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## Contents

* 1 General Election campaign
* 1.1 Candidates
* 1.2 General election results
* 1.3 Debate
* 1.4 Endorsements
* 1.5 Finances
* 1.6 Polling
* 2 August 24, 2010 primaries
* 2.1 Democratic primary
* 2.1.1 Candidates
* 2.1.2 Electoral results
* 2.1.3 Endorsements
* 2.1.4 Finances
* 2.2 Republican primary
* 2.2.1 Candidates
* 2.2.2 Electoral results
* 2.2.3 Endorsements
* 2.2.4 Finances
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 4.1 General Election candidates
* 4.2 Former candidates
* 5 Footnotes

The Arizona Attorney General election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Terry Goddard announced in January 2010 that he would not seek re-election in November, choosing instead to make a third run at the governor's mansion.

Three Republican and two Democratic candidates arose to compete for the seat. Former Republican state representative Tom Horne defeated his Democratic opponent, Phoenix prosecutor Felecia Rotellini. Horne won with 51.9 percent of the vote to Rotellini's 48.1 percent.

## General Election campaign[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

Republican Party \- Former State Rep. Tom Horne
Democratic Party \- Phoenix prosecutor Felecia Rotellini

### General election results[edit]

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[1]

Party  | Candidate  | Vote Percentage
| Republican Party | a Tom Horne | 51.9%
| Democratic Party | Felecia Rotellini | 48.1%
Total Votes  | 1,677,668

### Debate[edit]

The two major party primary winners, Tom Horne and Felecia Rotellini, met on Wednesday, September 8th, for a debate moderated by Arizona State University’s KAET-TV. The discussion had originally been sponsored the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, which ultimately pulled out after both candidates chose not to use public campaign funding.

Click here to view the entire debate

### Endorsements[edit]

Tom Horne

* Joe Arpaio, Sheriff of Maricopa County[2][3]
* Paul Babeu, Sheriff of Pinal County[4]
* Jan Brewer, Republican Governor of Arizona[5]
* Can-Do Conservatives of America[6]
* Phoenix Law Enforcement Association (PLEA)[7]

Felecia Rotellini

* Arizona AFL-CIO[8][9]
* Arizona Daily Star, local newspaper[10]
* Arizona League of Conservation Voters (AZLCV)[11]
* Arizona Republic, local newspaper[12]
* East Valley Tribune, local newspaper[13]
* State Senator Carolyn Allen[5]
* Grant Woods, former Republican Arizona Attorney General[14][15]

### Finances[edit]

According to the Arizona Department of State, as of May 4, 2011, the breakdown of campaign finances during the general election was as follows:

Tom Horne Campaign Finance Reports

Report  | Date Filed  | Beginning Balance  | Contributions  | In-Kind [16] | Clean Elections Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on Hand
Post-General Election[17] | December 2, 2010  | $145,094.16  | $87,362.17  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $232,378.22  | $78.11
Pre-General Election[18] | October 21, 2010[19] | $3,815.65  | $155,585.63  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $14,307.12  | $145,094.16
Post-Primary Election[20] | September 23, 2010[21] | $154,616.23  | $82,218.15  | $0.00  | $957.50  | $233,018.73  | $3,815.65
Felecia Rotellini Campaign Finance Reports

Report  | Date Filed  | Beginning Balance  | Contributions  | In-Kind [16] | Clean Elections Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on Hand
Post-General Election[22] | December 2, 2010  | $121,523.79  | $110,505.00  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $225,518.70  | $6,510.09
Pre-General Election[23] | October 21, 2010  | $34,379.11  | $169,393.53  | $731.51  | $0.00  | $82,248.85  | $121,523.79
Post-Primary Election[24] | October 21, 2010  | $108,134.54  | $61,406.40  | $873.60  | $0.00  | $135,161.83  | $34,379.11

### Polling[edit]

See also: Polls, 2010 State Attorney General elections
Date of Poll  | Pollster  | Tom Horne (R)  | Felecia Rotellini (D)  | Undecided  | Neither  | Number polled

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September 1-4[25] | Moore Information  | 45%  | 37%  | 4%  | 14%  | 500
October 1-10[26] | Behavior Research Center  | 40%  | 36%  | N/A  | 24%  | 450
October 5-6[27] | Wilson Research Strategies  | 53%  | 35%  | 12%  | N/A  | 400
October 12-13[28] | Moore Information  | 46%  | 37%  | 14%  | 3%  | 500

## August 24, 2010 primaries[edit]

See also: Arizona gubernatorial election, 2010; Arizona Secretary of State election, 2010

###  Democratic primary[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

* Former Assistant Attorney Felecia Rotellini[29]
* Vince Rabago[30]
* State Representative David M. Lujan[31]

