2022 United States Senate election in Arizona

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2022 United States Senate election in Arizona

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator

Mark Kelly
Democratic



The 2022 United States Senate election in Arizona will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Arizona.

Incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly was elected in a 2020 special election with 51.2% of the vote and is running for reelection to a full term. Republican John McCain was reelected to his seat in 2016. McCain died on August 25, 2018; former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl was appointed to fill the seat. Kyl resigned at the end of the year and was replaced by former U.S. Representative Martha McSally, who lost to Kelly in a special election in 2020. Due to the very small margin by which Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden carried the state in 2020, the seat is considered one of the best possible Senate pickups for the Republicans in the 2022 election cycle.[1]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Mark Kelly, incumbent U.S. Senator (2020–present)[2][3]
Democratic candidates[a]

Endorsements[]

Mark Kelly
Executive Branch officals
  • Miles Taylor, Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2019) (Republican)[4]
  • Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2001–2003) and Governor of New Jersey (1994-2001) (Republican)[4]
Organizations

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Craig Brittain [10]
  • Mark Brnovich, attorney general of Arizona (2015–present)[11]
  • Jim Lamon, solar power businessman[12]
  • Blake Masters, president of the Thiel Foundation and chief operating officer of Thiel Capital[13]
  • Michael McGuire, Major General (ret.) and former Adjutant General of the Arizona National Guard[14]
  • Justin Olson, member of the Arizona Corporation Commission[15]
  • Robert Paveza, software engineer[16]
Republican candidates[a]

Potential[]

  • Kirk Adams, former chief of staff to Governor Doug Ducey (2015–2018) and former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives (2008–2011)[17]
  • Kelli Ward, chair of the Arizona Republican Party (2019–present), former state senator (2012–2015) and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2018[18]

Declined[]

Endorsements[]

Jim Lamon
Organizations
  • Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC)[28]
Blake Masters
Executive branch officials
U.S. Representatives
Individuals
  • Tucker Carlson, Host of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight, and Conservative Political Commentator [33]
  • Peter Thiel, venture capitalist[34]
Organizations

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Brnovich
Jim
Lamon
Blake
Masters
Michael
McGuire
Justin
Olson
Robert
Paveza
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights January 11–13, 2022 302 (RV) ± 5.6% 25% 7% 6% 11% 4% 47%
OH Predictive Insights November 1–8, 2021 252 (RV) ± 6.2% 27% 5% 9% 12% 2% 46%
Fabrizio Lee (R)[A] October 26–28, 2021 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 26% 4% 14% 2% 2% <1% 52%
OnMessage Inc. (R)[B] September 9–12, 2021 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 41% 5% 7% 4% 43%
OH Predictive Insights September 7–12, 2021 311 (RV) ± 5.6% 27% 3% 6% 14% 51%
Fabrizio Lee (R)[A] August 4–8, 2021 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 29% 7% 5% 3% <1% 56%
HighGround Public Affairs (R) May 3–5, 2021 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 28% 1% 1% 61%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Kirk
Adams
Andy
Biggs
Mark
Brnovich
Doug
Ducey
Jim
Lamon
Blake
Masters
Michael
McGuire
Justin
Olson
Other Undecided
OH Predictive Insights January 11–13, 2022 302 (RV) ± 5.6% 13% 35% 4% 4% 9% 2% 34%
WPA Intelligence (R)[C] April 5–6, 2021 505 (LV) ± 4.4% 46% 45% 9%
OH Predictive Insights March 8–12, 2021 690 (RV) ± 3.7% 2%[c] 27% 2% 3% 67%
6%[d] 26% 2% 10% 56%
Data Orbital (R)[D] February 17–19, 2021 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 2% 36% 1% 1% 3% 4% 53%

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Tossup November 19, 2021
Inside Elections[36] Tossup January 7, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Tossup November 3, 2021
RCP[38] Tossup January 10, 2022

Polling[]

Mark Kelly vs. Mark Brnovich
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Mark
Brnovich (R)
Undecided
Data for Progress (D) January 21–24, 2022 1,469 (LV) ± 3.0% 49% 47% 4%
OH Predictive Insights September 7–12, 2021 882 (RV) ± 3.3% 43% 39% 18%
OH Predictive Insights May 3–5, 2021 935 (RV) ± 3.2% 46% 36% 18%
Mark Kelly vs. Doug Ducey
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Doug
Ducey (R)
Undecided
Data for Progress (D) January 21–24, 2022 1,469 (LV) ± 3.0% 50% 47% 4%
Mark Kelly vs. Jim Lamon
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Jim
Lamon (R)
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights September 7–12, 2021 882 (RV) ± 3.3% 43% 36% 21%
Mark Kelly vs. Blake Masters
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Blake
Masters (R)
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights September 7–12, 2021 882 (RV) ± 3.3% 44% 35% 21%
Mark Kelly vs. Michael McGuire
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Michael
McGuire (R)
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights September 7–12, 2021 882 (RV) ± 3.3% 44% 37% 19%
OH Predictive Insights May 3–5, 2021 935 (RV) ± 3.2% 44% 35% 21%
Hypothetical polling
Mark Kelly vs. Andy Biggs
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Andy
Biggs (R)
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights May 3–5, 2021 935 (RV) ± 3.2% 47% 36% 18%
Mark Kelly vs. Kelli Ward
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Kelli
Ward (R)
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights May 3–5, 2021 935 (RV) ± 3.2% 47% 36% 18%
Mark Kelly vs. Kari Lake
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Kari
Lake (R)
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights May 3–5, 2021 935 (RV) ± 3.2% 46% 35% 19%
Mark Kelly vs. Jack McCain
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Jack
McCain (R)
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights May 3–5, 2021 935 (RV) ± 3.2% 43% 29% 28%
Mark Kelly vs. Kimberly Yee
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Kimberly
Yee (R)
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights May 3–5, 2021 935 (RV) ± 3.2% 45% 35% 19%
Mark Kelly vs. generic Republican
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Mark
Kelly (D)
Generic
Republican
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights January 11–13, 2022 855 (RV) ± 3.4% 42% 38% 19%
OH Predictive Insights November 1–8, 2021 713 (RV) ± 3.7% 40% 39% 21%

See also[]

  • 2022 United States Senate elections
  • 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
  • 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ^ Response without candidates' job titles, besides 'Major General' for McGuire
  4. ^ Response with candidates' job titles
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Saving Arizona, which supports Blake Masters
  2. ^ This poll was sponsored by Advancing Arizona Forward, which supports Mark Brnovich
  3. ^ This poll was sponsored by Club for Growth Action
  4. ^ This poll was sponsored by Andy Biggs's campaign committee

References[]

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  38. ^ "Battle for the Senate 2022". RCP. January 10, 2022.

External links[]

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