
Total Votes 123,879
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 21 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta (unopposed)

Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 21 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Payne
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tony Rivero 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. Esther Duran Lumm was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Rick Gray and Tony Rivero were unopposed in the Republican primary. Gray and Rivero defeated Lumm in the general election. Bryan Hackbarth (R) was removed from the ballot before the primary, while Helmuth Hack (L) withdrew from the race.

Arizona House of Representatives District 21, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Gray Incumbent 38.4% 29,589
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTony Rivero 36.1% 27,826
Democratic Esther Duran Lumm 25.5% 19,629
Total Votes 77,044

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 incumbents Rick Gray and Debbie Lesko defeated Democratic candidates Carol Lokare and Sheri Van Horsen and Libertarian write-in candidate Helmuth Hack in the general election. The candidates ran without primary opposition.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 20, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie Lesko Incumbent 30.1% 41,023
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Gray Incumbent 29.2% 39,791
Democratic Carol Lokare 21.1% 28,715
Democratic Sheri Van Horsen 19.7% 26,790
Libertarian Helmuth Hack (Write-in) 0% 4
Total Votes 136,323

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 raised a total of $1,077,321. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $32,646 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 21

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $88,058 3 $29,353
2014 $210,036 3 $70,012
2012 $139,931 5 $27,986
2010 $106,758 5 $21,352
2008 $181,136 3 $60,379
2006 $117,919 4 $29,480
2004 $60,389 3 $20,130
2002 $121,243 4 $30,311
2000 $51,851 3 $17,284
Total $1,077,321 33 $32,646