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Arizona, State House, District 11

Arizona House of Representatives District 11
Current incumbentsMark Finchem Republican Party
Bret Roberts Republican Party

Arizona’s eleventh state house district is represented by Republican Representatives Mark Finchem and Bret Roberts.

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 11 (2 seats)

Bret Roberts (R) and incumbent Mark Finchem (R) defeated Hollace Lyon (D) and Marcela Quiroz (D) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Bret Roberts (R)
28.2
48,697

Mark Finchem (R)
28.1
48,563

Hollace Lyon (D)
22.0
37,992

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Marcela Quiroz (D)
21.6
37,265

Total votes: 172,517
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)

Hollace Lyon and Marcela Quiroz defeated Barry McCain in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Hollace Lyon (D)
42.6
12,374

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Marcela Quiroz (D)
42.2
12,283

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Barry McCain (D)
15.2
4,420

Total votes: 29,077
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Finchem and Bret Roberts defeated Howell Jones in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Mark Finchem (R)
43.9
18,977

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Bret Roberts (R)
37.6
16,246

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Howell Jones (R)
18.6
8,030

Total votes: 43,253
(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 Mark Finchem and incumbent Vince Leach defeated Corin Hammond in the Arizona House of Representatives District 11 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 11 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Finchem Incumbent 36.41% 52,509
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vince Leach Incumbent 34.12% 49,209
Democratic Corin Hammond 29.47% 42,511
Total Votes 144,229
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Corin Hammond ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 11 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Corin Hammond (unopposed)

Incumbent Mark Finchem and incumbent Vince Leach were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 11 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 11 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Finchem Incumbent
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vince Leach 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. Holly Lyon was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mark Finchem and Vince Leach defeated Jo Grant in the Republican primary. Finchem and Leach defeated Lyon and write-in candidate Barry McCain (D) in the general election.

Arizona House of Representatives District 11, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Finchem 37.3% 36,732
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVince Leach 34.8% 34,274
Democratic Holly Lyon 27.8% 27,392
Democratic Barry McCain (Write-In) 0% 49
Total Votes 98,447

Arizona House of Representatives, District 11 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVince Leach 41.8% 15,596
Green check mark transparent.pngMark Finchem 36.5% 13,584
Jo Grant 21.7% 8,087
Total Votes 37,267

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. Republicans Adam Kwasman and Steve Smith defeated Democratic candidate Dave Joseph in the general election. The candidates ran without opposition in the August 28 primary elections.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 11, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Smith 36.7% 44,928
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Kwasman 34.1% 41,732
Democratic Dave Joseph 29.2% 35,707
Total Votes 122,367

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 raised a total of $1,622,598. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $39,576 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 11

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $125,971 3 $41,990
2014 $184,030 4 $46,008
2012 $124,600 3 $41,533
2010 $440,885 6 $73,481
2008 $194,576 4 $48,644
2006 $135,848 5 $27,170
2004 $83,471 5 $16,694
2002 $244,508 5 $48,902
2000 $88,709 6 $14,785
Total $1,622,598 41 $39,576