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2012 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election

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Field	Value
election_name	2012 United States House of Representatives Special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district
country	Arizona
type	by-election
ongoing	no
previous_election	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
previous_year	2010
next_election	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2
next_year	2012
election_date	June 12, 2012
image_size	x150px
seats_for_election	Arizona's 8th congressional district
image1	File:Ron Barber, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
nominee1	Ron Barber
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	111,204
percentage1	52.3%
image2	File:3x4.svg
nominee2	Jesse Kelly
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	96,465
percentage2	45.4%
map_image	File:2012 AZ-08 special update.svg
map_size	245px
map_caption	County results
Barber:
Kelly:
title	U.S. Representative
before_election	Gabby Giffords
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Ron Barber
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Barber: Kelly: A 2012 special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12, with primary elections held on April 17, to fill a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 8th congressional district until the 112th United States Congress ends on January 3, 2013. The election was caused by the resignation of Representative Gabby Giffords on January 25, 2012, to concentrate on recovering from her injuries from the 2011 Tucson shooting. The seat was won by Ron Barber, a former aide to Giffords who was wounded in the attempt on her life.

Background

Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer announced April 17 to be the date for the special primary elections and June 12 for the special general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ron Barber, small business owner and Giffords' District Director

Withdrawn

Matt Heinz, state representative

Declined

Paula Aboud, Arizona Senate Whip.
John Adams, retired Brigadier General
David Crowe, software company owner
Steve Farley, Arizona House of Representatives
Jeff Latas, former vice chair of the Arizona Democratic Party and 2006 primary candidate
Linda J. Lopez, state senator
Janet Napolitano, former Governor of Arizona and United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Daniel Patterson, state representative
Tim Sultan, program chair of the Democrats of Greater Tucson and 2004 primary candidate
Ramon Valadez, Pima County, Arizona Supervisor
Nan Stockholm Walden, Farmer Investments VP and former chief of staff to Senator Bill Bradley
Bruce Wheeler, state representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jesse Kelly, Iraq War veteran and the Republican nominee for this seat in 2010

Eliminated in primary

Frank Antenori, state senator and Iraq War veteran
Martha McSally, U.S. Air Force colonel, first female USAF air combat pilot
Dave Sitton, businessman, broadcaster, and coach

Declined

Jonathan Paton, state senator and 2010 primary candidate

Results

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Ron
Barber (D)	Jesse
Kelly (R)	Charlie
Manolakis (G)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 9–10, 2012	1,058	± 3.0%	53%	41%	4%	3%
National Research (R)	April 12, 2012	300	±5.7%	45%	49%	—	6%

With McSally

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Ron
Barber (D)	Martha
McSally (R)	Undecided
National Research (R)	April 12, 2012	300	±5.7%	42%	42%	16%

Results

References

(January 22, 2012). "Giffords to Resign From Congress". The Wall Street Journal.
Espo, David. (January 22, 2012). "Rep. Giffords to resign this week from Congress, focus on recovering from shooting injuries". [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]].
(January 27, 2012). "Brewer Orders Special Election For June 12". The Huffington Post.
(February 9, 2012). "Giffords aide to run for seat in special election".
"Heinz for Congress". heinzforcongress.com.
Rep. Heinz pledged to drop out and endorse Ron Barber if he chose to run in the special election. Heinz will still run in the primary for the general election in the district, which was renumbered the 2nd in redistricting.
(January 22, 2012). "Governor will declare April special election for Giffords' seat". KOLD.
(January 22, 2012). "Giffords resignation sets off competitive special election for her Ariz. House seat". The Hill.
(January 22, 2012). "With Giffords Stepping Down, Who Might Step Up?". National Journal.
(January 22, 2012). "Latas is Back". Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion.
(January 24, 2012). "Arizona Candidates Race for Giffords Seat". Roll Call.
(January 24, 2012). "Janet Napolitano Not Interested in Gabrielle Giffords' Seat". Roll Call.
Nintzel, Jim. (January 26, 2012). "What's Next?". [[Tucson Weekly]].
(January 24, 2012). "Potential candidates for Giffords' seat begin to emerge". [[KMSB.
(January 22, 2012). "Giffords meets with supporters, says she'll run again". Green Valley News and Sun.
[https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2012/special/primary/Canvass2012SpecialPrimary.pdf Special election canvass]
Livingston, Abby. (January 24, 2012). "Jesse Kelly to Run in Arizona Special Election". [[Roll Call]].
Livingston, Abby. (January 27, 2012). "Arizona: GOP State Senator Enters Race to Replace Giffords". [[Roll Call]].
McCombs, Brady. (9 February 2012). "1st Female AF Air Combat Vet in Run for Congress". [[Arizona Daily Star]].
(3 February 2012). "Politicians Scramble to Fill Giffords' Void". [[Arizona Daily Star]].
Smith, Dylan. (January 25, 2012). "Paton to seek CD1 seat in Congress". Tucson Sentinel.
[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_AZ_611.pdf Public Policy Polling]
[https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/111485-poll-former-giffords-opponent-is-strongest-gop-candidate-for-her-seat/ National Research (R)]
[https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2012/special/general/2012_CD8_General_Election_Canvass.pdf 2012 General Election Canvass]

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