2012 United States Senate election in Arizona

United States Senate election in Arizona, 2012
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Turnout	52.9% (voting eligible)
	; County Results ; Flake: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% ; ; Carmona: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; ;
; U.S. Senator before election; Jon Kyl; Republican; ;	; Elected U.S. Senator ; Jeff Flake; Republican; ;

The 2012 United States Senate election in Arizona was held November 6, 2012, alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, the Senate Minority Whip, decided to retire instead of running for reelection to a fourth term.^[2] Republican U.S. Representative Jeff Flake won the open seat. As of 2019, this is the last election in which Republicans have won the Class 1 Senate Seat in Arizona.

Republican primary[edit]

The filing deadline for Republican candidates was June 1, 2012, and the primary election took place on August 28, 2012.

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Wil Cardon, CEO of a real estate investment firm^[3]^[4]

Jeff Flake, U.S. Representative from the 6th district^[5]

Bryan Hackbarth, former Mayor of Youngtown^[6]

Clair Van Steenwyk, conservative radio host^[7]

Withdrew[edit]

Doug McKee, businessman^[8]

Declined[edit]

Fife Symington III, former Arizona governor^[9]

Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County sheriff^[10] (running for re-election as Sheriff)

Jan Brewer, Arizona governor^[11]

Trent Franks, U.S. representative^[12]

J. D. Hayworth, former U.S. representative^[13]

Ben Quayle, U.S. representative^[14]^[15]

David Schweikert, U.S. representative^[16]

John Shadegg, former U.S. representative^[17]

Endorsements[edit]

Endorsements for Jeff Flake

Former Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK)

Governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA)

Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) & Senate Conservatives Fund^[18]

Senator Mike Lee (U.S. politician) (R-UT)

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)

Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA)

Senator John McCain (R-AZ)

Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI)

Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX)

Arizona Association of Realtors

Arizona Farm Bureau

Arizona Home Builders

Arizona Right to Life

Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife

Citizens Against Government Waste

Club for Growth

FreedomWorks

GING PAC

GOProud^[19]

National Rifle Association

National Taxpayers Union

Endorsements for Wil Cardon
Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator (R-PA) Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) State Senator Don Shooter (R-AZ) State Senator Steve Smith (R-AZ) State Senator Al Melvin (R-AZ) State Senator Judy Burges (R-AZ) State Representative Steve Montenegro (R-AZ) State Representative John Fillmore (R-AZ) Mayor Scott Smith of Mesa Mayor Elaine Scruggs of Glendale Americans for Legal Immigration

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Wil Cardon	Jeff Flake	Bryan Hackbarth	Doug McKee	Clair Van Steenwyk	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2012	421	± 4.8%	20%	42%	3%	1%	2%	—	33%
Public Policy Polling	February 17–19, 2012	412	± 4.8%	7%	56%	5%	1%	1%	—	31%
Public Policy Polling	November 17–20, 2011	400	± 4.9%	7%	53%	5%	1%	2%	—	33%
Magellan Strategies	November 14–15, 2011	722	± 3.6%	4%	52%	1%	1%	2%	8%	32%

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Flake	357,360	69.25%
	Republican	Wil Cardon	110,150	21.35%
	Republican	Clair Van Steenwyk	29,159	5.65%
	Republican	Bryan Hackbarth	19,174	3.72%
	Republican	John Lyon (Write-in)	126	0.02%
	Republican	Luis Acle (Write-in)	56	0.01%
Total votes			516,025	100.00%

Democratic primary[edit]

Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona was the only candidate for the Democratic nomination, receiving all 289,881 votes cast in the primary election.^[21]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Richard Carmona, former Surgeon General of the United States^[22]

Withdrew[edit]

Don Bivens, former Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party^[23]

David Ruben, physician^[24]^[25]

Declined[edit]

Dennis Burke, United States Attorney^[26]^[27]

Phil Gordon, Mayor of Phoenix^[28]

Ed Pastor, U.S. Representative^[29]

Warren Stewart, civil rights leader^[30]

Gabrielle Giffords, former U.S. Representative^[31]

Mark Kelly, astronaut and husband of Gabrielle Giffords^[32]

Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and former Arizona governor^[33]

Jim Pederson, former Arizona Democratic Party chairman and 2006 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate^[34]

Polling[edit]

