Republican primary elections for all 30 districts in the Arizona House of Representatives took place on Aug. 2, 2022. Of the 30 districts up for election in 2022, 22 had a Republican primary election with more than one candidate. The Arizona House has two seats per district.

Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $3.3 million. Incumbents raised an average of $55,639 per candidate and challengers raised an average of $37,433 per candidate.

Five primary elections with the most fundraising

The table below details the five Republican primary elections with the most fundraising in the House of Representatives. Winning candidates’ names are in bold.

The officeholders above are listed for the current districts they hold. However, this is a redistricting year, so candidates have been identified below as incumbents even if they are running in a different district than they currently hold.

#1 District 4 – $699,533

Matt Gress raised $290,276, John Arnold raised $184,690, Vera Gebran raised $111,461, Maria Syms raised $80,047, Jana Jackson raised $33,058, and Kenneth Bowers raised $0.

Maria Syms advanced to a runoff election with 26 percent of the vote, Matt Gress advanced to a runoff election with 25 percent of the vote, Vera Gebran received 18 percent of the vote, John Arnold received 15 percent of the vote, Jana Jackson received 9 percent of the vote, and Kenneth Bowers received 8 percent of the vote.

#2 District 3 – $490,319

Incumbent Joseph Chaplik raised $244,308, Alexander Kolodin raised $116,851, Nicole Cantelme raised $101,995, Darin Mitchell raised $27,165, Ernest Anderson raised $0, and Jeremy Abdo raised $0.

Joseph Chaplik advanced to a runoff election with 39 percent of the vote, Alexander Kolodin advanced to a runoff election with 22 percent of the vote, Darin Mitchell received 17 percent of the vote, Nicole Cantelme received 15 percent of the vote, Ernest Anderson received 8 percent of the vote, and Jeremy Abdo withdrew.

#3 District 13 – $213,983

Liz Harris raised $60,451, Julie Willoughby raised $59,122, Don Maes raised $40,599, Ron Hardin raised $40,450, and Joshua Askey raised $13,361.

Liz Harris advanced to a runoff election with 31 percent of the vote, Julie Willoughby advanced to a runoff election with 24 percent of the vote, Ron Hardin received 18 percent of the vote, Joshua Askey received 14 percent of the vote, and Don Maes received 14 percent of the vote.

#4 District 12 – $206,705

James Chaston raised $134,990 and Terry Roe raised $71,715.

Terry Roe advanced to a runoff election with 52 percent of the vote and James Chaston advanced to a runoff election with 48 percent of the vote.

#5 District 27 – $198,783

Incumbent Kevin Payne raised $52,400, Incumbent Ben Toma raised $121,190, Brian Morris raised $25,073, and Jay Griffin raised $120.

Ben Toma advanced to a runoff election with 41 percent of the vote, Kevin Payne advanced to a runoff election with 40 percent of the vote, Brian Morris received 11 percent of the vote, and Jay Griffin received 8 percent of the vote.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Arizona PACs submitted to the Arizona Secretary of State. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

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