#### Electoral results[edit]

2010 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary[32]

Party  | Candidate  | Vote Percentage
| Democratic Party | a Felecia Rotellini | 41.5%
| Democratic Party | David M. Lujan | 40.7%
| Democratic Party | Vince Rabago | 17.8%
Total Votes  | 290,114

#### Endorsements[edit]

David M. Lujan

* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
* Arizona Education Association
* Arizona Police Association (APA)
* Equality Arizona Political Action Committee (PAC)[33]
* Planned Parenthood of Arizona[34]

Vince Rabago

* Tohono O’odham Nation's Legislative Council

Felecia Rotellini

* Arizona Association of Realtors (AAR)[35][36]
* Arizona List[37]
* Arizona Republic, local newspaper[38][39]
* Arizona Women's Political Caucus (AWPC)[40]
* EMILY's List[41]
* Equality Arizona Political Action Committee (PAC)[33]
* Planned Parenthood of Arizona[34]
* Professional Firefighters of Arizona[42]
* Tucson Weekly, local newspaper[43][44]

#### Finances[edit]

According to the Arizona Department of State, as of May 4, 2011, the breakdown of campaign finances during the Democratic primary was as follows:

David Lujan Campaign Finance Reports

Report  | Date Filed  | Beginning Balance  | Contributions  | In-Kind [16] | Clean Elections Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on Hand
Post-Primary Election[45] | September 23, 2010  | $60,151.54  | $965.00  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $61,116.54  | $0.00
Pre-Primary Election[46] | August 12, 2010  | $13,519.77  | $174,453.00  | $68.00  | $183,311.00  | $127,821.23  | $60,151.54
June 2010[47] | June 30, 2010  | $8,800.68  | $24,931.00  | $0.00  | $12,835.00  | $20,211.91  | $13,519.77
January 2010[48] | January 31, 2010  | $0.00  | $18,880.00  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $10,079.32  | $8,800.68
Vince Rabago Campaign Finance Reports

Report  | Date Filed  | Beginning Balance  | Contributions  | In-Kind [16] | Clean Elections Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on Hand
Post-Primary Election[49] | September 22, 2010  | $7,179.46  | $185,633.97  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $192,813.43  | $0.00
Pre-Primary Election[50] | August 12, 2010  | $21,966.85  | $30,406.00  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $45,193.39  | $7,179.46
June 2010 Report[51] | June 30, 2010  | $0.00  | $26,930.00  | $0.00  | $5,675.00  | $4,823.15  | $22,106.85
Felecia Ann Rotellini Campaign Finance Reports

Report  | Date Filed  | Beginning Balance  | Contributions  | In-Kind [16] | Clean Elections Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on Hand
Pre-Primary Election[52] | August 12, 2010  | $162,274.02  | $66,180.87  | $681.74  | $0.00  | $120,320.35  | $108,134.54
June 2010 Report[53] | June 30, 2010  | $93,284.47  | $173,353.33  | $778.79  | $0.00  | $104,363.78  | $162,274.02
January 2010 Report[54] | February 1, 2010  | $0.00  | $114,178.98  | $1,655.52  | $0.00  | $20,894.51  | $93,284.47

###  Republican primary[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

* State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne[55]
* Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas[56]

#### Electoral results[edit]

2010 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary[32]

Party  | Candidate  | Vote Percentage
| Republican Party | a Tom Horne | 50.1%
| Republican Party | Andrew Thomas | 49.9%
Total Votes  | 552,623

#### Endorsements[edit]

Andrew Thomas

* Preston “P.J.” Allred, Sheriff of Graham County[57]
* Joe Arpaio, Sheriff of Maricopa County
* Arizona Police Association (APA)[58][59]
* Arizona Right to Life PAC[60][61]
* Congressman Tom Tancredo[62]
* Larry Dever, Sheriff of Cochise County
* National Border Patrol Council, Local 2544[63]
* National Rifle Association (NRA)[64][65]
* PAChyderm Coalition[66]
* Phoenix Law Enforcement Association[67]
* Tom Sheahan, Sheriff of Mohave County[68]
* Keith Sipmann, founder of the original Phoenix Tea Party group and Arizona State Chair of the Patriot Caucus group[69]
* Matt Smith, Mohave County Attorney[70]

Tom Horne

* Arizona Highway Patrol Association
* Southern Arizona Home Builders Association (SAHBA)[71]
* Tucson Weekly, local newspaper[44]

#### Finances[edit]

According to the Arizona Department of State, as of May 4, 2011, the breakdown of campaign finances during the Republican primary was as follows:

