Sally Ann Gonzales

Education

Elections

• 2014 Gonzales and Macario Saldate were unopposed in the general election.
• 2012 Redistricted to District 3, and with incumbent Republican Representatives Nancy McLain running for Arizona Senate and Doris Goodale redistricted to District 5, Gonzales and Representative Saldate were both unopposed for the August 28, 2012 Democratic Primary; Gonzales placed first with 11,317 votes. Gonzales and Saldate were unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, with Gonzales taking the first seat with 35,795 votes ahead of Saldate.
• 2010 With incumbent Representatives Olivia Cajero Bedford running for Arizona Senate and Phil Lopes retiring and leaving both of the district's seats open, Gonzales ran in the eight-way August 24, 2010 Democratic Primary, placing first with 4,126 votes; in the five-way November 2, 2010 General election, Gonzales took the first seat with 23,623 votes ahead of fellow Democrat Macario Saldate, who took the second seat, Republican nominee Robert Compton, Green candidate Kent Solberg, and Independent Gene Chewning, who had been a Republican nominee for the seat in 2006.
• 2002 Redistricted to District 27, and with incumbent Republican Representative Laura Knaperek running for Arizona Senate and Democratic Representative Meg Burton Cahill redistricted to District 17, Gonzales ran in the six-way September 10, 2002 Democratic Primary, placing third behind Olivia Cajero Bedford and Phil Lopes, who were unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election.
• 1998 Gonzalez and Representative Valadez were both unopposed for both the September 8, 1998 Democratic Primary; Gonzales placed first with 2,569 votes, and took the first seat in the November 3, 1998 General election with 11,761 votes ahead of Representative Valadez.
• 1996 When District 10 incumbent Democratic Representatives Carmen Cajero and Phillip Hubbard left the Legislature and left the district's seats open, Gonzalez ran in the four-way September 12, 1996 Democratic Primary, placing second with 3,307 votes, and took the first seat in the November 5, 1996 General election with 15,466 votes ahead of fellow Democrat Ramon Valadez and Republican nominee Robert Motta.