House

Coleman, Doug (Republican)
Apache Junction;
Career and technical education teacher, Apache Junction H.S., since 1984.
Termed out in 2020.

Townsend, Kelly (Republican)
Mesa;
Doula coordinator at South Phoenix Healthy Start
Termed out in 2020.

Senate

Farnsworth, David (Republican)
Mesa;
Owner, Farnsworth and Associates (real estate investing and rental management), since 2011
Termed out in 2020.

Description:

District 16 is located in eastern Maricopa County and northwestern Pinal County. It includes parts of Mesa and San Tan Valley, and all of Apache Junction and Gold Canyon. It is bounded on the south by Skyline Dr., on the east by Peralta Rd. in Gold Canyon, on the north by McDowell Blvd., and on the west by Power Rd. Minorities represent 23.2 percent of the district’s total population and 18.8 percent of its voting age population.

Voter Registration:

(as of October 2015)

Other	48,728	42.0%
Other	43,935	37.8%
Democrat	23,467	20.2%

Demographics:

Total Population: 220,157 Race/Ethnicity

White	76.8%
Hispanic	16.5%
Other	2.9%
African American	2.7%
Native American	1.2%

Hispanic Voting Age Population:

Competitiveness:

Party Registration: