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Arizona, State Senate, District 20

Arizona Senate District 20
Current incumbentPaul Boyer Republican Party

Arizona’s twentieth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Paul Boyer.

Arizona state senators represent an average of 213,067 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 171,021 residents.

About the office

Members of the Arizona State Senate serve two-year terms with term limits, limiting senators 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 State Senate 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 State Senate District 20

Paul Boyer (R) defeated Douglas Ervin (D) and Doug Quelland (Independent) in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Paul Boyer (R)
48.3
35,170

Douglas Ervin (D)
44.5
32,352

Doug Quelland (Independent)
7.2
5,229

Total votes: 72,751
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 20

Douglas Ervin defeated Matthew Marquez in the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 20 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Douglas Ervin (D)
51.6
7,377

Matthew Marquez (D)
48.4
6,911

Total votes: 14,288
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 20

Paul Boyer defeated Charles Loftus in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 20 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Paul Boyer (R)
71.2
13,275

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Charles Loftus (R)
28.8
5,372

Total votes: 18,647
(100.00% precincts reporting)

2016

Elections for the Arizona State Senate 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 Kimberly Yee defeated Larry Herrera and Doug Quelland in the Arizona State Senate District 20 general election.

Arizona State Senate, District 20 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kimberly Yee Incumbent 50.13% 40,122
Democratic Larry Herrera 36.22% 28,987
Independent Doug Quelland 13.65% 10,928
Total Votes 80,037
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Larry Herrera ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 20 Democratic Primary.

Arizona State Senate, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Larry Herrera (unopposed)

Incumbent Kimberly Yee ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 20 Republican Primary.

Arizona State Senate, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kimberly Yee Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Arizona State Senate 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. Patty Kennedy was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Kimberly Yee was unopposed in the Republican primary. Yee defeated Kennedy and Doug Quelland (I) in the general election. Justin Henry (R) was disqualified from the ballot before the primary.

Arizona State Senate District 20, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Yee Incumbent 53.2% 25,103
Democratic Patty Kennedy 35.2% 16,613
Independent Doug "Q" Quelland 11.5% 5,438
Total Votes 47,154

2012

Elections for the office of Arizona State Senate 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. Kimberly Yee defeated Michael Powell (D) and Doug "Q" Quelland (I) in the general election. The candidates ran without opposition in the August 28 primary elections.

Arizona State Senate, District 20, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Yee 51.1% 37,371
Democratic Michael Powell 36.9% 26,987
Independent Doug "Q" Quelland 12.1% 8,829
Total Votes 73,187

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona State Senate District 20 raised a total of $1,057,525. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $50,358 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona State Senate District 20

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $163,640 3 $54,547
2014 $141,191 3 $47,064
2012 $126,558 3 $42,186
2010 $54,634 1 $54,634
2008 $121,534 2 $60,767
2006 $63,818 2 $31,909
2004 $186,989 3 $62,330
2002 $123,525 2 $61,763
2000 $75,636 2 $37,818
Total $1,057,525 21 $50,358