Tom Horne Campaign Finance Reports

Report  | Date Filed  | Beginning Balance  | Contributions  | In-Kind [16] | Clean Elections Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on Hand
Pre-Primary Election[72] | August 13, 2010[73] | $286,166.66  | $233,433.58  | $0.00  | $370.00  | $364,984.01  | $154,616.23
June 2010 Report[74] | June 29, 2010[75] | $206,787.50  | $110,898.60  | $0.00  | $1,345.00  | $31,519.44  | $286,166.66
January 2010 Report[76] | January 29, 2010[77] | $0.00  | $211,465.10  | $0.00  | $2,457.96  | $4,677.60  | $206,787.50
Andrew Thomas Campaign Finance Reports

Report  | Date Filed  | Beginning Balance  | Contributions  | In-Kind [16] | Clean Elections Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on Hand
Primary Recap Report[78] | August 31, 2010  | $1,593.43  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $1,536.50  | $56.93
Qualifying Period Recap[79] | August 26, 2010  | $14,457.77  | $515.00  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $13,379.34  | $1,593.43
Pre-Primary Election[80] | August 12, 2010  | $183,613.13  | $1,682.00  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $170,837.36  | $14,457.77
June 2010 Report[81] | June 29, 2010  | $21,419.44  | $197,376.00  | $0.00  | $16,825.00  | $35,182.31  | $183,613.13
2010 Interim Report[82] | June 29, 2010  | $21,419.44  | $29,795.00  | $0.00  | $16,595.00  | $22,120.36  | $29,094.08
January 2010 Report[83] | January 29, 2010  | $0.00  | $24,770.00  | $300.00  | $0.00  | $3,350.56  | $21,419.44

## See also[edit]

* Arizona Attorney General 2010 election, commercials

## External links[edit]

* List of candidates qualified for Arizona's August 24 Attorney General primary
* Green Paper's list of candidates for Arizona Attorney General, 2010

### General Election candidates[edit]

* Felecia Rotellini for Arizona Attorney General Campaign website
* Tom Horne for Attorney General

### Former candidates[edit]

* David Lujan for Attorney General Campaign website
* Vince Rabago for Attorney General website
* Andrew Thomas for Attorney General

