title: Electoral history of Kyrsten Sinema
text: # Electoral history of Kyrsten Sinema
  
  This is the electoral history of Kyrsten Sinema, the senior United States senator from Arizona since 2019. Previously, she represented the 15th district in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011 and in the Arizona Senate from 2011 to 2012. From 2013 to 2019, Sinema represented the newly created 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Sinema became the first openly bisexual person elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 and to the United States Senate in 2018. She is also the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Arizona.
  
  ## Phoenix City Council
  
  ### 2001
  
  Phoenix City Council 8th District, 2001 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nonpartisan | Mike Johnson | 2,677 | 49.0% |
  | | Nonpartisan | Abedon Fimbres | 633 | 11.6% |
  | | Nonpartisan | Trace Vencenza | 558 | 10.2% |
  | | Nonpartisan | Feliciano D. Vera | 546 | 10.0% |
  | | Nonpartisan | Charles W. Townsel | 332 | 6.1% |
  | | Nonpartisan | Carolyn T. Lowery | 287 | 5.3% |
  | | Nonpartisan | Christopher J. Piper | 149 | 2.7% |
  | | Nonpartisan | H. Khalsa | 148 | 2.7% |
  | | Nonpartisan | Kyrsten Sinema | 129 | 2.4% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,456 | 100 |
  
  ## Arizona House of Representatives
  
  ### 2002
  
  Arizona House of Representatives 15th District, 2002 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Ken Clark | 10,873 | 30.2% |
  | | Democratic | Wally Straughn | 8,109 | 22.6% |
  | | Republican | Milton Wheat | 7,163 | 19.9% |
  | | Republican | William Wheat | 6,868 | 19.1% |
  | | Green | Kyrsten Sinema | 2,945 | 8.2% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,958 | 100 |
  | | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
  
  ### 2004
  
  Arizona House of Representatives 15th District, 2004 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema | 3,475 | 37.0% |
  | | Democratic | David Lujan | 3,204 | 34.1% |
  | | Democratic | Wally Straughn (incumbent) | 2,726 | 29.0% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,405 | 100 |
  
  Arizona House of Representatives 15th District, 2004 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | David Lujan | 19,999 | 31.1% |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema | 19,402 | 30.2% |
  | | Republican | Oksana Komarnyckyj | 12,299 | 19.1% |
  | | Republican | Tara Roesler | 12,565 | 19.6% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,265 | 100 |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ### 2006
  
  Arizona House of Representatives 15th District, 2006 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) | 3,590 | 42.3% |
  | | Democratic | David Lujan (incumbent) | 3,571 | 42.1% |
  | | Democratic | Robert Young | 1,323 | 15.6% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,484 | 100 |
  
  Arizona House of Representatives 15th District, 2006 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | David Lujan (incumbent) | 15,951 | 33.1% |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) | 15,723 | 32.6% |
  | | Republican | Robert Gear | 7,689 | 16.0% |
  | | Republican | William Wheat | 7,305 | 15.2% |
  | | Libertarian | Richard Buck | 1,499 | 3.1% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,167 | 100 |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ### 2008
  
  Arizona House of Representatives 15th District, 2008 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | David Lujan (incumbent) | 4,860 | 50.8% |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) | 4,708 | 49.2% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,568 | 100 |
  
  Arizona House of Representatives 15th District, 2008 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | David Lujan (incumbent) | 23,781 | 40.1% |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) | 22,721 | 38.3% |
  | | Republican | Ed Hedges | 12,860 | 21.7% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,362 | 100 |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ## Arizona Senate
  
  ### 2010
  
  Arizona Senate 15th District, 2010 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema | 7,312 | 100 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,312 | 100 |
  
  Arizona Senate 15th District, 2010 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema | 18,013 | 62.82% |
  | | Republican | Bob Thomas | 10,663 | 37.18% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,676 | 100 |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ## U.S. House of Representatives
  
  ### 2012
  
  Arizona's 9th Congressional District, 2012 Democratic Primary :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema | 15,536 | 40.8% |
  | | Democratic | David Schapira | 11,419 | 30.0% |
  | | Democratic | Andrei Cherny | 11,146 | 29.3% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,101 | 100 |
  
  Arizona's 9th Congressional District, 2012 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema | 121,881 | 48.7% |
  | | Republican | Vernon Parker | 111,630 | 44.6% |
  | | Libertarian | Powell E. Gammill | 16,620 | 6.6% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 250,131 | 100 |
  | | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) |
  
  ### 2014
  
  Arizona's 9th Congressional District, 2014 Democratic Primary :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) | 31,900 | 100 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,900 | 100 |
  
  Arizona’s 9th Congressional District, 2014 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) | 88,609 | 54.68% |
  | | Republican | Wendy Rogers | 67,841 | 41.86% |
  | | Libertarian | Powell Gammill | 5,612 | 3.46% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 162,062 | 100 |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ### 2016
  
  Arizona's 9th Congressional District, 2016 Democratic Primary :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) | 38,948 | 100 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,948 | 100 |
  
  Arizona’s 9th Congressional District, 2016 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) | 169,055 | 60.92% |
  | | Republican | Dave Giles | 108,350 | 39.04% |
  | | Green | Cary Dolego (write-in) | 56 | 0.02% |
  | | Independent | Axel Bello (write-in) | 46 | 0.02% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 277,507 | 100 |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ## U.S. Senate
  
  ### 2018
  
  2018 United States Senate Democratic Primary in Arizona :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema | 404,170 | 79.3% |
  | | Democratic | Deedra Abboud | 105,800 | 20.7% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 509,970 | 100 |
  
  2018 United States Senate General Election in Arizona :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema | 1,191,100 | 50.0% | +3.8% |
  | | Republican | Martha McSally | 1,135,200 | 47.6% | -1.6% |
  | | Green | Angela Green | 57,442 | 2.4% | N/A |
  | | Write-in | Write-in | 566 | nil | N/A |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,384,308 | 100 | N/A |
  | | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
  