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2022 governor elections · Arizona history

Arizona governor election 2022

Katie Hobbs DEM +0.7 gain · held 11/8/22

Votes counted
2,559,485
Margin
0.7 pts
Seat held by
Republicanchanged party

General election 11/8/22

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Katie Hobbs WonDEM1,287,89150.32%
Kari LakeREP1,270,77449.65%
Liana WestW2540.01%
Mikaela Shonnie Lutes-BurtonW2130.01%
William Pounds IVW1390.01%
Steph Noelle DennyW740.00%
Alice NovoaW550.00%
Rayshawn D'Anthony MerrillW440.00%
Anthony CamboniW410.00%
Total2,559,485

Official source: 2022Dec05_General_Election_Canvass_Web.pdf

Other Arizona governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2022Katie Hobbs0.7
2018Doug Ducey14.2
2014Doug Ducey11.8
2010Janice Kay Brewer11.9
2006Janet Napolitano27.1
2002Janet Napolitano1.0
1998Jane Hull25.4

Full Arizona governor history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2022 Arizona governor race?

Katie Hobbs (DEM) won with 50.3% of the vote, ahead of Kari Lake (49.7%), a margin of 0.7 points.

Did the Arizona governor seat change party in 2022?

Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.

How many votes were cast in the 2022 Arizona governor race?

2,559,485 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.