2008 Arizona House of Representatives election

2008 Arizona House of Representatives election

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All 60 seats in the Arizona House
31 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jim Weiers Phil Lopes
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 10th - Phoenix 27th - Tucson
Last election 33 27
Seats after 35 25
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Speaker before election

Jim Weiers[1]
Republican

Elected Speaker

Kirk Adams[2][3]
Republican

The 2008 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, with the primary election held on Tuesday, September 2, 2008.[4][5] Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.[6]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Arizona state elections, including U.S. President, U.S. House, and Arizona Senate.[7][8]

Following the previous election in 2006, Republicans held a 33-to-27-seat majority over Democrats.[9][10][11] Republicans expanded their majority in 2008, winning 35 seats. At 25 members, Democrats experienced a net loss of two seats.[4][7][8] The newly elected members served in the 49th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Kirk Adams was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.[a]

  1. ^ "2007, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b "2009, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Ninth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 5.
  3. ^ a b Reinhart, Mary (November 15, 2008). "Lawmaking is a balancing act for speaker-elect". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "2008 CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY DATES AND CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES FOR BALLOT ACCESS" (PDF). Federal Election Commission.
  6. ^ "MEMBER ROSTER". Arizona State Legislature.
  7. ^ a b "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2008 Primary Election - September 2, 2008" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  8. ^ a b "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2008 General Election - November 4, 2008" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  9. ^ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2006 Primary Election - September 12, 2006" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  10. ^ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2006 General Election - November 7, 2006" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  11. ^ "Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2006". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 20, 2024.


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