Hypothetical polling with declined candidates

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dennis Burke	Rodney Glassman	Terry Goddard	Phil Gordan	Harry Mitchell	Ed Pastor	Felecia Rotellini	Other/ Unde- cided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	300	± 5.7%	2%	5%	50%	8%	11%	5%	6%	14%

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Carmona	289,881	100.00%
Total votes			289,881	100.00%

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Jeff Flake (Republican), U.S. Representative

Richard Carmona (Democratic), former U.S. Surgeon General

Michael F. Meyer (Independent)

Marc J. Victor (Libertarian), attorney

Debates[edit]

There were three debates before the election. The first was in Phoenix on October 10, 2012, the second in Tucson on October 15 and the last was in Yuma on October 25.

External links

Complete video and transcript on C-SPAN, first debate, October 10, 2012

Complete video and transcript on C-SPAN, second debate, October 15, 2012

Fundraising[edit]

Candidate (party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
Jeff Flake (R)	$9,026,951	$9,557,420	$97,360	$0
Richard Carmona (D)	$6,459,739	$6,373,544	$86,195	$0
Marc J. Victor (L)	$8,336	$8,334	$0	$0
Source: Federal Election Commission^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]

Top contributors[edit]

Richard Carmona	Contribution	Jeff Flake	Contribution
University of Arizona	$54,100	Club for Growth	$1,000,112
League of Conservation Voters	$53,148	Senate Conservatives Fund	$176,484
Canyon Ranch	$31,400	US Airways	$54,300
Clorox Company	$25,000	Freeport-McMoRan	$53,750
Arizona State University	$22,600	Cancer Treatment Centers of America	$40,500
Banner Health	$18,500	Knight Transportation	$35,500
Lewis and Roca	$17,100	Pinnacle West Capital	$35,500
Taser International	$15,500	Marriott International	$29,750
Coca-Cola Co	$15,286	Shamrock Farms	$24,750
Pederson Group	$15,000	Services Group of America	$15,650
Source: Center for Responsive Politics^[40]

Top industries[edit]

Richard Carmona	Contribution	Jeff Flake	Contribution	Ian Gilyeat	Contribution
Retired	$653,066	Republican/Conservative	$1,146,046	Retired	$250
Lawyers/Law Firms	$409,395	Retired	$643,260	Lawyers/Law Firms	$250
Health Professionals	$313,135	Leadership PACs	$502,352
Leadership PACs	$279,530	Real Estate	$302,572
Colleges/Universities	$189,270	Financial Institutions	$279,670
Real Estate	$145,000	Lawyers/Law Firms	$200,702
Business Services	$122,749	Misc Finance	$188,122
Financial Institutions	$118,500	Mining	$170,602
Democratic/Liberal	$111,889	Health Professionals	$164,607
Lobbyists	$105,172	Oil & Gas	$147,860
Source: Center for Responsive Politics^[41]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[42]	Tossup	November 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[43]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report^[44]	Tilt R	November 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics^[45]	Lean R	November 5, 2012

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Flake (R)	Richard Carmona (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 2–3, 2012	1,080	± 3%	51%	46%	—	3%
Rasmussen Reports	October 21, 2012	500	± 4.5%	50%	44%	3%	3%
Rocky Mountain Poll	October 4–10, 2012	523	± 4.4%	40%	44%	—	16%
Public Policy Polling	October 1–3, 2012	595	± 4%	43%	45%	—	12%
HighGround/Moore	September 25–26, 2012	500	± 4%	43%	40%	5%	11%
Rasmussen Reports	September 25, 2012	500	± 4.5%	47%	41%	3%	9%
LCV/Public Policy Polling	September 7–9, 2012	993	± n/a%	44%	43%	—	13%
LCV/Public Policy Polling	July 23–25, 2012	833	± 3.4%	38%	38%	—	25%
Rasmussen Reports	June 26, 2012	500	± 4.5%	47%	31%	5%	17%
Public Policy Polling	June 4–5, 2012	791	± 3.5%	43%	41%	—	16%
Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2012	500	± 4.4%	48%	35%	—	17%
Magellan Strategies	April 30 – May 2, 2012	909	± 3.3%	44%	40%	—	16%
Rasmussen Reports	March 13, 2012	500	± 4.5%	47%	34%	4%	16%
NBC News/Marist	February 19–20, 2012	2,487	± 2.0%	42%	29%	—	28%
Public Policy Polling	February 17–19, 2012	743	± 3.6%	46%	35%	—	19%
Public Policy Polling	November 17–20, 2011	500	± 4.4%	40%	36%	—	24%

