James O'Connor (Arizona)
James O'Connor (Republican Party) was a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. He assumed office on January 4, 2021. He left office on January 6, 2025.
O'Connor (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona Corporation Commission. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
O'Connor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
James O’Connor’s career experience includes working in securities and financial services.[1]
Elections
2024
James O'Connor did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Tovar (D) | 17.5 | 1,450,194 | |
| ✔ | Lea Marquez Peterson (R) | 17.5 | 1,449,963 | |
| ✔ | James O'Connor (R) | 17.3 | 1,434,236 | |
| Eric Sloan (R) | 16.7 | 1,379,804 | ||
| William Mundell (D) | 15.7 | 1,295,836 | ||
| Shea Stanfield (D) | 15.3 | 1,264,909 | ||
| Christina Gibson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 411 | ||
| Patrick Finerd (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 232 | ||
| Total votes: 8,275,585 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Anna Tovar, William Mundell, and Shea Stanfield advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Tovar | 39.3 | 531,400 | |
| ✔ | William Mundell | 30.7 | 416,099 | |
| ✔ | Shea Stanfield | 30.0 | 406,044 | |
| Total votes: 1,353,543 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bridget Bellavigna (D)
- Paul Newman (D)
- John Dougherty III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Eric Sloan, incumbent Lea Marquez Peterson, and James O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Sloan | 50.7 | 516,786 | |
| ✔ | Lea Marquez Peterson | 44.8 | 456,065 | |
| ✔ | James O'Connor (Write-in) | 4.5 | 45,544 | |
| Total votes: 1,018,395 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Farnsworth (R)
- Kim Owens (R)
- Neil DeSanti (R)
- Nick Myers (R)
- Avery Block (R)
- Patrick Tucker (R)
- Boyd Dunn (R)
- Roger Pencek (R)
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)
Sandra D. Kennedy and incumbent Justin Olson defeated Rodney Glassman and Kiana Sears in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sandra D. Kennedy (D) | 25.7 | 1,076,800 | |
| ✔ | Justin Olson (R) | 25.2 | 1,053,862 | |
| Rodney Glassman (R) | 25.1 | 1,049,394 | ||
| Kiana Sears (D) | 24.0 | 1,006,654 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 232 | ||
| Total votes: 4,186,942 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)
Sandra D. Kennedy and Kiana Sears defeated William Mundell in the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sandra D. Kennedy | 45.1 | 351,561 | |
| ✔ | Kiana Sears | 28.1 | 219,011 | |
| William Mundell | 26.8 | 208,941 | ||
| Total votes: 779,513 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)
Incumbent Justin Olson and Rodney Glassman defeated James O'Connor, incumbent Tom Forese, and Eric Sloan in the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Justin Olson | 25.2 | 240,825 | |
| ✔ | Rodney Glassman | 22.8 | 218,130 | |
| James O'Connor | 21.6 | 206,929 | ||
| Tom Forese | 15.9 | 152,395 | ||
| Eric Sloan | 14.4 | 138,051 | ||
| Total votes: 956,330 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James O'Connor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by O'Connor's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- FIGHTING JOB-KILLING GREEN ENERGY MANDATES
- PROTECTING YOU FROM UNFAIR UTILITY RATE INCREASES
- CUTTING GOVERNMENT RED TAPE
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See also
2020 Elections
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