These Arizona State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for all 30 seats in the Arizona State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 16-14 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 25 of 30 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.

State Senate candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election

This information comes from candidate reports to the Arizona Secretary of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Oct. 22, 2022.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Nancy K. Barto – $390,158 – District 4 (Lost general 50% – 50%)
  • Jeanne Casteen – $246,783 – District 2 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Cindy Hans – $216,522 – District 13 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Robert Scantlebury – $115,214 – District 9 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Roxana Holzapfel – $84,307 – District 8 (Lost general 37% – 63%)

State Senate candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election last cycle

This information comes from candidate reports to the Arizona Secretary of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Kate Brophy McGee – $712,517 – District 28 (Lost general 50% – 50%)
  • Felicia French – $674,768 – District 6 (Lost general 45% – 55%)
  • Ajlan Kurdoglu – $489,904 – District 17 (Lost general 47% – 53%)
  • Douglas Ervin – $367,456 – District 20 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • JoAnna Mendoza – $221,247 – District 11 (Lost general 46% – 54%)

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Arizona PACs submitted to the Arizona Secretary of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.