These Arizona State House candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for all 30 districts in the Arizona House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 31-29 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, 30 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.

House 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:

  • James Chaston – $163,062 – District 12 (Lost general 21% – 29%, 29%)
  • Maria Syms – $160,610 – District 4 (Lost general 32% – 35%, 33%)
  • Dana Allmond – $134,174 – District 17 (Lost general 25% – 26%, 26%)
  • Julie Willoughby – $97,640 – District 13 (Lost general 32% – 35%, 33%)
  • Terry Roe – $93,745 – District 12 (Lost general 21% – 29%, 29%)

House 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:

  • Coral Evans – $813,792 – District 6 (Lost general 25% – 29%, 26%)
  • Kathy Knecht – $370,450 – District 21 (Lost general 31% – 33%, 36%)
  • Eric Kurland – $279,493 – District 23 (Lost general 28% – 35%, 37%)
  • Anthony Kern – $189,307 – District 20 (Lost general 32% – 34%, 34%)
  • Brendan Lyons – $177,806 – District 9 (Lost general 27% – 36%, 36%)

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.