Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-201 : ELECTIONS AND ELECTORS — ELECTION DATES — PRIMARY ELECTION —201 - Primary elections TEXT PDF A primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday in August in any year in which a general election or special election is held and at which candidates for public office are to be elected. A.R.S. § 16-201 Amended by L. 2019, ch. 246,s. 2, eff. 8/27/2019.