Hypothetical polling with declined candidates

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Wil Cardon (R)	Richard Carmona (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 17–20, 2011	500	± 4.4%	35%	33%	—	32%
Public Policy Polling	February 17–19, 2012	743	± 3.6%	37%	33%	—	30%
Rasmussen Reports	March 13, 2012	500	± 4.5%	39%	38%	3%	20%
Magellan Strategies	April 30 – May 2, 2012	909	± 3.3%	41%	40%	—	19%
Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2012	500	± 4.4%	40%	37%	—	23%

Republican Primary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Flake	J.D. Hayworth	Sarah Palin	Gary Pierce	Marilyn Quayle	Fife Symington	Other/ Unde- cided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	400	± 4.9%	33%	11%	35%	3%	2%	3%	13%

Democratic Primary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dennis Burke	Gabrielle Giffords	Rodney Glassman	Terry Goddard	Phil Gordan	Harry Mitchell	Ed Pastor	Felecia Rotellini	Other/ Unde- cided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	300	± 5.7%	2%	46%	4%	28%	2%	5%	4%	2%	6%

with Don Bivens

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Wil Cardon (R)	Don Bivens (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 17–20, 2011	500	± 4.4%	35%	27%	—	37%
Public Policy Polling	February 17–19, 2012	743	± 3.6%	38%	32%	—	31%
Rasmussen Reports	March 13, 2012	500	± 4.5%	42%	30%	4%	24%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Flake (R)	Don Bivens (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 17–20, 2011	500	± 4.4%	42%	32%	—	26%
Public Policy Polling	February 17–19, 2012	743	± 3.6%	46%	35%	—	19%
Rasmussen Reports	March 13, 2012	500	± 4.5%	47%	30%	3%	20%

with J.D. Hayworth

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	J.D. Hayworth (R)	Gabrielle Giffords (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	623	± 3.9%	31%	57%	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	J.D. Hayworth (R)	Terry Goddard (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	623	± 3.9%	33%	51%	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	J.D. Hayworth (R)	Phil Gordon (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	623	± 3.9%	36%	44%	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	J.D. Hayworth (R)	Ed Pastor (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	623	± 3.9%	37%	42%	21%

with Jeff Flake

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Flake (R)	Gabrielle Giffords (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	623	± 3.9%	41%	48%	11%

with Jon Kyl

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jon Kyl (R)	Terry Goddard (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 28–30, 2011	599	± 4.0%	50%	40%	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jon Kyl (R)	Phil Gordon (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 28–30, 2011	599	± 4.0%	54%	33%	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jon Kyl (R)	Ann Kirkpatrick (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 28–30, 2011	599	± 4.0%	51%	35%	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jon Kyl (R)	Janet Napolitano (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 28–30, 2011	599	± 4.0%	53%	41%	6%

with Sarah Palin

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sarah Palin (R)	Gabrielle Giffords (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	623	± 3.9%	36%	54%	10%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sarah Palin (R)	Terry Goddard (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	623	± 3.9%	40%	49%	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sarah Palin (R)	Phil Gordon (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	623	± 3.9%	41%	45%	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sarah Palin (R)	Ed Pastor (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 28 – May 1, 2011	623	± 3.9%	43%	45%	12%

Results[edit]

Preliminary results showed Flake leading 49.7%-45.7%, but 439,961 early votes had yet to be counted.^[46] The official results, as tabulated by the Secretary of State, showed a slightly smaller win for Flake.^[47]

United States Senate election in Arizona, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jeff Flake	1,104,457	49.23%	-4.11%
	Democratic	Richard Carmona	1,036,542	46.20%	+2.70%
	Libertarian	Marc J. Victor	102,109	4.55%	+1.39%
	N/A	write-in	2,501	0.11%	+0.02%
Plurality			55,900	3.03%	-6.81%
Turnout			2,245,609	100.00%

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

Arizona Secretary of State - Elections

Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org

Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

Candidate issue positions at On the Issues

Official campaign websites (Archived)

Richard Carmona for U.S. Senate

Jeff Flake for U.S. Senate

Ian Gilyeat for U.S. Senate

Marc J. Victor For Senate

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