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results
2. ↑ Politico Mafioso, "Sheriff Arpaio Endorses Tom Horne for Attorney General" 7 Sept. 2010
3. ↑ Seeing Red AZ "Sheriff Arpaio endorses Tom Horne for AZ AG" 7 Sept. 2010
4. ↑ Tucson Citizen, "Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu Endorses Tom Horne" 29 Sept. 2010
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Arizona Republic, "In Arizona attorney general race, Rotellini wins endorsement of some Republicans" 23 Sept. 2010
6. ↑ Can-Do Conservatives of America - Endorsements
7. ↑ Politico Mafioso, "Tom Horne Earns Endorsement from Phoenix Law Enforcement Association" 14 Sept. 2010
8. ↑ Arizona AFL-CIO - General Election Endorsements
9. ↑ AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements
10. ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Rotellini will make an effective state attorney general" 8 Oct. 2010
11. ↑ Rim County Gazette, "League of Conservation Voters gives endorsements" 18 Sept. 2010
12. ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Rotellini best pick to run AG's office" 3 Oct. 2010
13. ↑ East Valley Tribune, "Endorsements: State races" 24 Oct. 2010
14. ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "GOP's Woods backing Dem Rotellini for AG" 24 Sept. 2010
15. ↑ Tucson Citizen, "Former GOP A.G. says it’s OK to vote for a Democrat" 24 Sept. 2010
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 As these are not cash contributions, they are not reflected in the reported ending balance.
17. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Tom Horne Post--General Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
18. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Tom Horne Amended Pre-General Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
19. ↑ Amended report filed December 2, 2010.
20. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Tom Horne Amended Post-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
21. ↑ Amended report filed December 1, 2010.
22. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Felecia Rotellini Post-General Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
23. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Felecia Rotellini Pre-General Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
24. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Felecia Rotellini Amended Post-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
25. ↑ Tom Horne for Attorney General, "Poll: Tom Horne Holds Eight Point Lead in Attorney General Race" 23 Sep. 2010 (dead link)
26. ↑ Behavior Research Center, "Attorney General a Dead Heat" 12 Oct. 2010
27. ↑ Wilson Research Strategies, "State of the Race for Attorney General of Arizona" 8 Oct. 2010
28. ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "Poll: Republican statewide candidates romp Democrats in every race" 14 Oct. 2010
29. ↑ Phoenix New Times, "Felecia Rotellini First Candidate to Announce Officially for Attorney General Race" 27 Oct. 2009
30. ↑ FOX 11 "Vince Rabago declares canidacy for Arizona Attorney General" 21 Jan. 2010 (dead link)
31. ↑ Arizona Republic, "David Lujan announces run for attorney general" 1 Feb. 2010
32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Arizona Secretary of State - 2010 Primary Election Results
33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Blog for Arizona, "Equality Arizona Political Action Committee (PAC) Endorsements" 12 June, 2010
34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Pueblo Politics, "Planned Parenthood takes sides" 13 May, 2010
35. ↑ Arizona Association of Realtors \- Arizona Association of REALTORS® Releases 2010 Election Endorsements
36. ↑ Blog for Arizona, "Arizona Association of Realtors candidate endorsements" 11 July, 2010
37. ↑ Rum, Romanism and Rebellion, "Arizona List Endorses Kotterman, Rotellini" 21 Dec. 2009
38. ↑ Blog for Arizona, "The Arizona Republic endorses Rodney Glassman and Felecia Rotellini" 25 July, 2010
39. ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Arizona Republic endorsements for 2010 primary" 27 July, 2010
40. ↑ Arizona Women's Political Caucus - AWPC 2010 Endorsed Candidates
41. ↑ EMILY's List, "EMILY's List Endorses Felecia Rotellini for Attorney General and Penny Kotterman for Superintendent of Public Instruction in Arizona" 13 Jan. 2010
42. ↑ YouTube, "Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona endorsement of Arizona AG candidate Felecia Rotellini" 25 June, 2010
43. ↑ Blog for Arizona, "Tucson Weekly 2010 Democratic primary endorsements" 29 July, 2010
44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Tucson Weekly, "Endorsements" 19 Aug. 2010
45. ↑ Arizona Department of State - David Lujan Post-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
46. ↑ Arizona Department of State - David Lujan Pre-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
47. ↑ Arizona Department of State - David Lujan June 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
48. ↑ Arizona Department of State - David Lujan Amended 2009 Interim Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
49. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Vince Rabago Post-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
50. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Vince Rabago Amended Pre-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
51. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Vince Rabago June 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
52. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Felecia Ann Rotellini Pre-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
53. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Felecia Ann Rotellini June 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
54. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Felecia Ann Rotellini January 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
55. ↑ Arizona Central, "Tom Horne may run for Arizona attorney general" 7 Dec. 2008
56. ↑ Seeing Red Arizona, "Thomas makes it official: Leaving office April 6 to run for AG" 1 April, 2010
57. ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "Southern Arizona Sheriff Endorses Andrew Thomas For Attorney General" 23 June, 2010
58. ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "AZ Police Association Endorses Andrew Thomas For Attorney General" 17 June, 2010
59. ↑ Intellectual Conservative Arizona, "AZ Police Association Endorses Andrew Thomas For Attorney General" 18 June, 2010
60. ↑ Arizona Right to Life PAC "Arizona Right to Life PAC Announces Endorsement of Andrew Thomas for Arizona Attorney General" 16 April, 2010
61. ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "Andrew Thomas Picks Up Pro-Life Endorsement in Attorney General Campaign" 16 April, 2010
62. ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "Tancredo Revokes Endorsement Of Liberal, Now Endorses The Consistent Conservative" 6 July, 2010
63. ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "AZ Border Patrol Agents Assoc. Endorses Andrew Thomas for Attorney General" 8 June, 2010
64. ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "National Rifle Association Endorses Andrew Thomas In Attorney General Race" 27 July, 2010
65. ↑ Intellectual Conservative Arizona, "National Rifle Association Endorses Andrew Thomas In Attorney General Race" 8 Aug. 2010
66. ↑ PAChyderm Coalition - 2010 Arizona State Race Endorsements
67. ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "Phoenix Law Enforcement Association Endorses Andrew Thomas for Attorney General" 12 May, 2010
68. ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "Andrew Thomas Picks Up Major Endorsement from Mohave County Sheriff" 15 April, 2010
69. ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "Original Phoenix Tea Party Organizer Endorses Andrew Thomas For AG" 29 April, 2010
70. ↑ Phoenix New Times, "Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith Endorses Andrew Thomas for AG, but Hasn't Followed Thomas' Lead on Charging Immigrants" 1 June, 2010
71. ↑ Tom Horne for Attorney General, "Horne Earns Major Southern Arizona Business Group Endorsement" 11 Aug. 2010
72. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Tom Horne Amended Pre-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
73. ↑ Amended report filed September 22, 2010.
74. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Tom Horne Amended June 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
75. ↑ Amended report filed on September 22, 2010.
76. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Tom Horne Amended January 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
77. ↑ Amended report filed April 19, 2010.
78. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Andrew Thomas Primary Recap Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
79. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Andrew Thomas Qualifying Period Recap Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
80. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Andrew Thomas Pre-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
81. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Andrew Thomas June 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
82. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Andrew Thomas Campaign Contribution Disclosure Interim Report Summary
83. ↑ Arizona Department of State - Andrew Thomas January 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

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