Election Results

President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term in the White House. Obama received 303 Electoral votes, more than the 270 needed to win.  Obama also won the popular vote, 52.89% to 45.48%.

Arizona has elected Jeff  Flake to the US Senate. Flake defeated Democrat Richard Carmona 50.42% to 45.22%

Ann Kirkpatrick will return to Washington from Arizona’s Congressional District 1. Kirkpatrick defeated Republican Jonathon Paton 48.68% to 45.43%

In the State Senate race for  Legislative District 8, Democrat Barbara McGuire defeated Republican Joe Ortiz 49% to 46%. But Republicans “TJ” Shope and Frank Pratt received the most votes in  District 8 for the Arizona State House.

Mike Pastor keeps his seat on the Gila County Board of Supervisors with 54% of the votes.

The new Gila County Sheriff is Adam Shepherd, who received 57% of the votes.

Deborah Savage received 53% of the votes to defeat Don Ascoli for Gila County Treasurer

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Mickie Nye lost to Sadie Jo Thompson, who received 66%, to keep her position as Gila County Recorder.

Deborah Hughes is the new Gila County Assessor. She defeated Dale Hom, who held the position for 24 years.

In the Globe School Board election, the most votes went to Noelle Anderson, Jacque Cline Griffin and Judy Moorhead.

Voters in the Miami School District defeated a proposed budget increase, 53% to 47%.

Arizona voters have defeated the proposition that would have made permanent a 1% temporary sales tax for  education and other services.  65% voted No.

Proposition 120—the so-called “state sovereignty" referendum—was defeated 67.54% to 32.46%.

The proposition that would have changed primary elections to a “top two” system was also defeated, 67% to 33%.

Proposition 117, the proposition that puts a cap on property tax increases, passed with 57% voting Yes.

The proposition that adds protection for crime victims passed with 80% of the votes.

Voters defeated Proposition 115. It would have given Arizona governors more say over picking judges.  Seventy-three percent voted No.

The proposition that would have increased equipment tax exemptions for small businesses was defeated with 56.51% No votes.

Proposition 119, which allows swaps of state trust lands, passed with 62% voting Yes.

Proposition 118, which sets a minimum amount of education funding from the state trust land fund, is extremely close. Current unofficial results show that proposition failing by less than 1%.