1956 Arizona Senate election

1956 Arizona Senate election
All 28 seats of the Arizona Senate; 15 seats needed for a majority
Senate President before election; Clarence L. Carpenter; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Clarence L. Carpenter; Democratic

The 1956 Arizona Senate election was held on November 6, 1956. Voters elected all 28 members of the Arizona Senate to serve two-year terms. At the time, each of Arizona's 14 counties elected two state senators for a total of 28 members of the Arizona Senate. Primary elections were held on September 11, 1956.^[3]

Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a supermajority of 26 seats over the Republicans' 2 seats.

Following the election, Democrats maintained control of the chamber and kept their supermajority of 26 Democrats to 2 Republicans.^[4] The newly elected senators served in the 23rd Arizona State Legislature.

Summary of Results by County

County	Incumbent		Elected Senator
Apache	Lynn Lockhart	Dem	Lynn Lockhart	Dem Hold
Apache	Melvin C. Greer	Dem	Melvin C. Greer	Dem Hold
Cochise	A. R. Spikes	Dem	A. R. Spikes	Dem Hold
Cochise	Fred Dove	Dem	Dan S. Kitchel	Dem Hold
Coconino	Robert W. Prochnow	Dem	Robert W. Prochnow	Dem Hold
Coconino	Fred F. Udine	Dem	Fred F. Udine	Dem Hold
Gila	Clarence L. Carpenter	Dem	Clarence L. Carpenter	Dem Hold
Gila	William A. Sullivan	Dem	William A. Sullivan	Dem Hold
Graham	Wilford R. Richardson	Dem	Wilford R. Richardson	Dem Hold
Graham	Jim Smith	Dem	W. B. Mattice	Dem Hold
Greenlee	M. L. (Marshall) Simms	Dem	M. L. (Marshall) Simms	Dem Hold
Greenlee	A. C. Stanton	Dem	Carl Gale	Dem Hold
Maricopa	Joe Haldiman, Jr.	Dem	Joe Haldiman, Jr.	Dem Hold
Maricopa	R. S. Hart	Dem	Frank G. Murphy	Dem Hold
Mohave	Earle Cook	Dem	Earle Cook	Dem Hold
Mohave	Robert E. Morrow	Dem	Robert E. Morrow	Dem Hold
Navajo	William R. Bourdon	Rep	William R. Bourdon	Rep Hold
Navajo	Clay Simer	Dem	J. Morris Richards	Dem Hold
Pima	Hiram H. (Hi) Corbett	Rep	Hiram H. (Hi) Corbett	Rep Hold
Pima	Thomas Collins	Dem	Harry Ackerman	Dem Hold
Pinal	Ben Arnold	Dem	Ben Arnold	Dem Hold
Pinal	Charles S. Goff	Dem	Charles S. Goff	Dem Hold
Santa Cruz	Neilson Brown	Dem	Neilson Brown	Dem Hold
Santa Cruz	C. B. (Bert) Smith	Dem	C. B. (Bert) Smith	Dem Hold
Yavapai	Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr.	Dem	Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr.	Dem Hold
Yavapai	Ray Vyne	Dem	David H. Palmer	Dem Hold
Yuma	Harold C. Giss	Dem	Harold C. Giss	Dem Hold
Yuma	Ray H. Thompson	Dem	Ray H. Thompson	Dem Hold

Detailed Results

Apache District • Cochise District • Coconino District • Gila District • Graham District • Greenlee District • Maricopa District • Mohave District • Navajo District • Pima District • Pinal District • Santa Cruz District • Yavapai District • Yuma District

Apache District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Lockhart (incumbent)	1,564	37.23%
	Democratic	Melvin C. Greer (incumbent)	1,537	36.59%
	Republican	P. I. Ashcroft	1,100	26.18%
Total votes			4,201	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Cochise District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan S. Kitchel	9,018	50.06%
	Democratic	A.R. Spikes (incumbent)	8,995	49.94%
Total votes			18,013	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Coconino District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert W. Prochnow (incumbent)	4,759	53.14%
	Democratic	Fred F. Udine (incumbent)	4,197	46.86%
Total votes			8,956	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Gila District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence L. Carpenter (incumbent)	5,909	43.12%
	Democratic	William A. Sullivan (incumbent)	5,753	41.98%
	Republican	Albert E. "Sandy" Sanders	2,041	14.89%
Total votes			13,703	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Graham District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wilford R. Richardson (incumbent)	2,867	51.00%
	Democratic	W. B. Mattice	2,755	49.00%
Total votes			5,622	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Greenlee District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	M. L. (Marshall) Simms (incumbent)	3,589	44.23%
	Democratic	Carl Gale	3,452	42.54%
	Republican	Loren R. Brokaw	561	6.91%
	Republican	Homer F. Emmons	513	6.32%
Total votes			8,115	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Maricopa District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Haldiman, Jr. (incumbent)	79,119	35.86%
	Democratic	Frank G. Murphy	76,698	34.76%
	Republican	Charles H. Garland	64,827	29.38%
Total votes			220,644	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Mohave District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert E. Morrow (incumbent)	1,865	42.86%
	Democratic	Earle Cook (incumbent)	1,564	35.95%
	Republican	Ben Joy	922	21.19%
Total votes			4,351	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Navajo District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William R. Bourdon (incumbent)	3,165	35.05%
	Democratic	J. Morris Richards	3,001	33.23%
	Democratic	Clay Simer (incumbent)	2,864	31.72%
Total votes			9,030	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Democratic hold

Pima District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram H. (Hi) Corbett (incumbent)	35,539	37.10%
	Democratic	Harry Ackerman	31,249	32.62%
	Democratic	Thomas Collins (incumbent)	29,008	30.28%
Total votes			95,796	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Democratic hold

Pinal District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Arnold (incumbent)	7,976	51.56%
	Democratic	Charles S. Goff (incumbent)	7,493	48.44%
Total votes			15,469	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Santa Cruz District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	C. B. (Bert) Smith (incumbent)	1,928	42.36%
	Democratic	Neilson Brown (incumbent)	1,911	41.99%
	Republican	Charles O'Keefe	712	15.64%
Total votes			4,551	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Yavapai District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr. (incumbent)	6,567	50.39%
	Democratic	David H. Palmer	6,465	49.61%
Total votes			13,032	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Yuma District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold C. Giss (incumbent)	8,128	52.12%
	Democratic	Ray H. Thompson (incumbent)	7,468	47.88%
Total votes			15,596	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

References

[1] "The 22nd Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.

[2] "Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.

[3] "1956 Official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.

[4] "1956 Official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.

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