Joe Biden wins Arizona. Mark Kelly unseats U.S. Sen. Martha McSally [R]. Donna Michaels defeats Yavapai County District 3 Supervisor Randy Garrison. Marijuana legalized for recreation use.

Republican Wendy Rogers has defeated Democrat Felicia French for Arizona State Senate District 6. Arizona Rep. Walt Blackman [R] has won re-election while Republican Brenda Barton looks to pick up the second seat with a 1,349-vote lead over Democrat Coral Evans and independent candidate Art Babbott

Arizona’s unofficial results from the 2020 General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as of 12:33 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5.
Yavapai County Precincts Reporting: 100%
Registered Voters: 165,361
Ballots Cast: 134,858 Votes
Voter Turnout: 81.55%

Coconino County Precincts Reporting: 100%
Registered Voters: 90,669
Ballots Cast: 62,061 Votes
Voter Turnout: 68.45%

Arizona State Precincts Reporting: 100%
Registered Voters: 4,281,152
Ballots Cast: 2,940,865 Votes
Voter Turnout: 68.69%

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors District 3
Randall “Randy” Garrison, Rep
11,170
47.94%
Donna Michaels, Dem
12,128
52.06%
Elsewhere in Yavapai County, Republican Harry Oberg is leading Democrat John Lutes in District 1, Republican Craig Brown is leading Libertarian Rand Armstrong and Green Party candidate Haryaksha Gregor Knauer in District 4, while Republicans James Gregory and Mary Mallory are uncontested in Districts 2 and 5, respectively.

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Coconino County Board of Supervisors District 3
Byron Peterson, Rep
5,966
42.41%
Matt Ryan, Dem
8,100
57.59%

President of the United States
Joseph Biden, Dem
1,562,200
49.94%
Jo Jorgensen, Lib
44,822
1.43%
Donald J. Trump, Rep
1,521,246
48.63%
Fox News called Arizona for Biden around 9:30 p.m., but was the only major agency to do so. The Associated Press, which calls races for numerous agencies, declared at 12:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, that Biden was the projected winner. The last Democrats to win Arizona were Harry S. Truman in 1948 and Bill Clinton in 1996.

U.S. Senator
Mark Kelly, Dem
1,505,557
52.11%
Martha McSally, Rep
1,383,376
47.89%

U.S. Representative in Congress – District No. 1
Tom O’Halleran, Dem
160,079
52.16%
Tiffany Shedd, Rep
146,838
47.84%

U.S. Representative in Congress – District No. 4
Paul Gosar, Rep
239,748
69.07%
Delina DiSanto, Dem
107,350
32.93%

Arizona State Senator – District No. 6
Wendy Rogers, Rep
58,164
53.71%
Felicia French, Dem
50,130
46.29%

Arizona State Representative – District No. 1, two seats
Judy Burges, Rep
84,069
40.52%
Quang Nguyen, Rep
78,901
38.02%
Judy Stahl, Dem
44,529
21.46%

Arizona State Representative – District No. 6, two seats
Walter “Walt” Blackman, Rep
51,334
28.39%
Brenda Barton, Rep
47,071
26.04%
Coral J. Evans, Dem
46,804
25.89%
Art Babbott, independent
35,584
19.68%

Proposition 207
The law would allow limited marijuana possession, use, and cultivation by adults 21 or older; amend criminal penalties for marijuana possession; ban smoking marijuana in public; impose a 16% excise tax on marijuana sales to fund public programs; authorize state/local regulation of marijuana licensees; and allow expungement of marijuana offenses.
Yes
59.81%
1,679,767 Votes
No
40.19%
1,128,865 Votes
With the passage of this proposition, recreational marijuana possession will become legal in Arizona when the results are officially certified in about a month. Commercial recreational marijuana sales will be permitted starting around May.

