Mark Brnovich

Mark Brnovich (Republican Party) was the Attorney General of Arizona. He assumed office on January 5, 2015. He left office on January 2, 2023.

Brnovich (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arizona. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.

He defeated one-term incumbent Tom Horne (R) in the Republican primary on August 26, 2014, before winning the position in the general election.^[1]

The 2018 election was considered a battleground race. Republicans won seven of the ten attorney general elections held in the state between 1972 and 2014, and Democrats won three. State term limits require the attorney general to serve no more than two consecutive terms.

Brnovich was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arizona. He was bound to support Donald Trump for one ballot.

Biography

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Brnovich earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law.^[2]

Brnovich was in charge of the state department of gaming for Arizona from 2009 to 2013. Brnovich previously worked for the Goldwater Institute as well as the private prison firm Corrections Corporation of America.^[3]

Education

B.A., political science, Arizona State University
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law^[2]

Political career

Arizona Attorney General (2015 - present)

Brnovich has served as attorney general since January 5, 2015. He succeeded one-term incumbent Attorney General Tom Horne (R). Brnovich unseated Horne in the GOP primary and won the general election on November 4, 2014.^[4] Brnovich was re-elected to a second four-year term in 2018.

Elections

2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Arizona

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Arizona on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Kelly (D)	51.4	1,322,027
	Blake Masters (R)	46.5	1,196,308
	Marc Victor (L) (Unofficially withdrew)	2.1	53,762
	Lester Ralph Maul Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	95
	Christopher Bullock (R) (Write-in)	0.0	27
	Ty McLean Jr. (D) (Write-in)	0.0	21
	Roxanne Rodriguez (R) (Write-in)	0.0	20
	Sherrise Bordes (R) (Write-in)	0.0	17
	William Taylor (D) (Write-in)	0.0	8
	Todd Smeltzer (D) (Write-in)	0.0	6
	Edward Davida (R) (Write-in)	0.0	3

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,572,294
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Richard Weed (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona

Incumbent Mark Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Kelly	100.0	589,400

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 589,400
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Blake Masters	40.2	327,198
	Jim Lamon	28.1	228,467
	Mark Brnovich	17.7	144,092
	Michael McGuire	8.7	71,100
	Justin Olson	5.2	41,985
	David Bozic (Write-in)	0.0	138
	Frank Bertone (Write-in)	0.0	88

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 813,068
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Isaiah Motta (G)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Arizona

Marc Victor advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marc Victor	100.0	3,065

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,065
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