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Arizona, State House, District 20

Arizona House of Representatives District 20
Current incumbentsShawnna Bolick Republican Party
Anthony Kern Republican Party

Arizona’s twentieth state house district is represented by Republican Representatives Shawnna Bolick and Anthony Kern.

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 20 (2 seats)

Incumbent Anthony Kern (R) and Shawnna Bolick (R) defeated Hazel Chandler (D) and Christopher Gilfillan (D) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Anthony Kern (R)
26.2
34,249

Shawnna Bolick (R)
25.9
33,848

Hazel Chandler (D)
24.4
31,979

Christopher Gilfillan (D)
23.6
30,855

Total votes: 130,931
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 (2 seats)

Hazel Chandler and Christopher Gilfillan defeated Patrick Church and Dan Anderson in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Hazel Chandler (D)
37.7
8,429

Christopher Gilfillan (D)
27.1
6,053

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Patrick Church (D)
22.3
4,987

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Dan Anderson (D)
12.8
2,869

Total votes: 22,338
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 (2 seats)

Incumbent Anthony Kern and Shawnna Bolick advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Anthony Kern (R)
56.8
13,801

Shawnna Bolick (R)
43.2
10,483

Total votes: 24,284
(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 Paul Boyer and incumbent Anthony Kern defeated Chris Gilfillan in the Arizona House of Representatives District 20 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 20 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Paul Boyer Incumbent 34.89% 39,780
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Kern Incumbent 34.31% 39,118
Democratic Chris Gilfillan 30.80% 35,117
Total Votes 114,015
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Chris Gilfillan ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 20 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chris Gilfillan (unopposed)

Incumbent Paul Boyer and incumbent Anthony Kern were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 20 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Paul Boyer Incumbent
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Kern 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. Amy Schwabenlender was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Paul Boyer and Anthony Kern defeated incumbent Carl Seel, Bill Adams and Thurane Aung Khin in the Republican primary. Boyer and Kern defeated Schwabenlender in the general election. Aaron Flannery (R) withdrew before the primary.

Arizona House of Representatives District 20, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Boyer Incumbent 37% 25,610
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Kern 34.4% 23,799
Democratic Amy Schwabenlender 28.6% 19,779
Total Votes 69,188


Arizona House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Boyer Incumbent 32.7% 9,436
Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Kern 23.1% 6,674
Carl Seel Incumbent 16.7% 4,817
Bill Adams 15.5% 4,480
Thurane Aung Khin 12% 3,469
Total Votes 28,876

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 Paul Boyer and Republican incumbent Carl Seel defeated Democratic candidates Tonya Norwood and Jackie Thrasher in the general election, after defeating George Benavides in the August 28 Republican primary. Norwood and Thrasher won the August 28 Democratic primary without opposition.

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

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Boyer 29% 37,143
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Seel Incumbent 25.7% 32,865
Democratic Jackie Thrasher 23.7% 30,342
Democratic Tonya Norwood 21.5% 27,542
Total Votes 127,892

Arizona House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Boyer 49.1% 12,224
Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Seel Incumbent 36.1% 8,990
George Benavides 14.9% 3,701
Total Votes 24,915

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 raised a total of $1,483,740. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $35,327 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 20

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $108,211 3 $36,070
2014 $201,795 6 $33,633
2012 $141,017 5 $28,203
2010 $148,544 5 $29,709
2008 $336,776 5 $67,355
2006 $96,805 3 $32,268
2004 $291,603 7 $41,658
2002 $106,576 5 $21,315
2000 $52,413 3 $17,471
Total $1,483,740 42 $35,327