2022 Arizona gubernatorial election
The 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Governor of Arizona. Incumbent Republican Governor Doug Ducey, is not eligible to run for a third consecutive term. Arizona is one of twenty-seven states that prohibits its governors from serving more than two consecutive terms.
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Republican primary
Declared
- Daniel McCarthy, skincare company executive and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020[1]
Potential
- Kirk Adams, former Chief of Staff to Gov. Ducey, former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives (2009–2011)[2]
- Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General since 2015[3]
- David Schweikert, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district since 2011[4]
- Kelly Townsend, state senator since 2013
- Kelli Ward, chair of the Arizona Republican Party since 2019, former state senator (2012–2015), and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2018[5]
- Kimberly Yee, State Treasurer of Arizona since 2019[6]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Charlene Fernandez, Arizona House Minority Leader since 2019[7]
- Ruben Gallego, U.S Representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district since 2015[2]
- Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State of Arizona since 2019[7]
- Ann Kirkpatrick, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district since 2019, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016, and former U.S. Representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district (2009–2011) and (2013–2017)
- Tom O'Halleran, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2017[7]
- Greg Stanton, U.S Representative for Arizona's 9th congressional district since 2019 and former Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona (2012–2018)[7]
Independent-Green Primary
Candidates
- William Pounds, former Co-Chair of Jesse Ventura's 2020 Presidential Exploratory Committee and Former Vice-Presidential Campaign Manager for Cynthia McKinney [8]
The William Pounds gubernatorial campaign is unique in that it seeks to establish a new political party, the Independent-Green Party of Arizona, using the campaign's political contributions to hire ballot access petitioners to circulate petitions for both the purposes of the party's recognition by the state and the campaign's presence on Arizona's 2022 ballot.
General election
Predictions
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| The Cook Political Report[9] | Tossup | February 1, 2021 |
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Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund.
References
- Daniel McCarthy [@DemandDanielAZ] (December 8, 2020). "Jim, thank you! I am not a state Rep. State Reps have signed it, but I am setting up a run for Governor of Arizona. The source you republished got it wrong. I'll be on the War Room with Owen Shroyer around 4:30 ET to give the latest" (Tweet). Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Three-quarters of states will elect governors in the next 2 years. Here's a field guide". POLITICO. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- "Already playing politics for governor". Herald/Review. June 29, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "U.S. Rep. David Schweikert floats run for Arizona governor in 2022". KTAR. October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Ward, Kelli [@kelliwardaz] (December 3, 2020). "If I were Governor of Arizona, I'd do the same. t.co/oUqtPC4DXb" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
- Roberts, Laurie (October 19, 2020). "Kimberly Yee is acting an awful lot like ... Doug Ducey. Is she setting herself up to replace him?". Delaware Online. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Herstam, Chris (January 6, 2020). "Katie Hobbs for governor – already?". The Times-Gazette. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Pounds For Arizona – Help us Draft Jesse in AZ for '24". Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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