2010 Arizona House of Representatives election

2010 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 Kirk Adams David Lujan
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 19th - Mesa 15th - Phoenix
Last election 35 25
Seats after 40 20
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5

Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Speaker before election

Kirk Adams[1][2]
Republican

Elected Speaker

Kirk Adams
(1/10/2011 - 4/28/2011)[3][4]
Andy Tobin
(4/28/2011 - 1/14/2013)[5][6]
Republican

The 2010 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 24, 2010.[7][8] Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.[9]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Arizona state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Arizona Governor, and Arizona Senate.[10][11]

Following the previous election in 2008, Republicans held a 35-to-25-seat majority over Democrats.[12][13][14] Republicans expanded their majority in 2010, winning 40 seats. At 20 members, Democrats experienced a net loss of five seats.[7][10][11] The newly elected members served in the 50th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Kirk Adams was originally re-elected as Speaker of the Arizona House on January 10, 2011.[a] He resigned on April 28, 2011.[4] Republican Andy Tobin was elected to fill the Speaker vacancy the same day.[6]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Reinhart, Mary (November 15, 2008). "Lawmaking is a balancing act for speaker-elect". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2011, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fiftieth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b "Adams resigns from Legislature to run for Congress". East Valley Tribune. April 28, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "2011, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fiftieth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. iv.
  6. ^ a b King, James (April 28, 2011). "Arizona Representative Andy Tobin New Speaker of Arizona House of Representatives". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "2010 CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY DATES AND CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES FOR BALLOT ACCESS" (PDF). Federal Election Commission.
  9. ^ "MEMBER ROSTER". Arizona State Legislature.
  10. ^ a b "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2010 Primary Election - August 24, 2010" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  11. ^ a b "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2010 General Election - November 2, 2010" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  12. ^ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2008 Primary Election - September 2, 2008" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  13. ^ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2008 General Election - November 4, 2008" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  14. ^ "Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 24, 2024.


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