The 2018 Arizona Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Arizona. Incumbent Republican Mark Brnovich won re-election to a second term, defeating former Arizona Department of Health Services Director January Contreras. Primaries took place on August 28, 2018.
Republican primary Brnovich won the Republican primary unopposed.
Democratic primary January Contreras, former director of Arizona Department of Health Services and senior advisor to former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Libertarian primary Michael Kielsky, former Chair of the Arizona Libertarian Party, won the Libertarian nomination as a write-in candidate.
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverningOctober 26, 2018
Debate One debate was hosted by Arizona PBS on October 10. DatesBrnovichContrerasLinkOctober 10, 2018ParticipantParticipantFull debate – AZCentral
Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMarginof errorMarkBrnovich (R)JanuaryContreras (D)UndecidedOH Predictive InsightsOH Predictive InsightsSeptember 5–6, 2018597± 4.0%48%36%16%Data OrbitalData OrbitalOctober 1–3, 2018550± 4.2%46%33%19%
Results Brnovich won the general election by a 3.47% margin of victory.
By congressional district Despite losing the state, Contreras won five of nine congressional districts. District Brnovich Contreras Representative 49.892% 49.894%Tom O'Halleran 46% 54%Ann Kirkpatrick 35% 65%Raúl Grijalva 69% 31%Paul Gosar 61% 39%Andy Biggs 56% 44%David Schweikert 26% 74%Ruben Gallego 60% 40%Debbie Lesko 42% 58%Greg Stanton
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