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Arizona, State Senate, District 12

Arizona Senate District 12
Current incumbentEddie Farnsworth Republican Party

Arizona’s twelfth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Eddie Farnsworth.

Arizona state senators represent an average of 213,067 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 171,021 residents.

About the office

Members of the Arizona State Senate serve two-year terms with term limits, limiting senators 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 State Senate 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 State Senate District 12

Eddie Farnsworth (R) defeated Elizabeth Brown (D) in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Eddie Farnsworth (R)
57.8
60,959

Elizabeth Brown (D)
42.2
44,449

Total votes: 105,408
(99.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 12

Elizabeth Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 12 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Elizabeth Brown (D)
100
13,551

Total votes: 13,551
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 12

Eddie Farnsworth defeated Jimmy Lindblom in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 12 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Eddie Farnsworth (R)
51.2
15,642

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Jimmy Lindblom (R)
48.8
14,904

Total votes: 30,546
(100.00% precincts reporting)

2016

Elections for the Arizona State Senate 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 Andy Biggs (R) did not seek re-election.

Warren Petersen defeated Elizabeth Brown in the Arizona State Senate District 12 general election.

Arizona State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Warren Petersen 65.10% 69,356
Democratic Elizabeth Brown 34.90% 37,178
Total Votes 106,534
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Elizabeth Brown ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 12 Democratic Primary.

Arizona State Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Elizabeth Brown (unopposed)

Warren Petersen defeated Jimmy Lindblom in the Arizona State Senate District 12 Republican Primary.

Arizona State Senate, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Warren Petersen 55.39% 14,334
Republican Jimmy Lindblom 44.61% 11,544
Total Votes 25,878

2014

Elections for the Arizona State Senate 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. Scott Glover was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Andy Biggs was unopposed in the Republican primary. Biggs defeated Glover in the general election.

Arizona State Senate District 12, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Biggs Incumbent 65.2% 35,820
Democratic Scott Glover 34.8% 19,117
Total Votes 54,937

2012

Elections for the office of Arizona State Senate 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 Andy Biggs ran without opposition in the August 28 Republican primary before winning the general election unopposed.

Arizona State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Biggs Incumbent 100% 63,812
Total Votes 63,812

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona State Senate District 12 raised a total of $1,080,414. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $51,448 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona State Senate District 12

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $168,139 3 $56,046
2014 $215,925 2 $107,963
2012 $38,427 1 $38,427
2010 $148,497 5 $29,699
2008 $102,244 2 $51,122
2006 $33,656 1 $33,656
2004 $120,532 2 $60,266
2002 $116,028 2 $58,014
2000 $136,966 3 $45,655
Total $1,080,414 21 $51,448