Candidate Center
Candidate Center
Our new candidate center is designed to help keep you up-to-date with the campaigns going on across the country. Click on your state of interest and you’ll find a list of candidates running for each federal office, a brief overview of the state, and specific information for campaigns of interest as it becomes available. In the near future, the candidate center will include polls that will be updated as new ones are released, and links to FEC data.
Arizona
Congressional filing deadline: June 2010
U.S. Senator - John McCain (Rep)
John McCain (Rep) - Incumbent
Jim Deakin (Rep) - Businessman & Navy Veteran
Chris Simcox (Rep) - Founder of the Anti-Illegal Immigrant Minutemen
Rudy Garcia (Dem) - Ex-Bell Gardens, (CA) Mayor
Stuart Starky (Dem) - Teacher
1st District - Ann Kirkpatrick (Dem) [2008 pickup]
Eastern and central AZ, Flagstaff
Ann Kirkpatrick (Dem) - State Representative and Former Sedona City Attorney
Bradley Beauchamp (Rep) - Attorney
Rusty Brewers (Rep) -
Ex-State Senate Majority Leader, Ex-State Rep
Paul Gosar (Rep) - Dentist
2nd District - Trent Franks (Rep)
Western AZ and Hopi Reservation, Sun City
Trent Franks (Rep) - Incumbent
3rd District - John Shadegg (Rep)
North Central Pheonix, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek
John Shadegg (Rep) - Incumbent
4th District - Ed Pastor (Dem)
South central and western Phoenix
Ed Pastor (Dem) - Incumbent
Tom Pawlenko (Rep) -
5th District - Harry Mitchell (Dem)
Scottsdale, Tempe, Northeastern Maricopa county
Harry Mitchell (Dem) - Incumbent
David Schiweikert (Rep) - Maricopa County Treasurer
Jim Ward (Rep) - Businessman
Eric Wnuck (Rep) - Businessman
6th District - Jeff Flake (Rep)
parts of Mesa, Gilbert, Southeastern Maricopa and N. Pima county
Jeff Flake (Rep) - Incumbent
Scott Bergren (Rep) -
Technical System Support Specialist
7th District - Raul Grijalva (Dem)
Western AZ, part of Tuscon, Yuma
Raul Grijalva (Dem) - Incumbent
Ruth McClung (Rep)
8th District - Gabrielle Giffords (Dem)
Southeastern AZ, part of Tuscon, Sierra Vista
Freshman member, Gabrielle Giffords defeated state senate president Tim Bee to secure a 2nd term in the House.
Gabrielle Giffords (Dem) - Incumbent
Tom Carlson (Rep) -
Industrial Engineer & Army Veteran
Andy Gross (Rep) - Iraq War Veteran & Businessman
Jessee Kelly (Rep) - Construction Company Executive & USMC veteran
Brian Miller (Rep) -
Afghan War Veteran & Pilot


