2002 Arizona House of Representatives election

2002 Arizona House of Representatives election

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 →

All 60 seats in the Arizona House
31 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jim Weiers
(retired)[1]
Ken Cheuvront
(retired)[2]
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 10th - Phoenix 15th - Phoenix
Last election 36 24
Seats after 39 21
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3

Speaker before election

Jim Weiers[3]
Republican

Elected Speaker

Jake Flake[4]
Republican

The 2002 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, with the primary election held on Tuesday, September 10, 2002.[5][6] Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.[7]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Arizona state elections, including U.S. House, Governor, and Arizona Senate.[8][9]

Following the previous election in 2000, Republicans held a 36-to-24-seat majority over Democrats.[10][11] Republicans expanded their majority in 2002, winning 39 seats. At 21 members, Democrats experienced a net loss of three seats.[5][8][9] The newly elected members served in the 46th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Jake Flake was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.[a]

These were the first elections in Arizona following the 2000 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.[12]

  1. ^ "Arizona Speaker of the House Jim Weiers through the years". Arizona Republic. April 22, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Del Puerto, Luige (October 16, 2009). "UpClose with Ken Cheuvront". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "2001, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b "2003, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Sixth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 4.
  5. ^ a b "Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2002". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "2002 U.S. congressional primary election dates and candidate filing deadlines for ballot access". Federal Election Commission.
  7. ^ "MEMBER ROSTER". Arizona State Legislature.
  8. ^ a b "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2002 Primary Election - September 10, 2002" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  9. ^ a b "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2002 General Election - November 5, 2002" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  10. ^ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2000 General Election - November 7, 2000" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
  11. ^ "Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2000". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "DoJ Adjusted Legislative District Plan" (PDF). Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Retrieved July 15, 2024.


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