Proposition 208
The law would impose a 3.5% tax surcharge on taxable annual income over $250,000 for single persons or married persons filing separately, or $500,000 for married persons filing jointly or heads of households, to increase funding for public education.
Yes
52.21%
1,458,652 Votes
No
47.79%
1,335,005 Votes

Arizona Corporation Commission, three open seats
Anna Tovar, Dem
1,281,309
17.79%
Lea Marquez Peterson, Rep
1,235,861
17.16%
James “Jim” O’Connor, Rep
1,224,183
17.00%
Eric Sloan, Rep
1,178,350
16.36%
William “Bill” Mundell, Dem
1,155,355
16.04%
Shea Stanfield, Dem
1,126,712
15.64%

Democrats look to pick up one Arizona State Senate seat in District 28, narrowing Republicans’ hold on the chamber from 17-13 to 16-14. Four seats held by Republicans in Districts 6, 17, 20 and 28 are considered battleground districts. Republicans won three.

Arizona State Senate

■ District No. 1
Karen Elizabeth Fann, Rep
96,438
71.81%
Gilbert “Gilbert” Carillo, Dem
37,861
28.19%

■ District No. 2
Rosanna Gabaldón, Dem
47,636
61.61%
Mark Workman, Rep
29,688
38.39%

■ District No. 3
Sally Ann Gonzales, Dem
55,172
100.00%

■ District No. 4
Lisa Otondo, Dem
35,472
56.43%
Travis Angry, Rep
27,386
43.57%

■ District No. 5
Sonny Borrelli, Rep
78,256
100.00%

■ District No. 6 , battleground, Republican hold
Wendy Rogers, Rep
58,164
53.71%
Felicia French, Dem
50,130
46.29%

■ District No. 7
Jamescita Peshlakai, Dem
53,396
100.00%

■ District No. 8
Thomas “T.J.” Shope, Rep
38,428
56.90%
Barbara McGuire, Dem
29,105
43.10%

■ District No. 9
Victoria Steele, Dem
76,760
100.00%

■ District No. 10 (to replace retiring senate minority leader David Bradley)
Kirsten Engel, Dem
62,153
60.03%
Justine Wadsack, Rep
41,377
39.97%

■ District No. 11
Venden “Vince” Leach, Rep
61,084
53.16%
JoAnna Mendoza, Dem
53,815
46.84%

■ District No. 12
Warren Petersen, Rep
77,298
59.52%
Lynsey Robinson, Dem
52,566
40.48%

■ District No. 13
Sine Kerr, Rep
81,566
100.00%

■ District No. 14
David Gowan, Rep
55,118
62.54%
Bob Karp, Dem
33,008
37.46%

■ District No. 15
Nancy Barto, Rep
77,698
100.00%

■ District No. 16
Kelly Townsend, Rep
76,019
100.00%

■ District No. 17 , battleground, Republican hold
J.D. Mesnard, Rep
58,520
51.49%
Ajlan “A.J.” Kurdoglu, Dem
55,132
48.51%

■ District No. 18
Sean Bowie, Dem
67,114
59.37%
Suzanne Sharer, Rep
45,927
40.63%

■ District No. 19
Lupe Chavira Contreras, Dem
44,081
100.00%

■ District No. 20, battleground, Republican hold
Paul Boyer, Rep
44,058
51.12%
Douglas Ervin, Dem
42,123
48.88%

■ District No. 21
Senate Majority Leader Rick Gray, Rep
66,296
100.00%

■ District No. 22
David Livingston, Rep
85,029
62.45%
Sarah Tyree, Dem
51,119
37.55%

■ District No. 23
Michelle Ugenti-Rita, Rep
78,343
57.71%
Seth Blattman, Dem
57,409
42.29%

■ District No. 24
Lela Alston, Dem
58,257
71.75%
Ray Michaels, Rep
22,935
28.25%

■ District No. 25
Tyler Pace, Rep
58,697
59.87%
Paul Weigel, Dem
39,342
40.13%

■ District No. 26
Juan Mendez, Dem
41,669
67.76%
Jae Chin, Rep
19,822
32.24%

■ District No. 27
Rebecca Rios, Dem
48,010
77.16%
Garland Shreves, Rep
14,213
22.84%

■ District No. 28 , battleground, Democratic flip
Christine Marsh, Dem
54,298
51.44%
Kate Brophy McGee, Rep
51,248
48.56%

■ District No. 29
Martín J. Quezada, Dem
33,508
69.95%
John Wilson, Rep
14,395
30.05%

■ District No. 30
Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete, Dem
35,335
100.00%

Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

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Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."