Updated SWAG List of Federal Primary Candidates for 2020

It is time to update the “silly wild ass guess” (SWAG) list of candidates running for office in November. Below is a list of candidates who made the cut at the filing deadline to run for either the U.S. Senate or a seat in Congress. The filing deadline for declared party candidacies was April 6, 2020. Write-in Primary Candidates have until July 2020 to file.

The Arizona Senate and House Primaries will be held on August 4, 2020.

The National General Election will be held on November 3, 2020.

Arizona 2020 U.S. Senate Candidates (asterisk designates incumbent)

Mark Kelly (D)
Daniel McCarthy (R)
Martha McSally (R)* (appointed)
(Barry Hess (Libertarian))

Arizona 2020 Congressional Candidates (asterisk designates incumbent)

Arizona Congressional District One

Tom O’Halleran (D)*
Eva Putzova (D)
Larry Williams (D)
Nolan Reidhead (R)
Doyel Shamley (R)
Tiffany Shedd (R)

Arizona Congressional District Two

Ann Kirkpatrick (D)*
Peter Quilter (D)
Brandon Martin (R)
Joseph Morgan (R)
Noran Eric Ruden (R)
Shay Stautz (R)
(Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah (Ind))

Arizona Congressional District Three

Raúl Grijalva (D)*
Daniel Wood (R)

Arizona Congressional District Four

Paul Gosar (R)*
Anne Marie Ward (R)
Delina DiSanto (D)
Stu Starky (D)

Arizona Congressional District Five

Andy Biggs (R)*
Joan Greene (D)
Jon Ireland (D)
Javier Ramos (D)
(Scott Menor (Ind))

Arizona Congressional District Six

David Schweikert (R)*
Karl Gentles (D)
Anita Malik (D)
Stephanie Rimmer (D)
Hiral Tipirneni (D)

Arizona Congressional District Seven

Ruben Gallego (D)*
Josh Barnett (R)
Nina Becker (R)

Arizona Congressional District Eight

Debbie Lesko (R)*
Michael Muscato (D)
Bob Musselwhite (D)
Bob Olsen (D)

Arizona Congressional District Nine

Greg Stanton (D)*
Talia Fuentes-Wolfe (D)
Dave Giles (R)
Sam Huang (R)
Nicholas Tutora (R)
(Irina Baroness von Behr (Ind))

Note: Independent candidates do not appear on the primary ballot because they do not have a primary. Qualifying independent candidates will appear on the general election ballot.