2024 Arizona Corporation Commission election

2024 Arizona Corporation Commission election
3 seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission
Incumbent commissioners; Lea Márquez; Peterson (R); James O'Connor (R); Anna Tovar (D);	; ;

The 2024 Arizona Corporation Commission election was held on November 5, 2024. It will elect three members of the Arizona Corporation Commission, a five-member body tasked with regulating public utilities in the state.

Members are elected to four-year terms, with three seats up for election in presidential years and the other two up for election in midterm years. The elections use plurality block voting, and each party will nominate 3 candidates. Republicans currently hold 4 seats on the board, while Democrats hold 1.

Two Republicans, Lea Márquez Peterson and James O'Connor, were up for re-election in 2024, as is the lone Democrat, Anna Tovar. Peterson ran for re-election, while Tovar and O'Connor did not.

Republican primary

Declared

Rene Lopez, former at-large Chandler city councilor and candidate for Arizona's 4th congressional district in 2022^[1]
Lea Márquez Peterson, incumbent commissioner^[1]
Rachel Walden, member of the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board^[2]

Withdrawn

Christy Kelly, mediation business owner^[3]^[4]

Declined

James O'Connor, incumbent commissioner^[5]

Endorsements

Rene Lopez

Organizations

Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry^[6]

Lea Márquez Peterson

Organizations

Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry^[6]

Rachel Walden

Statewide officials

Nick Myers, corporation commissioner^[1]
Justin Olson, former corporation commissioner^[1]
Kevin Thompson, corporation commissioner^[1]

State legislators

Dave Farnsworth, state senator^[1]
Justin Heap, state representative^[1]
Barbara Parker, state representative^[1]
Jacqueline Parker, state representative^[1]

Organizations

Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry^[6]

Results

Republican primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rachel Walden	300,654	36.59
	Republican	Rene Lopez	264,442	32.18
	Republican	Lea Márquez Peterson (incumbent)	251,348	30.59
	Write-in		5,273	0.64
Total votes			821,717	100.00

Democratic primary

Declared

Ylenia Aguilar, member of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District Board^[8]
Jonathon Hill, engineer at the Mars Space Flight Facility^[1]
Joshua Polachek, former executive director of the Pima County Democratic Party and former public diplomacy officer at the U.S. Department of State^[8]

Declined

Anna Tovar, incumbent commissioner^[9]

Results

Democratic primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ylenia Aguilar	239,841	35.98
	Democratic	Jonathon Hill	215,923	32.39
	Democratic	Joshua Polachek	208,241	31.24
	Write-in		2,579	0.39
Total votes			666,584	100.00

Green primary

Write-in candidates

Mike Cease, secretary of the Arizona Green Party^[10]
Nina Luxenberg, physician^[10]

Results

Green primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Mike Cease (write-in)	73	29.20
	Green	Nina Luxenberg (write-in)	72	28.80
	Write-in		105	42.00
Total votes			250	100.00

Independents

Filed paperwork

Lachell Reed^[11]

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Rene Lopez
	Republican	Lea Márquez Peterson (incumbent)
	Republican	Rachel Walden
	Democratic	Ylenia Aguilar
	Democratic	Jonathon Hill
	Democratic	Joshua Polachek
	Green	Mike Cease
	Green	Nina Luxenberg
Total votes			100.00

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Frisk, Garrett (October 2, 2023). "Who's running for the Arizona Corporation Commission?". Diamond Eye Candidate Report. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ Dutton, Jim (August 24, 2023). "Conservatives for a Constitutional Republic Host Rep Quang Nguyen and Corporation Commission Candidate Rachel Walden". Prescott eNews. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ Frisk, Garrett (November 9, 2023). "Lawyer Declares Candidacy for Arizona Corporation Commission". Diamond Eye Candidate Report. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
^ "Candidate Legal Challenges". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Arizona state elections 2024: Legislative majority at risk for Republicans". The Arizona Republic. May 28, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024. Chairman Jim O'Connor, a Republican, and Anna Tovar, the lone Democrat, aren't seeking reelection.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Arizona Chamber endorses three for Corporation Commission". Chamber Business News. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Maricopa County PRIMARY ELECTION JULY 30, 2024" (PDF). Maricopa County Elections. August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Priest, Reagan (July 19, 2024). "Meet Democratic candidates for Corporation Commission". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ Wiles, Russ (February 9, 2024). "Tovar won't seek reelection to Arizona Corporation Commission, says it 'needs a shake-up'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Wiles, Russ (July 8, 2024). "Arizona voters will vote on going green fast or keeping fossil-fuel choices in the mix". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Statements of Interest Filed". Arizona Secretary of State.

External links

Official campaign websites

[running-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Frisk, Garrett (October 2, 2023). "Who's running for the Arizona Corporation Commission?". Diamond Eye Candidate Report. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[2] Dutton, Jim (August 24, 2023). "Conservatives for a Constitutional Republic Host Rep Quang Nguyen and Corporation Commission Candidate Rachel Walden". Prescott eNews. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[3] Frisk, Garrett (November 9, 2023). "Lawyer Declares Candidacy for Arizona Corporation Commission". Diamond Eye Candidate Report. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

[4] "Candidate Legal Challenges". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[5] "Arizona state elections 2024: Legislative majority at risk for Republicans". The Arizona Republic. May 28, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024. Chairman Jim O'Connor, a Republican, and Anna Tovar, the lone Democrat, aren't seeking reelection.

[chamber-6] "Arizona Chamber endorses three for Corporation Commission". Chamber Business News. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[primary-7] "Maricopa County PRIMARY ELECTION JULY 30, 2024" (PDF). Maricopa County Elections. August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

[meet-8] Priest, Reagan (July 19, 2024). "Meet Democratic candidates for Corporation Commission". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[tovar-9] Wiles, Russ (February 9, 2024). "Tovar won't seek reelection to Arizona Corporation Commission, says it 'needs a shake-up'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

[fuel-10] Wiles, Russ (July 8, 2024). "Arizona voters will vote on going green fast or keeping fossil-fuel choices in the mix". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[interest-11] "Statements of Interest Filed". Arizona Secretary of State.

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