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Arizona, State House, District 12

Arizona House of Representatives District 12
Current incumbentsWarren Petersen Republican Party
Travis Grantham Republican Party

Arizona’s twelfth state house district is represented by Republican Representatives Warren Petersen and Travis Grantham.

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 12 (2 seats)

Warren Petersen (R) and incumbent Travis Grantham (R) defeated Lynsey Robinson (D) and Joe Bisaccia (D) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Warren Petersen (R)
30.2
59,095

Travis Grantham (R)
30.1
58,928

Lynsey Robinson (D)
20.4
39,841

Joe Bisaccia (D)
19.2
37,597

Total votes: 195,461
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)

Lynsey Robinson and Joe Bisaccia defeated D.J. Rothans in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Lynsey Robinson (D)
45.1
9,638

Joe Bisaccia (D)
37.9
8,106

D.J. Rothans (D)
17.0
3,632

Total votes: 21,376
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)

Warren Petersen and incumbent Travis Grantham defeated Blake Sacha and Nick Myers in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Warren Petersen (R)
33.3
17,049

Travis Grantham (R)
30.3
15,556

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Blake Sacha (R)
21.2
10,882

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Nick Myers (R)
15.2
7,787

Total votes: 51,274
(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 Warren Petersen (R) did not seek re-election.

Incumbent Eddie Farnsworth and Travis Grantham were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 12 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eddie Farnsworth Incumbent 50.44% 67,225
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Travis Grantham 49.56% 66,053
Total Votes 133,278
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


Travis Grantham and incumbent Eddie Farnsworth defeated LaCinda Lewis in the Arizona House of Representatives District 12 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Travis Grantham 34.56% 14,518
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eddie Farnsworth Incumbent 38.18% 16,038
Republican LaCinda Lewis 27.26% 11,453
Total Votes 42,009

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. D.J. Rothans was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Eddie Farnsworth and Warren Petersen were unopposed in the Republican primary. Farnsworth and Petersen defeated Rothans in the general election.

Arizona House of Representatives District 12, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWarren Petersen Incumbent 40.4% 34,784
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEddie Farnsworth 38.2% 32,843
Democratic D.J. Rothans 21.4% 18,446
Total Votes 86,073

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. Incumbent Eddie Farnsworth and fellow Republican Warren Petersen won the general election unopposed after defeating Larry Chesley in the August 28 Republican primary election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 12, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEddie Farnsworth Incumbent 50.6% 53,925
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWarren Petersen 49.4% 52,590
Total Votes 106,515

Arizona House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEddie Farnsworth Incumbent 41.2% 14,816
Green check mark transparent.pngWarren Petersen 34.7% 12,500
Larry Chesley 24.1% 8,688
Total Votes 36,004

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 raised a total of $1,336,891. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $34,279 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 12

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $112,978 3 $37,659
2014 $166,760 3 $55,587
2012 $115,638 3 $38,546
2010 $135,883 5 $27,177
2008 $367,485 6 $61,248
2006 $67,795 2 $33,898
2004 $139,305 5 $27,861
2002 $123,042 7 $17,577
2000 $108,005 5 $21,601
Total $1,336,891 39 $34,279