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Arizona, State House, District 13

Arizona House of Representatives District 13
Current incumbentsJoanne Osborne Republican Party
Tim Dunn Republican Party

Arizona’s thirteenth state house district is represented by Republican Representatives Joanne Osborne and Tim Dunn.

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 13 (2 seats)

Incumbent Tim Dunn (R) and Joanne Osborne (R) defeated Thomas Tzitzura (D) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Tim Dunn (R)
39.2
46,602

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Joanne Osborne (R)
36.8
43,780

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Thomas Tzitzura (D)
24.0
28,523

Total votes: 118,905
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)

Thomas Tzitzura advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Thomas Tzitzura (D)
100
10,853

Total votes: 10,853
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)

Incumbent Tim Dunn and Joanne Osborne defeated incumbent Darin Mitchell and Trey Terry in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Tim Dunn (R)
36.8
15,303

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Joanne Osborne (R)
23.8
9,879

Darin Mitchell (R)
20.8
8,639

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Trey Terry (R)
18.6
7,735

Total votes: 41,556
(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 Steve Montenegro (R) did not seek re-election.

Don Shooter and incumbent Darin Mitchell defeated Iisha Graves in the Arizona House of Representatives District 13 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 13 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Don Shooter 39.15% 47,748
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Darin Mitchell Incumbent 37.47% 45,699
Democratic Iisha Graves 23.37% 28,500
Total Votes 121,947
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Iisha Graves ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 13 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Iisha Graves (unopposed)

Incumbent Darin Mitchell and Don Shooter defeated Ray Kouns in the Arizona House of Representatives District 13 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Darin Mitchell Incumbent 39.65% 12,684
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Don Shooter 44.93% 14,374
Republican Ray Kouns 15.41% 4,931
Total Votes 31,989

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. Steve Hansen was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Darin Mitchell and Steve Montenegro defeated Diane Landis in the Republican primary. Mitchell and Montenegro defeated Hansen in the general election.

Arizona House of Representatives District 13, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Montenegro Incumbent 40% 28,028
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDarin Mitchell Incumbent 39.3% 27,550
Democratic Steve Hansen 20.7% 14,509
Total Votes 70,087


Arizona House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Montenegro Incumbent 37.7% 11,548
Green check mark transparent.pngDarin Mitchell 37.2% 11,372
Diane Landis 25.1% 7,684
Total Votes 30,604

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 Darin Mitchell and fellow Republican Steve Montenegro defeated write-in candidates Clair Van Steenwyk, Cheryl Brown, Robert Garcia and John Minore in the general election, after defeating incumbent Russ Jones in the August 28 Republican primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 13, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Montenegro Incumbent 51.7% 39,372
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDarin Mitchell 47.2% 35,968
Republican Robert Garcia (Write-in) 0.4% 323
Republican John Minore (Write-in) 0.3% 225
Republican Cheryl Brown (Write-in) 0.3% 194
Republican Clair Van Steenwyk (Write-in) 0.1% 110
Total Votes 76,192

Arizona House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Montenegro Incumbent 39.1% 10,189
Green check mark transparent.pngDarin Mitchell 32.9% 8,572
Russ Jones Incumbent 28% 7,294
Total Votes 26,055

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 raised a total of $973,271. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $28,626 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 13

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $129,599 4 $32,400
2014 $175,098 4 $43,775
2012 $113,469 4 $28,367
2010 $60,589 3 $20,196
2008 $105,248 3 $35,083
2006 $30,457 2 $15,229
2004 $85,967 6 $14,328
2002 $15,161 2 $7,581
2000 $257,683 6 $42,947
Total $973,271 34 $28,626