Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
It's time to update the "Silly Wild Ass Guess" (SWAG) list of who is running for office in 2012, now that the new district maps have finally been precleared by the DOJ. State law permits candidates to collect signatures in the current districts as well as the new districts.
This list is subject to constant change. Please let me know if I have missed anyone in the comments.
Currently, the Secretary of State campaign committee page is a massive mess. The FEC web site is even more of a mess. That is completely unacceptable. I am going to focus on Baja Arizona races where I at least have an idea of who is running where.
The filing deadline is May 30.
You can try to follow along at home at the Arizona Secretary of State's web site Campaign Finance Search – Candidates. Federal Election Commission filings (AZ) House and Senate Campaign Finance. Good luck with that!
Filed candidates have a 
after their name.
CD 8 Special Election (to complete the term of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords) June 12th:
Ron Barber (D)
Jesse Kelly (R)
Charlie Manolakis (GRN)
U.S. Senate
Richard Carmona (D)
David Ruben (D)
Luis Acle, Jr. (R)
Wilford "Wil" Cardon (R)
Jeff Flake (R)
Bryan Hackbarth (R)
Claire Van Steenwyke (R)
John Jeffrey Lyon (Tea Party)
Sheila Bilyeu (LIB)
Michael Meyer (IND)
Ian Gilyeat (IND)
U.S. House
New District 1
Wenona Benally Baldenegro (D)
Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
Miguel Olivas (D)
Patrick Gatti (R)
Gaither Martin (R)
Jonathan Paton (R)
Doug Wade (R)
Anthony Prowell (LIB)
New District 2 – expect changes after June 12 Special Election
Ron Barber (D)
Matt Heinz (D)
Nomiki Konst (D)
Frank Antenori (R)
Jesse Kelly (R)
Mark Koskiniemi (R)
Martha McSally (R)
Dave Sitton (R)
Charlie Manokalis (GRN)
New District 3
Raúl Grijalva (D) – Inc. (CD 7)
Amanda Aguirre (D)
Juan Manuel "Manny" Arreguin (D)
David Crowe (D) – withdrew
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R)
Jaime Alfredo Vasquez (R)
Blanca Guerra (LIB)
New District 4
Mikel Weisser (D)
Johnnie Robinson (D)
Paul Gosar (R) – Inc. (CD 1)
Paul Babeu (R) – withdrew
Ron Gould (R)
Michael Hernan (R)
Rick Murphy (R)
Joe Pamelia (LIB)
New District 5
Spencer Morgan (D)
Kirk Adams (R)
Matt Salmon (R)
New District 6
Matthew Jette (D)
Walter John Williamson (D)
Russell W. Jenna III (R)
Ben Quayle (R) – Inc. (CD 3)
David Schweikert (R) – Inc. (CD 5)
Jack Anderson (LIB)
Justin Winters (IND)
New District 7
Ed Pastor (D) – Inc. (CD 4)
Rebecca DeWitt (D)(Former GRN)
Joe Cobb (LIB)
Jose Penalosa (IND)(former Republican)
New District 8
Gene Scharer (D)
Trent Franks (R) – Inc. (CD 2)
Charles R. Black (R)
Tony Passalacqua (R)
Stephen Dolgos (Amer. Elect)
New District 9
Andrei Cherny (D)
David Schapira (D)
Kirsten Sinema (D)
Lisa Borowsky (R)
Travis Grantham (R)
Vernon Parker (R)
Wendy Rogers (R)
Leah Campos Schandlbauer (R)
Martin Sepulvada (R)
Jeff Thompson (R)
Arizona Legislature
NEW
LD 2 Linda Lopez, Senate (D)
LD 2 Sal Baldenegro, Jr., House (D) withdrew
LD 2 Andrea Dalessandro, House (D)
LD 2 Rosanna Gabaldon, House (D)
LD 2 John Ackerley, House (R)
LD 2 Albert Jordan, House (IND)
NEW
LD 3 Olivia Cajero Bedford, Senate (D)
LD 3 Maria De La Luz Garcia, Senate (D)
LD 3 Sally Ann Gonzales, House (D)
LD 3 Macario Saldate, House (D)
NEW
LD 4 Margaret Lynne Pancrazi, Senate (D)
LD 4 Juan Carlos "J.C." Escamilla, House (D)
LD 4 Charlene Fernandez, House (D)
LD 4 Lisa Otondo, House (D)
NEW
LD 8 Barbara McGuire, Senate (D)
LD 8 Terri Kibler, Senate (R)
LD 8 Joe Ortiz, Senate (R)
LD 8 George Arredondo (D)
LD 8 Ernest Bustamante, House (D)
LD 8 Emily Verdugo, House (D)
LD 8 Frank Pratt, House (R)
LD 8 Thomas Shope, House (R)
LD 8 Dean Dill, House (LIB)
NEW
LD 9 Steve Farley, Senate (D)
LD 9 Tyler Mott, Senate (R)
LD 9 Dustin Cox, House (D)
LD 9 Mohur Sarah Sidhwa, House (D)
LD 9 Victoria Steele, House (D)
LD 9 Ethan Orr, House (R)
NEW
LD 10 David Bradley, Senate (D)
LD 10 Frank Antenori, Senate (R)
LD 10 Richard Lundstrom, Senate (Other)
LD 10 Brandon Patrick, House (D)
LD 10 Stefanie Mach, House (D)
LD 10 Bruce Wheeler, House (D)
LD 10 Todd Clodfelter, House (R)
LD 10 Ted Vogt, House (R)
NEW
LD 11 Jo Holt, Senate (D)
LD 11 Al Melvin, Senate (R)
LD 11 Kim Allen, Senate (LIB)
LD 11 Dave Joseph, House (D)
LD 11 Adam Kwasman, House (R)
LD 11 Steve Smith, House (R)
NEW
LD 14 Patricia Fleming, Senate (D)
LD 14 Gail Griffin, Senate (R)
LD 14 Robert Leach, House (D)
LD 14 Mark Stonebraker, House (D)
LD 14 Brian Abbott, House (R)
LD 14 David Gowan, House (R)
LD 14 Peggy Judd, House (R)
LD 14 David Stevens, House (R)
Corporation Commission
Marcia Busching (D)
Sandra Kennedy (D)
Paul Newman (D)
Bob Burns (R)
Susan Bitter Smith (R)
Bob Stump (R)
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