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Arizona, State House, District 14

Arizona House of Representatives District 14
Current incumbentsGail Griffin Republican Party
Becky Nutt Republican Party

Arizona’s fourteenth state house district is represented by Republican Representatives Gail Griffin and Becky Nutt.

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 14 (2 seats)

Gail Griffin (R) and incumbent Becky Nutt (R) defeated Shelley Renne-Leon (D) and Bob Karp (D) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gail Griffin (R)
32.7
46,797

Becky Nutt (R)
32.2
46,155

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Shelley Renne-Leon (D)
17.9
25,651

Bob Karp (D)
17.1
24,539

Total votes: 143,142
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)

Shelley Renne-Leon and Bob Karp advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Shelley Renne-Leon (D)
52.7
11,149

Bob Karp (D)
47.3
9,989

Total votes: 21,138
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)

Gail Griffin and incumbent Becky Nutt advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gail Griffin (R)
52.7
21,414

Becky Nutt (R)
47.3
19,253

Total votes: 40,667
(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. Incumbents David Gowan (R) and David Stevens (R) did not seek re-election.

Drew John and Becky Nutt defeated Mike Holmes and Jason Lindstrom in the Arizona House of Representatives District 14 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 14 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Drew John 32.59% 49,914
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Becky Nutt 31.06% 47,578
Democratic Mike Holmes 18.38% 28,161
Democratic Jason Lindstrom 17.97% 27,527
Total Votes 153,180
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Mike Holmes and Jason Lindstrom were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 14 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mike Holmes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jason Lindstrom

Becky Nutt and Drew John defeated Anthony Sizer and Dennis Barger in the Arizona House of Representatives District 14 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Becky Nutt 33.25% 14,162
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Drew John 30.24% 12,878
Republican Anthony Sizer 22.63% 9,640
Republican Dennis Barger 13.88% 5,910
Total Votes 42,590

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. James Burton was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbents David Gowan and David Stevens defeated Susan Syfert in the Republican primary. Gowan and Stevens defeated Burton in the general election.

Arizona House of Representatives District 14, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Gowan Incumbent 37.8% 34,946
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Stevens Incumbent 37.7% 34,850
Democratic James C. Burton 24.6% 22,713
Total Votes 92,509


Arizona House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Gowan 41.4% 15,475
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Stevens 39.9% 14,909
Susan Syfert 18.6% 6,953
Total Votes 37,337

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 Republicans David Gowan and David Stevens defeated Democratic candidates Robert Leach and Mark Stonebaker in the general election. The candidates ran without primary opposition.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 14, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Gowan Incumbent 30.7% 43,967
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Stevens Incumbent 30.5% 43,585
Democratic Mark Stonebraker 19.4% 27,769
Democratic Robert Leach 19.4% 27,675
Total Votes 142,996

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 raised a total of $1,137,190. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $33,447 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 14

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $193,888 5 $38,778
2014 $240,689 4 $60,172
2012 $131,739 4 $32,935
2010 $64,986 2 $32,493
2008 $147,219 3 $49,073
2006 $70,457 5 $14,091
2004 $19,503 2 $9,752
2002 $176,927 5 $35,385
2000 $91,782 4 $22,946
Total $1,137,190 34 $33,447