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Arizona, State House, District 6

Arizona House of Representatives District
Current incumbentsWalter Blackman Republican Party
Bob Thorpe Republican Party

Arizona’s sixth state house district is represented by Republican Representatives Walter Blackman and Bob Thorpe.

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 6 (2 seats)

Walter Blackman (R) and incumbent Bob Thorpe (R) defeated Felicia French (D) and Bobby Tyler (D) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Walter Blackman (R)
26.5
45,210

Bob Thorpe (R)
25.9
44,314

Felicia French (D)
25.6
43,737

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Bobby Tyler (D)
22.0
37,656

Total votes: 170,917
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 (2 seats)

Felicia French and Bobby Tyler advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Felicia French (D)
59.1
16,431

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Bobby Tyler (D)
40.9
11,348

Total votes: 27,779
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Bob Thorpe and Walter Blackman defeated Stuart McDaniel in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bob Thorpe (R)
41.1
16,512

Walter Blackman (R)
37.4
15,059

Stuart McDaniel (R)
21.5
8,640

Total votes: 40,211
(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 Bob Thorpe and incumbent Brenda Barton defeated Alex Martinez in the Arizona House of Representatives District 6 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bob Thorpe Incumbent 34.79% 48,999
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brenda Barton Incumbent 33.81% 47,631
Democratic Alex Martinez 31.40% 44,229
Total Votes 140,859
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Alex Martinez ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 6 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Alex Martinez (unopposed)

Incumbent Brenda Barton and incumbent Bob Thorpe were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 6 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brenda Barton Incumbent
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bob Thorpe 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. Lanny Morrison was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Bob Thorpe and Brenda Barton were unopposed in the Republican primary. Thorpe and Barton defeated Morrison in the general election.

Arizona House of Representatives District 6, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrenda Barton Incumbent 35.3% 32,948
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBob Thorpe Incumbent 35.2% 32,886
Democratic Lanny Morrison 29.5% 27,520
Total Votes 93,354

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 Bob Thorpe and incumbent Republican Brenda Barton defeated Democratic candidates Doug Ballard and Angela Lefevre in the general election. The candidates ran without primary opposition.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 6, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBob Thorpe 27.6% 42,675
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrenda Barton Incumbent 26.6% 41,122
Democratic Angela Lefevre 23.5% 36,302
Democratic Doug Ballard 22.2% 34,274
Total Votes 154,373

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 raised a total of $1,517,648. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $36,134 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 6

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $73,109 3 $24,370
2014 $196,140 3 $65,380
2012 $176,601 4 $44,150
2010 $201,437 9 $22,382
2008 $239,710 5 $47,942
2006 $167,825 4 $41,956
2004 $270,086 5 $54,017
2002 $85,801 4 $21,450
2000 $106,939 5 $21,388
Total $1,517,648 42 $36,134