South Tempe Civics blog

Guide to the August 2020 Republican Primary

Six contested races and two write-ins:

1. US Senate: Martha McSally v Daniel McCarthy
2. US Congress: Dave Giles v Sam Huang v Nicholas Tutora
3. Arizona Corporation Commission
4. Arizona House
5. Maricopa County Assessor: Eddie Cook v Rodney Glassman
6. Maricopa County Recorder: Stephen Richer v Clair Van Steenwyk
7. Maricopa County Sheriff: Joe Arpaio v Mike Crawford v Jerry Sheridan
8. Maricopa County Treasurer: John Allen v Royce Flora

1. US Senate: Martha McSally v Daniel McCarthy. McSally’s website. McCarthy’s website. The Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AZFEC) has endorsed McSally, here. The Arizona Republican Assembly (AZRA) has endorsed McCarthy, here. The Tea Party Phoenix Metro (TPPM) has also endorsed McCarthy, here.

2. US Congress: Dave Giles v Sam Huang v Nicholas Tutora. Giles’s website. Huang’s website. Tutora’s website. The TPPM have endorsed Tutora.

3. Arizona Corporation Commission. Three seats are open in November and there will be two Republicans on the ballot, so there is no primary contest. If we wish the Republicans to retain a voting majority on the ACC, we need to vote in the primary for the two candidates listed, Lea Márquez Peterson and Eric Sloan, and — this is crucial — write in Jim O’Connor, and remember to fill in the circle so the ballot reader knows there is a vote there.

More information on this race is here. These three Republicans have decided to run as a team, using Clean Elections for funding.

4. Arizona House: Don Hawker needs both your write-in vote and your $5 Clean Elections contribution. (Some early letters went out when we thought Dan Schultz was going to be the write-in candidate. Dan changed his mind. Sorry for the confusion.)

5. Maricopa County Assessor: Eddie Cook v Rodney Glassman Cook’s website. Glassman’s website. When the incumbent Assessor resigned, Cook was appointed to serve out his term. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors solicited 11 applications, of which Glassman’s was one, and chose Cook unanimously as interim Assessor. Further detail here.

6. Maricopa County Recorder: Stephen Richer v Clair Van Steenwyk Richer’s website. Steenwyk’s website. AZFEC, AZRA, and the TPPM have all endorsed Richer.

7. Maricopa County Sheriff: Joe Arpaio v Mike Crawford v Jerry Sheridan Arpaio’s website. Crawford’s website. Sheridan’s website. AZRA and the TPPM have endorsed Sheridan.

8. Maricopa County Treasurer: John Allen v Royce Flora Allen’s website. Flora’s website.

Special bonus for Waggoner Precinct: We are lucky to have 18 volunteers for precinct committeeman, but state law limits us to 12 slots. Work and family commitments change constantly. As of this writing there are 12 best able to serve the precinct. Please vote for the following: (The order is the result of a random drawing by the county recorder’s office.)